While I'm the one who started this thread, I generally avoid bipolar documentaries & other media depictions of BD (I'm just a YouTube documentary junkie & ran across "Being Bipolar" by chance). My reaction to such media is almost like a form of PTSD; I've lived it, so watching such things dredges up some very painful feelings & memories. "Being Bipolar" made me feel guilty about having bipolar disorder, since it did seem to suggest that environment & learned behavior played the major role in triggering it. I'm grateul to Soupe, BethRags & FluffyDinosaur for their critiques. Their insight reinforced the view that the psychotherapist in the documentary was somewhat full of shite (as the Brits would spell it!).