I agree with all other posters. Did you take the test to see if it was truly genetically inherited. I've known I was bipolar&now schizo-affective disordered for 21 years. It's not the end of the world, it just makes things more difficult sometimes&believe it or not I think, at least me, those of us that are bipolar are stronger than those who are "normal" because we go through a lot of uncertainty&sickness&pull through time after time. And there are good times once you're getting regular treatment w/t or meds. Some say that if you're diagnosed that you will go through the 7 stages of grieving that Dr Elizabeth Kubler Ross talks about in her book "On Death&Dying"-I know that's not the most hopeful title, but the info is good&often correct.