Thank you so much for this response. I think I am just afraid to find out that I am bi-polar, you know? I looked a little into what bi-polar consists of and I'm thinking that I may have Bi-Polar II. I just don't know what that will mean for my future or anything. I am in school to be a social worker and I'm supposed to do a field placement next year in an agency in town. I can't do that if I have unstable moods, but my dad's meds don't just prevent the manic and depression parts, they keep him kind of... stagnant? Like, his mood is always the same and he just seems so empty when I see him. Like he could be talking about the Sox winning the Series, his dad screaming at him when he was a kid, my college education, a funeral... anything... and it's with the same tone of voice and facial expression. And I know that I can't be a social worker if I can't feel for my clients either. So I'm a little nervous about that. I feel like I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place if that makes sense? But I'll definitely try to bring it up to my counselor tomorrow and see what he thinks.