I think i am bi-polar. what are things i can do to figure things out?

Hard to do yourself : The symptoms of bipolar disorder include serious and large mood swings. There are depressive episodes alternating with hypomania or mania. Mania includes racing thoughts, pressured speech, impulsivity and risk taking behaviors (including sexual acting out and excessive spending), grandiosity, multi-tasking, and difficulty sleeping (because of lack of fatigue). Irritability is often present.

Risk: In the general population incidence is 1 to 4%. Beyond that, a face to face evaluation is needed. The mood disorder questioner (mqd) is in public domain as a good screen tool and/or conversation starter with a md.

Bipolar: Bipolar I and bipolar II, In the first, manic phases are more severe, and in the second, depressive phases are more severe. There is also cyclothymia which is a low grade version of bipolar disorder in general, where mood swings are not as severe in either direction, manic or depressive.