You can tack my mania and depression through junior high and high school all based on my school performance. It was pretty obvious. And, you know, that whole "causes problems with school/work" was all me. In college I was manic more often, I think. I remember thinking my depression was cured. But, I was also having that weird delusion during that time, and getting As in school constantly. But, at the same time.... I went to community college for 4 years and didn't earn a degree.... I had no basis of logic for what I was doing. Then I dropped out because it seemed logical.

My cognitive issues started a few years ago. I would say 5-6 years ago now, right around the time I was starting working but before I was diagnosed with bipolar. But, I've always had disorganization issues. You should have seen my room as a kid. It looked like a toy bomb exploded. I could just never figure out how to put things in order around me. I've always had the cluttered mind, it's just now it has become so cluttered I am losing things in the mess....