I don't know if this is getting too personal, but have you looked into what symptoms people with bipolar disorder have? Their symptoms fall within a wide range and sometimes it's hard to tell whether a really depressed person is just having a "good day" or if they're really falling into a manic episode. You can go to the NIMH website the National Institute of Mental Health) at http://www.nimh.nih.gov to look at symptoms of this disorder.

[This message was deleted at the request of the original poster]

It's not getting too personal, I don't mind at all. See, I used to live with my aunt and uncle so I didn't know a lot about my mom, but when we first started talking many months ago, she informed me that she was clinically depressed and that's why I finally made my decision to live with her after so many years. Recently though she's been acting more off than usual, but I've noticed the signs of bipolar (rather than just depression) for a while now, but didn't really feel comfortible, if that makes sense, in pointing it out to her. Well, anyway, she's been seeing a Dr. since we moved here and finally got a second opinion, who diagnosed her bipolar (even though I still think there's something not right on the money about the diagnosis). The NIMH website is a very resourceful and helpful site, thanks for posting that. I guess it also helps that I'm taking high school and college courses in psychology so I had some knowledge of mental illnesses and what to look for in her behavior. I really never talked about it before to anyone because I guess it wasn't really an issue until now. Well, again, thank you for posting that, it's very helpful. =)

congratulations on the new to be step brother or sister. Oh and i hope that is a misdiganosis, i hate it when that happens. My aunt was diagnosed with some condition and she got treament for it and it turns out that the diagnosis was wrong. SO that sucks. But i totally agree with what you said, with life and i hate the fact that somtimes you have no one to talk to about it. This is from teh avster in cyberland

Thanks Avster! =)

Wow, a bipolar dx AND a pregnancy. Degrassi must be reality TV to you.

My dad's bipolar. It's not that big a deal as long as he takes his pills.

If my life were a tv show, Degrassi would be it lol. Except, none of it happens to me.

How long has your dad known he was bipolar?

He was diagnosed bipolar-I at 14.

I see.

whats biopolar