Well that wasn't the case for me. I have been suffering with severe illness for numerous years which I found out myself without professional diagnosis, through experience. The professionals don't see what u go through. Well I did go to A&E when was in crisis, feeling suicidal but still wasn't treated as severe case in spite of numerous assessments I had after with mental health staff. I mean they said I just had mild to moderate depression and didn't believe I was Bipolar. But, It is not Cyclothemia what I have as the last psychiatrist said because I've had severe depression,anxiety, mixed states and mania.