I am 30 y/o female and have been struggling with anxiety, depression and substance abuse since my teens. I have been in a relationship with someone since I was 16 years old so I am just getting to know myself, if that makes any sense at all. I was going to get married last October (2012) but entered what I am recently realizing was a manic episode and my then fiance and I broke up. This manic episode ended in January (2013) and I've been in a depressive state since then. I was just recently hospitalized and received my diagnosis, also put on a slew of meds (which I will probably get into on a different thread).

Happy to be here. I am in an area where the nearest support group is about an hour here so I'm looking forward to hopefully getting to know some like minded people on this site.