that such and indication would cause the police to be more gentle and less inflammatory/escalating about a possible confrontation. Unfortunately the facts seem to suggest they feel it gives them carte blanche to be even more abasing.
As for yourself, first wait for the diagnosis, then decide if you even agree, do some research. I've been diagnosed everything from multiple personality to manic/depressive/bipolar, chronic depression, and none were right. I've never taken any of the recommended meds, and thank goodness because upon doing my own research, and with the help of my MSW daughter, it turns out I have PTSD from childhood abuse. I've always known of the abuse and it was constant till I ran away from home at age 16, but as many, I thought PTSD was strictly for individual issue trauma, like war, or seeing a murder. I didn't realize it could occur simply from long term, very confusing, physically violent, unpredictable family abuse.
Anyway, don't be scared, you seem really smart. Do your own homework. Also even if it is bipolar, there are therapies out there that can help you manage the catalysts and so on without drugs. I know I started doing much better once I could wrap my head around the triggers and why they triggered me, and so on. Now I can see triggers coming and can usually get out of the way, around it, or if I have to go through it, I can do that quickly and on my own without involving others. Get your head into the game and teach it as well as you can to parent your behaviors that indicate what might be bipolar.
If you do decide on meds, just be careful. I've seen a few that decided that the meds weren't working, which they weren't, and decided to go cold turkey off them. That can be very dangerous.
Best of smart and strong and bravery be blessed upon you.
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