HI Melissa,
Im sorry your trying to cope with inheriting these illnesses .. Personally I have no idea where my BiPolar comes from as both my mother and father never showed any signs of mental illness .. But my daughter who is 20 has just been diagnosed with Bipolar I and trust me I feel soooooooooooooooooooooo guilty ... I was finally diagnosed this year at the age of 44 .... im glad shes dealing with hers at age 20 so she wont go years wondering all the time why she would react to something like i did . I also deal with Severe Chronic pain its always at least a 7 on a scale of 10 .. I cope better with the pain than i did 18 months ago when it just popped up in my life ...

I guess everyone has crap to deal with ... Seems some of us tend to get a lil bigger helping of the garbage than most. Just try to keep your chin up

Wishing you Love and Peace ~