Hello everyone, I am new to this site. I am looking for support. I believe that I am bipolar. I am debating on seeing a medical professional to determine whether I am bipolar or not, but I seem to have all the symptoms and I know that Bipolar disorder runs in my family. The reason why I am hesitating seeing a medical professional is because I am scared of how the label of being bipolar can affect me. I am currently going to school to become a social worker. And I am not sure how being diagnosed with bipolar (meaning having it on my medical records) affect me finding future employment. I have worked so hard on my education and I don't want to have something slapped on my records and come and bite me on the butt. However, I do need help. I constantly feel like I am on an emotional roller coaster, and it is exhausting. My moods are affecting my relationships with my family, friends, and my fiance. I just can't handle it anymore. When I get depressed I can't even get out of bed, I cry all the time, and I isolate myself from the world. But when it passes I feel like I'm on top of the world. I am interested in everything and I feel like I can do it all. This makes it hard for me to function at work or school because either I do great or if I'm depressed I don't do well at all. I'm just scared of how being diagnosed with bipolar affect me in the future. Any advice would be helpful. Has being diagnosed with bipolar affected anyone on here, in terms of getting hired at jobs, or has it come up in background checks? Can employers do a medical background check and find out that you are bipolar?