I didn't know what "normal" was until I started on medication for bipolar at age 48! I thought I was on some kind of drug I could sell on the street corner, I felt so good compared to the depression I was in. I was afraid it wouldn't last cuz I had had short periods of time on AD's where I would feel extremely good--found out later that that was mania produced by being on AD's without a mood stabilizer. I'm still not what you would call a social kind of person due to feelings of self-consciousness & stigma to having a mental illness, but I have made a couple friends through support groups.--Suzy