 [ Symptoms ] my girfriend is bipolar 2 she is going to see her therapist today i need question to ask him on how i can help her  i feel that most of the time its me that puts her into an episode i dont know what it is that im doing i try so hard to be there for her but some of the things she says to me hurts so bad that i get mad or depressed like ive failed her somehow she drinks everyday she drinks gin or vodka and she will destroy a 1 75 ml bottle in a week which alot by my standards i might have 2 or 3 beers all weekend sometimes she says things like i dont want to keep living or she would be better off dead help me [ Disease ] first it is nothing that you said or did that brings on the episodes bi polar disorder is very difficult i am bi polar it is very important that she gets help for the drinking many people with bi polar disorder self medicate with drugs and alcohol the best thing you can do for her is to make sure she gets help