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BlueMoon · 12-22-2005, 10:26 PM

Manic-depressive (or Bi-polar) does tend to be hereditary.
But that does NOT mean that every one in that family will have it.
Bi-polar is not just a couple days up, a couple days down. There's much, much more to the diagnosis.

If this is something you're really concerned about, talking with a psych doc would be a good idea.

I was 1st diagnosed as bi-polar 25yrs ago. It's been a pain in the ass at times, but certainly not a death sentence and for the most part, it's NOTHING like what the media portrays it as.

Blessings,
Blue

12-22-2005, 10:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
BlueMoon Honest, Open, Willing Join Date: May 2004 Location: looking in / looking out Posts: 601 Blog Entries: 6	Manic-depressive (or Bi-polar) does tend to be hereditary. But that does NOT mean that every one in that family will have it. Bi-polar is not just a couple days up, a couple days down. There's much, much more to the diagnosis. If this is something you're really concerned about, talking with a psych doc would be a good idea. I was 1st diagnosed as bi-polar 25yrs ago. It's been a pain in the ass at times, but certainly not a death sentence and for the most part, it's NOTHING like what the media portrays it as. Blessings, Blue __________________ "I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity. . . . I drank - God only knows how often or how much." Edgar Allan Poe - January 1848 ~ Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore." Edgar Allan Poe - April 1846