I think she got set off by having two babies very close together. She might not even exactly have bipolar. If I were to guess, she started with a kind of Postnatal psychosis:
She has a few of these symptoms -- my guess anyway because I am not there:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postnatal_depression
Quote:
Symptoms of PNP can include:
-Feelings of being ordered by God or a power outside of oneself to do things one would not normally do, like harming oneself or the baby
-Feelings of intense confusion or agitation
-Seeing or hearing things that others don't
-Extreme highs or extreme lows of energy or mood
-Inability to take care of the baby
-Experiencing thoughts and feelings as being out of one's control
-Memory lapses (periods of confusion similar to amnesia)
-Random or uncontrollable anxiety attacks
-Unintelligible speech or communication
Psychosis can also take place in combination with an underlying psychiatric disorder, such as bipolar affective disorder, schizophrenia, or undiagnosed depression. In some women, a postnatal psychosis is the only psychotic episode they will ever experience, but, for others, it is just the first indication of a psychiatric disorder. Only 1 to 2 women per 1,000 births (.1% to .2% of births) develop postnatal
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Her seeming inability to take care of her babies -- even with hired help -- does not seem to be a bipolar symptom by itself.
She calls the photographers before she goes out in her car at night. She wants them surrounding her for some reason.
I don't see how she gives anybody a bad name.
She is educating some people a bit.
Mari