When I was a teen, I didn't really understand what was wrong me. I never thought to seek help. My parents didn't think to get me help either. I just got written off as a bad kid. That it was just a "teen" thing.

It wasn't until I came down from a horrible mixed episode when I was 26 that made me realize that I needed help. My son was also having major issues at the time. We both had our first pdoc visits in the same month.