I had depression episodes as a child and later, after the death of my child in 1992. I started having hypomanic episodes but they weren't recognized until 2002. I became very depressed around 2001 and in 2002 I tried to overdose. I had only seen a psychologist until this time. I was referred to a psychiatrist when I was hospitalized for the overdose. After our initial 2 hour meeting, the psychiatrist diagnosed me with bipolar 2.