Thankyou for all of the information. I guess I actually am trying to figure out what I want to know. My family seems to have quite a few brain disorders, and I am trying to sort things. I have a younger brother who was diagnosed with bipolar and ocd. My sister is bipolar with the schiztophrenic symptoms, my half brother is ADHD, and those are just the things they have talked about. I have only been diagnosed with OCD and depression. And I figured out the OCD on my own (thank goodness to talk shows you can relate to--and I am not talking Jerry Springer!) and went to my Dr. My father was a recluse and alcoholic (self medication). I strongly feel he was bipolar. Also thought people were following him. Would dress in a trenchcoat, hat and sunglasses to go out before he had his leg amputated from diabetes. My husband and I flew out to see him a few years before he died. He always slept on the sofa. At night he would start screaming 'NO! Don't!' and cry out like he was scared and being attacked. My husband and I couldn't do anything for him because he also had a loaded gun underneath the sofa cushion he was laying on. My mother--not sure what she has, but it is something. She has admitted to OCD symptoms and swear she has depression, though she denies it. She refers to me as the 'Normal One' to people she has told my brother and sister about. Gee, it's a great feeling. Anyway, trying to sort things out and figure where I am in the midst of this. Am going to be seeking out therapy after we get some things figured out. I am happy for this board because it will help me understand the aspects of what my family deals with by others sharing their experiences. Thankyou everyone!