Personal Woes and Advice 4

[Florian]

I was wondering, and figured this would be an appropriate place to ask. How do you broach the topic, with a guardian, that it might be best if you were evaluated for mental illness? My mother (who I, thank goodness, do not live with) possesses Schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type, which has a high likelyhood of inheritance, and I'm fairly certain I possess the symptoms, lock and key. I won't ask for actual advice on whether I do, or do not, possess it, as that would be against the rules, but I have no idea how to actually broach the topic, and would like assistance on the advised aproach.

The answer to this will largely depend on where you life, what the required legal age is and how the public wellfare in your home country is structured.
Without that information, no meaningful answer will be possible.

Edit for clarrification:

For example, in most european countries, minors up until students are included in public health services. They don't need consens from their parents or guardians to have a consultation visit with their mental health representative.