Welcome to pc! While my story is a bit different than yours as far as time lines go. I, too, was diagnosed at 14 (well, MDD at 14, bipolar at 15). My life was pure and total hell for lots of years after. I don’t wish it on any young person! It finally got better...long enough for me to marry and start a family with three wonderful children. Then it came back with a vengeance. It was that way for just a few years and I’ve been in and out of episodes since (thankfully with sometimes a couple year breaks in between). I’m now 36.

I am so happy that your life has turned so positive and I hope it remains so forever! You deserve it! My recommendation is if you are taking meds, don’t discontinue them. I did and an episode went so long untreated that by the time someone noticed, I way too far gone!