Ohhh, yeah. I'm 55 and I never hallucinated until last summer during a manic episode (I don't have those during depression). I wasn't even sure I was bipolar until I was diagnosed two years ago, and have been fighting it tooth and nail ever since. In some people, the disorder mellows with age, but for me it's only gotten worse. So you have company.
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