Hi all,

I'm really confused. My bf of 3 years, he's age 29, recently had a manic episode precipitated by some serious family trauma. He's never had any mental health issues before this - no depression, mania, anxiety...Nothing. He's also the most calm, stable guy emotionally - he's the farthest person from having emotional ups and downs. There's no family history of bipolar either. He's dealt with stress in his career before with no problem, but this emotional family stress he wasn't prepared for, and it really affected him.

For his full-blown manic episode, he was hospitalized for a day, and then allowed to go home. he recovered in a few days, and now is completely back to normal - no depression or anything else right now. The psychiatrist at the ER said it's bipolar. But we are confused because shouldn't there more to his condition for this strong diagnosis of bipolar? Or does this sound like bipolar?

We are going to a psychiatrist for second opinion, but just thought I'd ask people with experience as well, because this is extremely confusing for us. Thanks in advance for your responses!