Hello. I've introduced myself in the general new users forum, but I would like to introduce myself to everyone here specifically too. At the beginning of April, I had what could best be described as an episode of mania ending in full blown psychosis that landed me in the emergency room and psych hospital overnight. It wasn't a longer stay thankfully, but neither I or any of my family/friends suspected this at all. I am working with a GP for meds and a therapist. She has touched on the fact that this sounds like bipolar, but I have yet to receive a specific diagnosis, which I would like to have so I can full on get proactive about fighting this and getting things back to normal. Next appointment is tomorrow, so that is my main goal to talk to her about.

Other than that, I would like to get to know others who have had this longer than I have, so that I can see what they have done that helps. I am also 24, married for a year and a half, and a mental health counseling student, ironically, though I am taking the summer off to get my personal health issues worked out and finish up last semester, since getting hospitalized and put on new meds near the end of the semester kind of messed me up a little.