Maybe you noticed something was wrong the very moment your first symptom arose or maybe 10 years down the road, after a DX, you think “wow that made sense back then!”

(Trigger)My first symptom was self harm at age 9 after my mom died. I had a rage so bad I couldn’t control myself. I was a dangerous kid. First I’d scratch and claw at my face until it bleed. Then, well I found new tools for the job (Trigger). Then as I grew up, the mania monster got me. I had no idea I was “Sick”. I was diagnosed at 18.