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Teska
Teska Houston, TX

My sister really needs help!

My younger sister really needs help. She is bi-polar and really has a big problem. She was perscribed medicine a few years ago, but stopped taking it a week after she got it. Some times I think she knows better, but sometimes I realize that she really does have a problem. She is nice sometimes and then just snaps for no reason or for something very small. This has been going on for years, but it just gets worse and worse every year. Im really scared that somebody is going to hurt her really bad. When she cant have her way, she just says anything that comes to mind. She even threatend my kids because she got into an arguement with me, and she threatend to do some things to her own baby. My other sister and my mother ended up taking the baby from her. No one, not even her friends can put up with her for too long. She is even disrespectful to senior citizens. She just doesn't care about anybody but her self. I have tried for years to make our relationship better but she is the type of person who you cant tell any thing. I dont know what to do. I dont want to live my life just avoiding her all the time because I know she is going to cause some kind of trouble. Its like the harder I try to get along with her, the worse we get along. She really needs a reality check because she thinks the world revolves around her. I want to be a better person, but at the same time, I dont want to just be foolish and let people run over me. What should I do?

Update - 2 months ago:

Yesterday I saw my sister for the first time in three or four months. It was a little weird at first, but it turned out to be better than what I thought. She has been apologizing to people for the way she has been acting and I hope this is a sign of her changing, of at least trying. I love my sister and I just want her to get help. Sometimes it bothers me so much that when I think about it, I cant sleep. Its better now, but we still have work to do.

Update - about 1 month ago:

Last Saturday was my neice's birthday party and i saw my sister there. I decided to be the biigger person and just forget about everything she has done to me and my family. So i talked to her and everything was okay for a little while. It was my neice's first birthday party so once I cut the cake, I gave my neice a piece and she got icing on her clothes. My sister started making a big deal out of it and it was only a spot of icing. She was saying a lot of crazy stuff and i tried to ignore her, but it really made me upset concidering how nice i was trying to be to her even though she has wronged me so many times. So as i thought about it, I became very upset. My sister is the type of person who always has to cause a big scene at every single get together just for attention. Now, i really feel like giving up on her. Its bad enough that she never apologized to me for what she said about my kids, and now after i try to make things better, she stiill acts crazy. I feel like there iis no winning with her!

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rachsarbeka
rachsarbeka Texas

I know bipolar is such a horrible mental illness. I pray in Jesus name for the Lord to be with your sister and get her on the proper medication so she can live a normal life and have her friends & family around her. I pray in Jesus name that the Lord will be with you as well and grant you the wisdom to know how to handle her in a Godly, loving way. In Jesus name

Hajnal

Lord, I may not know what to suggest for this person, but You do; and so I pray that you give her clarity, strength, and any other things necessary both to becoming a better person, and to surmount this challenge. Let her lean on You for help through this, so she can be victorious! Also, of course, I pray for her sister to overcome the obstacles posed in her mental ailment ad that she may play a more constructive part in the lives of the people around her. Amen...

Teska - 2 months ago: Thanks a lot for praying for me. It really means a lot to me.
LivinInchrist

God Our Father, in Jesus' name, I pray for this sister, Lord open her heart and mind to your kindness and mercy. I ask that you bring about a positive change in her attitude, open her eyes to the love of others and bring about a change in her heart. I pray that yous send your holy spirit to live in her. Also, please bless Teska with patience and grant her every desire of her heart. Bring her to your holiness and surround her with your angels. Lord, we thank you for your mercy. BVM please intercede. Amen

Teska - 2 months ago: Thanks a lot for your prayer. I really appreciate it.