My family think i have bipolar please help?

It's up to you: If your family members love and care for you and you are considering their comments, you might wish to get a professional evaluation by your pcp or psychiatrist. There are different disorders that can suggest "bipolar." since these disorders are readily treatable it would be in your best interest to get started asap. On the other hand family members, albeit caring, are sometimes wrong. See a pro.

Mood swings?: Bipolar disorder tends to run in families... So review your ancestors' history to see if anyone else had it. Read the criteria carefully in the dsm-iv (diagnostic and statistical manual of the american psychiatric association) or read up online by visiting the website of nimh and searching the topic. Also, kay jamieson's memoir, "an unquiet mind" is an excellent account of bipolar disorder, type i.

Encourage you to: Seek psychiatric evaluation. When a person is manic or hypomanic they may exhibit aggression, agitation, lack of judgment ; impulse control, distractability, rapid thoughts ; speech, ^ libido, v sleep, spending sprees, high risk behaviors, elation, ^ physical activity ; even psychosis. When depressed one may experience low mood, v energy level, v concentration, amotivation, ^ or v sleeping, >.