My adult daughter has been in therapy and taking medication (Wellbutrin, Prozac) for years for what she says is a chemical imbalance. She is fine most of the time, but when it comes to me, she has episodes where she will imagine that I abused them when they were little, or that something is somehow my fault, no matter how or when it happened. She gets along fine with everyone, but once in a while, she will experience a mood change and I am the enemy. This terrifies me because it is like suddenly she is possessed. When it passes, she calls or writes as if nothing happened and the episode is not mentioned again. Last week, for example, we were on the phone regarding her and her husband's financial worries in today's market and from one day to the next, she believes I am not interested and I think little of what has happened to them. Her voice changes from one moment to the next. Is this normal? I saw a therapist a while back who said that these patients tend to do that and hurt those they love most. Is this correct?

hi. i am not a therapist. im an 18 year olod kid whos life has fallen apart. but i saw your post, and i think i might be able to give you a little advice. my best friend currently went through a very depessing stage in his life, and as he did, he tended to hurt those who were close to him. the only reason i stuck around, was because i knew what he was going through. if your daughter is depressed, she might feel stressed out about things most of us would shake off, like the market incident. what you need to do, (and i am telling you as a kid, remember that) is not push her away. my friend would often lash out at me, and i had no choice but to ignore it. when you love someone, you tend to fogive them very easy. so maybe, when she is going through a tough time, just let her know that your there and that you do care about her. you may think she knows it, but you cant say it too much. and when she is going through a tough time, ask her about it. ask her why she said what she said. she may lash out, and if thats the case, apologize and drop it. you may feel like you did nothing wrong, but to them,everyone else is the problem. i hope i helped you a little at least, i saw that no one replyed, and i figured a kid who knows nothing is better than no reply at all. i would like to say, your daughter is very lucky to have you as her mother. you genuinly care about her, and not only that, your willing to seek help with your situation. so incase you dont ever get to hear it from your daughter, thank you for caring about her so much.