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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just don't get what bi-polar really is, and it's odd because I've a lifelong amateur understanding of various mental illnesses.  Those bipolar people whom I have known either didn't act crazy around me, or were selfish, lazy and generally dishonest.  It seemed they lacked virtue more than anything else--which is why I see that I do not understand the illness.

We have mental illness (just not diagnosed bipolar)in our family, and the thought of them being alone on Christmas is just awful, despite how difficult they are. [/quote]

OP here. About 50% of the time, my brother is great. That is when he is on his meds and functional. Another 30% of the time, he is fine, just a bit more moody than a normal person. About 15% of the time, he is depressed, like he doesn't leave the house at all for months depressed. 5% of the time he is scary to be around. I am genuinely afraid to be around him. Whenever I hear about another mass shooting involving a mentally ill person, I wonder if my brother will one day harm others. Once every few years, it gets so bad that we need to get the police involved to get him hospitalized.[/quote]

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