i have been bi polar since i was 13 years old and im now 19. When i was diagnosed they told me and my mom that usually you become bipolar when something goes really wrong in your life or something big has happend that affects you. Thats what happend to me. since i found out i have been the most irritated, angery, sad, upset, paroniod person ever. and its been directly towards my mom for many years. i have broke my cell fone by throwing it at our hardwood kitchen floor, broke the seal on my door so it swings both ways, and been in too many arguements to ever try and count. you have many syptoms that i have and its really hard to live with. i just had my daughter 2 months ago and i couldent take my medication (abilify (anti-psycotic) and welbutrin anti depressant) in about a year and im the most hardest person to live with alot of the time...but if you really think you are then you need to tell someone because alot of the time i spent thinking about suicide and thats not good. hope this helped you with something because for me it was very hard and still is.
Brittany