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Oct 09, 2020, 05:05 AM
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Member Since: Jul 2019
Location: Downtown Vibes, California
Posts: 15,701
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Originally Posted by bpcyclist
I very clearly had hypomania and one major depressive episode before age 18. Documented. Scientifically, the notion that this vast illness of the brain is only permitted to occur after the age of 18 is so preposterous that I want to laugh. Mot throwing shade on Bether at all. She is my sister. She saves my life and I love her and what she wrote is true. But these illnesses do mot respect borders we humans may erect. That is all I am saying.
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I entirely agree. I also had strong symptoms that began to manifest to others when I was 8...although, honestly, I remember hypomanic and depressed feelings as young as age 4. Definitely.
I've just been told by pdocs that diagnosing BD before age 18 is not generally done because of the possibility of other dx's, especially during teen years.
Personally, I'm glad kids are given psych help at young ages these days. I believe that if I had received therapy and meds (which, unfortunately, were not really a great option back then) my life would have been so much less challenging.
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