I know, my mom has had problems with my diagnosis eversince I came home with it. I think it comes from too much TV, stigma and trying to believe she knows me better than she does It seems to be a real blow to her to learn she didn't understand me as well as she thought. also, "Bipolar" and "violent" are equivalent in her books, so she is also pretty rattled by it, unlike my father, who as a physician, has known a lot of other professionals with the disorder and is not at all phased by it as long as I take my little pills It could be that this is how she can manage the thought of you having this problem until she can digest it enough for you to talk to her about it. It might make it more dealable for her, more manageable in some way. You might try giving her some stuff to read about it and ask her what she thinks later. Hugggssss and much sympathy.