While I don't think one needs to have abuse or trauma growing up to be inflicted with bipolar, I certainly see how it can help things along.

I had a lot of trauma, and different types of abuse to deal with from a very young age, starting around age 4. I won't get into here. I did first experience depression around age 5 along with anorexia, see the connection, that's not normal. I first experienced psychosis around age 11 along with OCD and night terror and mania, also odd age wise. My father was undiagnosed with bipolar and ocd until later years when he was actually diagnosed. My mother has MDD. I also ended up being homles at age 14 through to 19 more added trauma.

So I have the genetic factor, however, why with me did the symptoms show up so early, I link that to abuse and trauma.

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