Hi general scott, my story is similar in some regards. I am also a 50ish yr old male with one child. I've suffered with mental issues of one kind or another since my early teens. I wasn't diagnosed though until 1985 and then with major depressive disorder(since changed to bipolar and currently schizoaffective). At first I was relieved because at least my issues and problems had a name. But then came the anger and frustration that I would be battling this for the rest of my life. That anger is something I still struggle with, trying not to get bitter, trying not to let it get the better of me because then it brings my family down with it and me and they are the reason I struggle and fight and battle this illness as hard as I do. shaggy