Thank you for the article. I am also BP II and I am trying to learn all I can about it. I was just diagnosed a few months ago. To know that my agoraphobia, my anxiety issues and my binge eating are all part of this is helpful to me. While knowing that it is also genetic comforts me somewhat, I can't tell my family any of this God-forbid there might be something "wrong" with them too! I don't speak to either of my parents or my sister, nor any of my extended family because of my health issues that they don't understand so to tell them I have BP would just mean more denial from them.
Thank you again for the article.