I think my daughter has a problem. I have for over a year now, but these last few weeks make me almost certain. I'm not sure what, but I think it may be bi-polar disorder. *sigh* It scares me. "Intense temper tantrums and uncontrollable rages are common. Rages are violent and comparable to an emotional seizure. Screaming, destruction, head banging, and other aggressive behavior are common to bipolar disorder-induced rages. Parents often report that asserting authority and the word "no" trigger rages. Rage symptoms rarely occur out of the house or around strangers, making it difficult to convince others that a problem exists." "In addition to the symptoms discussed above, children with bipolar disorder may also experience: -Difficulty settling as babies -depression -food cravings -impaired judgment -night terrors, a more extreme nightmare in which one awakes screaming, sweating and or breathing fast and has no recollection of what happened. -reckless, dangerous behavior -Unusual/erratic sleep patterns and/or a decreased need for sleep -Hallucinations and/or delusions -Inflexible, oppositional/defiant, and extremely irritable behavior" She's had night terrors for over a year now. she's had rages for a few months less than that, with increasing frequency. Its terrifying. And the worst part is I'm almost hoping that she IS bi-polar. The other options are even more frightening... I know alot of people just say that she's a two year old, two year olds do that. But this is far beyond being a spoiled brat. I'm really scared that she's going to hurt herself. I'm doing my best to get her in to see a doctor, to get a professional opinion. I'm really hoping that the doctor won't dismiss my concerns... This ISN'T normal. And I don't know how much longer I can handle it. Especially with Rowan. During teh day its bad enough. But Winter will wake up at 2am screaming, and just carry on and on for hours... and I can't deal with her and take care of Rowan at the same time. So either I have to leave her unattended (which scares me) or try to wake up Goat to watch her... So I've been getting little to no sleep... and Goat has been uber irritable... and its just a bad situation. I don't know how much more of this I can take. I'm this close to calling my mother and begging her for help... which I don't want to do. She actually has a plan and is sticking to it. I don't want to butt into her life and throw it off track... *sigh* I just don't know what to do... and I'm scared...