person

per·son (pûrsn)

n.

1. A living human.

2. The composite of characteristics that make up an individual personality; the self.

3. The living body of a human.

4. Physique and general appearance.

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Patient discussion about person.

Q. can someone close make a bipolar person "snap out of one of his moods? I'm very close to my nephew-who is bipolar- and I was wondering if I'm able to help him move from a manic mood to the normal for a while, like to cool him off. Is it possible? what should I do to try? I don't want to hurt him...

A. My mom has bipolar disorder and it took me several years to figure out how to react when she is one of her moods. Like the above posts, you cannot snap him out of his mood, but you can try to calmly talk to him without overreacting. I found this works best when my mom is (excuse the language) bitchy. Even if he says things that you don't necessarily agree with, talking calmly and trying to understand what he means can help a lot. For example, if he says something that hurts you, just tell him calmly that it hurts you. Try not to lash back because from my experience, that only makes things worse.