I started with a new doctor last week (had to cuz I moved to a different state), and I never know what to answer when they ask if bipolar or other mental illnessess run in my family. I suspect my grandmother and my mother, but they never went to see a doctor so weren't diagnosed. It was very taboo. My sister is real bad, but hard to tell if it's the drinking or the illness. I guess I'll be the first one on record.