Is my friend bipolar?

Bipolar can be hard to diagnosis. It sounds like he has problems that needs to be addressed. Some of the main things that are indicator of being bipolar are a down time (depression) such as sleeping way more that normal (like days at a time) and manic time such as being awake for days at a time. The manic time can include such things a being voilent to being overly helpful or just plain have to do have to do and goes to the extreme. Bipolars have a very hard time managing money, it can be an impossible task for them. It is a chemical inbalance within the brain and can be diagnosised with a simple blood test. The hard part is making someone that has is disorder realize that what they are doing is not normal. To them it is normal because that is all that they know. He could just have an anger problem, if it is just mood swings, but is you see anything close to what I stated above it more than likely is bipolar. Some people do very well when they get on the right meds and stay on them. A lot of times they will take them for awhile and feel normal thinking they do not need them anymore and start the whole cycle once again! I have a brother that has this and refuses to take the meds. My sister-in-law had it and she could never really find anything that worked right for her and would stop taking things before she could see if they worked. She finaly found one that was working and became allergic to it and well, she is no longer with us, but at least she did not do it herself. Her brother has it and has been on the meds most of his adult life and has pledged that he will never stop taking them because he understands that he can live a normal life with them. And if you ever met John you would say that his is the most normal level headed person you would ever met. The key is getting the person to realize they have a problem that needs medical attention and getting to stay on the meds, when the diagnosis is made. Good luck, it is a hard road and I am here 4 you should you need me!!!