@teresamom My heart goes out to you and her father. I have been close to situations like this, both in my biological family as well as my own family. Bipolar is a tough one. How long has she been showing signs of mania/depression? Treatment, I will guess, is going to be longer than a stay for you. In my experience, treatment centers feel that it's best that the patient not have contact with family for a while after admission. That was new to me when my daughter went into treatment. I understand the reasoning. You have such a close relationship and she really will need to focus on her behaviors. She undoubtedly will have a lot to unpack and parse through to understand where she's at and where she wants to be. Also, if there is alcohol or drugs involved that makes the parsing even more difficult. I'm so glad you thought to contact Connect. This is a wonderful way to get information as well as support and share with people who have similar experiences.

I wish I could tell you about Mayo, but I've not been. I will keep you, your daughter, and her father in my heart. Please keep writing if it helps. Best every, Suzanne