I don't see that it has impacted her negatively.

I pray it hasn't, and like she says, this is her normal, so I shouldn't question myself or my parenting skills... According to her yes.

I've been very open with her since day one.

I was extremely symptomatic just before my dx (as I'm sure we all were), and she was basically demanding I see a doctor because I wasn't acting right. (I was depressed, had some psychosis and then a mixed episode)...

Anyway after reassuring her I would get it sorted, she wanted to know what "It" was.

So at 6 years old I explained a mood disorder as best I could, assured her she had no reason to worry, none of my BP symptoms was ever in any way her fault, and that she can ask me questions about it any time she liked.

She's naturally very kind and considerate, so its not BP that made her like that.

7 years later, we have a good BP rapport going, open communication, which means I encourage her to call me out on my bullshyt.

When I'm depressed she intuitively gives me alone time with a box of tissues, when I'm hypo she grabs the opportunity to enjoy it with me, although she confiscates my phone on week nights so I have a better chance of sleeping And when I get agitated, she alerts me that my *****face is switched on, and I put myself into time out.

I don't think I screwed up my daughter, if anything, she's been the best motivation for getting a handle on my MI.

Also she said the sweetest thing to me when she was about 10...

We were having a Q&A session when I was particularly vulnerable, and she asked if she would also have it one day...

I started bawling and saying sorry in case you do...

She said "I don't care if I also get it, at least you will be here to help me with it, you've had to struggle alone"