 [ Symptoms ] my aunt steals pain killers and she is bipolar does bipolar cause her to steal  she is in her mid to late fourties she claims she dosent steal pain killers but we have all seen her do it now her sister claims that she steals the pain killers due to her being bipolar i am wondering if this is in fact true or that her sister is just denying it to herself which in turn is not able to get her the help she needs [ Disease ] i have anxiety attacks too i think since she is aware of the issue the first thing is to remind her that she is having one that may sound infantile but the truth is we dont know looking from the outside in if we are having an attack or if it is real how we are observed and precieved by people we trust is how we get back in touch with our core and make the effort to calm down also some simple gesture like a cup of tea together or something appropirate for the time and location she is so lucky to have you