Hello,

My sister was recently diagnosed with Bipolar, at the age of 19. I'm 21 and have a slight history of anxiety (nothing to merit medication but still a little problematic). Neither of our parents have bipolar, but there is a history of depression in my family - notably, a lot of my relatives that are alive now have depression or another mental illness.

I am just wondering if anyone knows what the chances of me becoming bipolar are?

I did some research and found that siblings of bipolar people are 8 times more likely to get bipolar. A lot of the information on the genetics of bipolar said that it runs from parents to children.

But if my parents have no mental illnesses, then do I have a normal chance of getting bipolar? Or is it increased because of my sister?

Thanks