Carer looking for support
My partner was diagnosed with bipolar back in 2024 where she was admitted due to a manic episode, she was discharged with medications which kept her stable for a good year. Her psych was tapering her off the meds and she was on a very low dose. She had another episode and since then been back to hospital 3 times. My struggle with her is she is denying that she has any illness which I learned is not that uncommon and she also hates to be medicated as there is a lack of acknowledgement on her part which I understand is difficult for her to come terms with.
She has also gained substantial amount of weight since her first diagnosis. I am worried all the time that she will try to get off medications sooner or later and will suffer another episode again which shatters our lives. We have a young kid and it becomes really hard on me to manage as a single parent sometimes working full time.
How can I encourage her or help her to understand her condition along with taking therapy? All I want is for her to come to terms with her diagnosis and follow a treatment plan.