Being diagnosed was very important and necessary for me in the end. I guess the only major negative was that my diagnosis eventually led to real insight into my past behavior. In some ways that's also good, but in others it makes me feel guilt and embarrassment about things I did and said, that pre-diagnosis I brushed off or thought were justified. I also wonder about some of my greatest adventures and accomplishments. How much did I deserve credit for them, and how much did hypomanias and manias deserve credit?

What is something you did or said because of the illness that you really regret? It definitely need not be anything you'd rather not share. It could be just a smaller thing.