Pandora's Box

My sister and I have been very concerned that my mother is crazy. Literally. In fact, when I described my mother to my own therapist, my therapist asked if my mother has been diagnosed as biopolar. Truth is, the idea had never occurred to me before.

After my mom's last visit, my sister and I were even more convinced that our mother's mental health is frighteningly precarious. You may recall I had drawn images of her "various emotions," which I later decided were too offensive to her to publilsh on-line. [Despite her insanity, I do love my mother a great deal.]

I took my Mom to see my therapist with me while she was here, hoping my therapist could 1) mediate because I was no longer able to have a conversation with my mother without screaming and 2) convince my mother that she needs psychiatric help. Unfortunately, my mother lied to the therapist. And when put on the spot by my therapist who literally asked me, "Are you saying that your mother is a liar?" I wimped out and defended her. "No," I said, looking down, defeated. I didn't want to insult my mother by calling her a "liar," even though she is one! But she really needs help.

Anyway, just today I got an email from my sister with a link to a newsreport that states that MRI's may now detect bipolar disorder. Interesting... I don't think she could lie her way out of an MRI. But how could we convince her to get into that machine?