and I don't think calling someone a name means one is questioning his or her Christianity.
A friend of mine on the ship had it. It hit while he was in the Navy. Oe minute he was calm, the next more than normal happy, then he had moods where he could almost kill anyone whom he thought had crossed him. I have an ex-son in law with it. A liar, cheat, thief, and even worse. He didn't know he had it till in his thirities. I've been around a professor with it and he had a double curse of multiple personalities too boot.,P. In Marie Osmonds case it was IIRC diagnosed later in life sometime following the break up of her first marriage. Her son who died likely had it as it often shows up in the teens.
I've seen Marie Osmond on TV and yea sometimes you can tell if you understand the symptoms. Some persons with BP can be helped substantially, some it controls it part time, some can not be helped.
I’m quite familaiar with bi-polar, and I know lots of people use it as an excuse to act badly.
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OK. So you know a lot of people who are most assuredly NOT bipolar if they claim bipolar disorder as the basis for their behavior.
Someone in the throes of a bipolar disorder episode doesn’t believe their behavior needs excusing.
Full disclosure: Have had to involuntarily commit my mother to a mental institution 5 times in the last 15 years.
Sorry for the off topic commentary.