I shared to my cleaning lady that I have bipolar. She only speaks Spanish but I've hired her for near 8 years and usually when I need her on extra days it's because I'm so depressed I need the house looking better. The humongous mess overwhelms me. I also have ADD. I printed a set of explanation from a Spanish website. I said ok, this is why I am constantly sick I have bipolar. She said bipolar is for the rich in Mexico. I laughed so the poor people don't get bipolar. lol. It's because whoever suffers from bipolar and can't get medical treatment don't ever get it. She read the symptoms and I was glad she knew that it wasn't that I was lazy become at times my house would be spotless. I would clean and disinfect, clean baseboards. Wipe everything down and organize. Then I would have an episode and it would fall apart and it would stay that way for a month. Laundry everywhere, dirty laundry on the floor. Etc. I am embarrassed to share more details. That is why I used to hire her every week because she kept my house looking clean for my friends and my kid's friends. My kid's weren't embarrassed by the messy house. She is one of those cleaning ladies that even washes your clothes and folds them and even puts them away, since I've had her for so long she already knew where everything was. So that is how I have coped with this issue for 8 years. Before that, I struggled a lot. I know it's expensive to have some "help" but it is money that is available and it is a "need" with me and my illness.
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