I was showing signs at 16/17. I came from a house full of traumatic experiences. The depression started at 14-15 but then later I got manic. I wasn’t diagnosed until I was 21. I was treated for major depression and anxiety before that.

Looking back I remember a previous pdoc telling me that I could have developed it because of trauma. Now I have a diagnosis of ptsd, anxiety d/o and either bp with psychotic features OR schizoaffective d/o bp type. I developed episodes of psychosis the last few years.