Is there any connection with bipolar and alcohol addiction?
We are missionaries in CA and have been given a big burden from the Lord for a young man here. We have been helping him for over a year, he had been a drunkard for 11 years. A year ago he gave his heart to the Lord and became a different man, however, throughout this year he had 3 more drinking episodes. BUT, this last time we feel that there was a real spiritual breakthrough as he confessed alot of hidden sins that he had not confessed before! There are alot of physical affects of the alcohol, but let me tell you the stuff that they sell here in CA needs no license and it is like drinking pure battery acid, very BAD stuff, they even have chemical fertilizer in it.
I have been reading on bipolar because of our burden to help this young man and he has alot of the symptoms AND his childhood was laden with problems and abuse.
We feel that there has been a spiritual breakthrough and we continue to stay in close touch and encourage him but how to help his physical condition I am not sure. I did find this link to nutritional suppplements.
http://www.all4naturalhealth.com/dealing-with-bipolar.html