Here's a good explanation of living with bi-polar disease

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7. Well done...

I've often wondered if I'm bipolar and my son has wondered about himself. Depression has been a part of my life for decades and I am very familiar with the "why am I depressed, I have everything that should make me happy" bit he mentions. I don't know if I can recognize the manic portion in myself but I can talk someones ear off if I've spent a lot of time alone.

I don't self medicate anymore, haven't for years so I guess I've reached some level of steadiness when it comes to mood.

I'm very concerned about my son and at a loss as to what I can do to help beside get completely out of his life at this point. I'd like to talk about it and maybe get some ideas. How can an 'identified problem' (me...he's convinced) help? He's self medicating and very, very depressed and anxious. It seems that every time I think 'things' are leveling out and getting better we have a crash that leaves me on the floor wondering what the hell just happened.

What would be a good place to find out more about bipolar disorder? I'm going to look up his films on youtube...

Thanks for listening and for posting this.