Oh, but metformin is a fountain of youth; soon we will all be taking it. Despite my sarcasm, there actually appears to be something to that.

About 40 years ago I got an anxiety diagnosis and valium. I was a pretty heavy drug user at the time, so i was good with that. I went about 17 years without seeing anyone about my "weirdness" because I had managed to work my way through enough of the awkwardness to date and get married. 23 years ago I got my first bipolar diagnosis. I do think it is accurate as a disorder diagnosis can be. Disorder seems to mean they think they know what isn't right more than knowing a specific thing is wrong. My thought processes are very different than most people's and it makes it difficult for me to interact with others and sometimes I am unhappy when I have no reason to be. Sometimes I think it is a mistake that both conditions are treated with meds. It could be that hypomanic is just how I am when I am not depressed or medicated. A lot of my early social problems are very similar to describing hypomania.