Symptoms started at an early age. If I was playing baseball, instead of paying attention as an outfielder, I would be doing cartwheels during that time. I missed all the balls that had come my way. As I got older, depression became dominant. By the time I was in my twenties, I had periods of severe depression. I had to take time from work over this. Now depression comes more frequently. I also have been hypomanic to which caused its share of problems. One day while I was working on a very important project, I found myself standing up and going shopping during work. I thought that would be a neat thing to do. My boss called me and asked me where I was. Apparently I missed an important meeting that I already knew about. I also played allot of tag with cars on the road. It would have been much better if I was diagnosed at an early age. I then could do something about it. People at that time of my life probably thought I was flaky. But back then, there was not the understanding of this MI. Also there was not the meds we have today.