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Originally Posted by Cdnstargazer
Hmm... is it possible that your teen is in denial about having bipolar?
I know I have teens (I'm a step parent), and they will have varied sleep schedules. They don't have bipolar but we expect them to say lights out at about 10-10:30pm.
Maybe your teen is in denial and hasn't been educated about the importance of regular sleep schedule? Just an idea. I don't mean to offend. 
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Oh, no. She is well aware. WISE team, me, her and PCP all agreed this was incredibly likely before I found her psych doc. When I took her in, I had her explain the symptoms she had, filled in the blanks she couldn't remember, have family history, and psych said yep. Bipolar 1, psychotic features. She knows what time she's SUPPOSED to sleep. Like I said, we have always had a schedule. Last night (and MANY nights before), she tossed and turned all night long. No lights, no sounds, no screens. Eventually, I told her to get up and do something for a few minutes because she'd reached the point where she was frustrated and it was not productive or conducive to sleep. This is not at all uncommon for her. She has no control over when she sleeps, and never has. Really, I don't either without medication. That was 90% of the determining factor in my own dx as I did not know family history ran so deep yet (at least every woman - 3 generations before her, possibly one man). She knows all about this... we've been battling it since she was born. She was 7 when SI & psychosis appeared.