Thank you Merlin! I appreciate all thereplies, you guys are helping me so much I dont think he has gone to a doctor, he just knows something is wrong, as he says that, he has trouble trusting, so getting him to see a therapist is a challenge and im afraidof pushing, i think he doesnt want people trying to fix him, i know i can't , i think he just wants someone to support him and to believe in him which i do! i bought the dsm book, I thought maybe i could show him that, i told him awhile ago, i bought a book to help, justdidnt say itwas the Dsm book for fear of scaring him, maybe now since hes kinda admitted its more than depression, i could bring up that book, so im no tspecifying exactly bipolar, but maybe help him get a idea whats going on ? Since only a doctor can diagnose, maybe this would set him up to feel more comfortable going? Has anyone read The Dsm? Is it good? I just started reading it