My daughter has just within the past two weeks diagnosed with bipolar. She is currently in a behavioral treatment facility, and it will be two weeks this wednesday that's been there. I visited her this past saturday and she was very upbeat and excited about getting discharged this week (we were initially hoping for today, monday).

Then when we (me and her g'ma) visited her yesterday (sunday), she was very distraught and crying and pleading with me to take her home. I realize this is partly her trying to manipulate me, but I also feel like she has improved in many ways, and it is time for her to come home.

We discussed this with the nurse supervisor who was there last night, and I again called the day shift nurse (who I really like a lot!) and told her our concerns for my daughter this morning. I'm supposed to call her back in an hour or so, to see what they feel the status is on my daughter.

I don't know what i'm looking for her - I guess I just needed a place to vent. It is so horrible as a mom to leave your child sobbing, pleading to come home, saying that that you don't really "love" her. My mind realizes it's manipulation and trying to get her way - but the "mom" part of me is just dying.

I want her to come home so badly. It is two weeks today that she has been away from home - she's never been away from home more than 3 days, and definitely not in this type of environment. (she stayed at the detention center for 2 days, then was moved to the behavioral treatment facility).

I miss her so much. I'm just at my wit's end. She wants me to just "take her out", which I cannot do, because she has to have the psychiatrist, her doc, to prescribe her meds, plus insurance would not look favorably upon just taking her out without the physician's recommendation for her discharge.

This is so hard. :( :(

any input from ya'll??? Words of encourgement??