it began in 2001 was diagnosed with bipolar but it was a little to late. i always knew i was depressed . but bipolar it made since after the year i had. i was manic! i had an affair on my husband with my boss from work so i had to quit my job we just had bought a new house and were moving. so i isloated myself in our new home affraid of what i might do. couldn't go anywere . after a year of counsling i got a little more out going. we started going to church i started to forgive myself. and so did my husband. things are better know i just wish i would have known what was really going on with me before. i had been to dr's before but none ever said bipolar. so the manic was a huge surprise. the panic attaks were horrible becausse some part of me knew i was doing something wrong.oh ok that's me im better now and still married to the saem guy have three kids and two dogs. i am sort of stable now. i have never gotten as manic as i was that year-thank god