I've been depressed or manic most of my life but what made me seek help was when I had a really bad depression spell and the gf made me seek help with my pcp, which he prescribed a ad. Having a bad reaction to the ad and becoming extremely manic the gf gave me the "go see someone for help or I'm leaving" threat. Reluctantly I sought help from a therapist at my college and after about 2 or 3 sessions she referred me to a pdoc because she thought it was bipolar.