Just out of curiosity I am wondering what was happening in your life when you were first diagnosed as having bipolar disorder.

I was 19. I had a toxic friend and was dating my boyfriend long-distance. My roommate in the dorm told me that she didn't want to be my roommate anymore after the year ended. I had moments throughout the year where I would cry and I was pretty lonely. This happened when I transitioned from high school to a university. I ended up seeing a psychologist and later a psychiatrist at my school. I was diagnosed with depression and anxiety. It escalated as the situation between the toxic friend got worse. Then my (then) pdoc recommend I be hospitalized and I left uni for a few months.

Ironically, I would not have been diagnosed if it weren't for the toxic friend who I'm not friends with anymore.