I'm glad your daughter is doing better. Hopefully things will remain positive in her life.

My dad drank alcoholically after my mom died. He was "just" a binge drinker before then. I believe my aunt (his sister) had alcoholic tendencies too. Not sure about generations before him.

However, I seem to be the only one among all my relatives right now who is in recovery or has a mental illness. That makes me the black sheep. Not a great position to be in. That's why I really need this site and my friends (all of whom are either in recovery and/or have a mental illness) for support.

Anyway, I digress somewhat from your topic. The fact that there's a history of mental illness in my family, although it makes me feel like somewhat of a victim - - also makes me feel less "responsible" for my bipolar. In other words, there's a reason for it and I'm not just a f**** up.