I had posted the secrets thread and noticed that many people mentioned abuse in their life at one point or another.

I was abused sexually starting at age 3 (from what I can remember) and it went on for years until I moved to CT in 1990. Then my mom would abuse me physically and emotionally. She had this hate towards me and would say she's punishing me for being a bad kid.

I also had to deal with my share of abuse from my peers growing up since they would bully me and this went on even into high school ...

Then I was raped at age 16 ...

So I was wondering, is there a connection between Bipolar disorder and abuse (of any kind)?

I know I read that Bipolar is a genetic disorder but that it can lay 'dormant' until something triggers it ... can that something be abuse?

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