Well I wasn't aware I had Bipolar , I actually was diagnosed at age 43 .. my daughter 19 years old was diagnosed 3 months later ...

I didnt have a clue , I thought everyone had a racing mind and ups and down , My daughter also , looking back her and I seemed to cycle together ,, thing is, I worked, Bought a house on my own, Just lived my life , made some stupid mistakes looking back. Did I feel guilty that I passed this on to my daughter ? Sure I did and beat myself up A LOT ! My daughter finally got me to stop that stuff , she loves her life and she manages her life and is loving her life, Shes a musician... She doesn't hate Bipolar. Her and I both just manage along and enjoy life, Sure sometimes its really hard , but Bipolar always cycles... Always .

I had Zero family history of BP or any mental illness, so I had no idea.

Yes there is a genetic component , but there is only a chance of it being passed along its not a absolute.