I was dx with clinical depression in 1987. I also have GAD and OCD, and had been on meds for GAD since 1976, when I was 22. I was dx bp2 in 2007 but I never really accepted this dx until now. When the 3rd pdoc in a row told me I have bp2 August 14, I thought, maybe these pdocs are right. I'm 59, and I think I've had bp2 since I was 15. That's a long time to go with no dx. Now I'm analyzing my whole life, and thinking "When I did this or that, was it bp2?" I'm also wondering about my relatives, analyzing them. I think it'll take a while for the dust to settle and for me to figure out what was bp2 and what was just me. Since I was very little, I always had a lot of questions, and I still do.