A bipolar person MUST have both a pdoc and a therapist. IMPORTANT: ANTIDEPRESSSANTS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS FOR BIPOLARS because they can push us up too high. If I can find a way to go off mine, I would but i cant take certain drugs. We have to have a stabilizer medication.
I would recommend yr girlfriend get bipolar 2 workbooks on Amazon to help her break down her disorder. Coping techniques are different for the depressive stage and the hypomanic stage. Some of us have mixed episodes.
Read everything u can about the disorder, but look for very current copyright dates because there are new drugs and new theories.