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Originally Posted by zepchic
I think mostly it is regarded as one of those things that you are predisposed to, but triggered environmentally. I don't know how much I believe that. I have had several family members who were bipolar and I actually think my 8 year old son exhibits some of the tendancies I had as a child and he hasn't had an environmentally stressful life thus far (IMO). I think my symptoms started around age 8 or so.
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Being different might be stressful/anxiety-inducing enough. It was for me.
If we have BP between periods of mania and depression, I'd have had it all my life, arguably subclinically at first, but then you can't distinguish between SZ and BP.