Interesting topic, thanks Thoughtbubble!

My mom has never been moody, but boy, when she gets on a roll about something/telling a story, she literally looks like someone in the manic phase---talks super fast, loud, doesn't take a breath, changes subject/distracted easily, and interrupts me when I try to get a word in. Otherwise she doesn't display any mood disorders, but that one I've definitely wondered (to myself, no one in the family would even consider it; they barely accept I'm Bipolar, among other things). Interestingly, I've observed with her friends she isn't as keyed up; I believe there's some kind of underlying/unconscious family dynamic where she thinks she needs to "rush" everything she says. I dunno.

Anyone else in my family that is mentally ill is obviously so, and been diagnosed. But I'm the only one in my immediate family aside from my alcoholic father (who has been diagnosed with multiple things--in rehab--but refuses to tell me), and I'm 99% sure he's Bipolar, not sure if 1 or 2 though.