Hello to all. As with everyone else, I am glad I have found this site. I am 36, married, and have one child. I have suffered with major depression since I was 12. I was only diagnosed with Bipolar I at age of 31. I have always had an intuition that it could possibly be Bipolar but was adamant in telling myself, "your not crazy.... this is normal". But in the back of my mind my conscience was telling me "no, this is not normal". Over the years my temper, personality, and attitude was changing consistently and only growing worse. I have had 4 major conflicts that disturbed my life. These impacts worsened with each incident. The last incident knocked me for a final loop. I almost lost my newborn son an hour after his birth. After that I found myself in the worst state of mind I have ever been in physically and emotionally. No prescribed antidepressants, or anxiety meds worked in helping, they only made the mood swings worse and more violent. Finally my family doctor sent me to a psychiatrist whom diagnosed me as being Bipolar I.

I am so glad I have found all of you. The words, "I understand", " I know how you fee", etc; could never mean as much to me as they do now. I really feel at home here and am glad I can be comfortable with the people that surround me. I look forward to meeting everyone and making new friends. This is such a relief from the chains of feeling that (other than my husband, and God bless him for what he does do to help me) no one else in my life such as other family and friends, are willing to understand, have a desire to be informed, or can take seriously what this condition does to me.

Warmest wishes and hugs to all that have found this site!