Do bipolars have issues with obsessive thoughts? I am a diagnosed bipolar yet I posess the symptoms of obsessive compulsive compulsive with the troublesome, disturbing thoughts and the compulsions that are hard to control. They are frustrating and take up a lot of the time during the day though that has lessened. Not to mention it is all mixed up with the need for a lack of sleep except during the day, eating a lot of food late at nights, rather binging, severe depression, racing thoughts, which scare me, and a lot of crying. I have been under a lot of stress in the past year which have caused me to gained a number of pounds within a three month span, neglect in care, etc. Should I talk about those changes?