Hi Bbaby,
That's neet that your such a support for your aunt. She really needs that right now. Just remember Julie Fast has a lot of good suggestions..but she cannot tolerater a lot of meds so she has had to develop this way of handling things. Most people do respond to meds and need to stay on them!!! Please make sure your aunt has a good psychiatrist and psychologist to work with her on getting her the right meds and counseling. It sure helps. And of course she needs the support from family members. Take the NAMI Family to Family class. Its excellent!!!! It will give you so much information and educate you soooo much.
My husband has bipolar and its been a rough road. Hang in there.