I say I am not sure if I am bipolar and NOT SURE is how I truly feel--after my attempt, I felt like I must be crazy to have done something like that and would go back and forth constantly in my mind weighing what was wrong with me including reading the entire Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and sometimes thinking I might have many of the conditions in there. What is the diagnosis for someone who has been extremely indecisive their entire life? Also, one reason I sometimes think I am not bipolar is that I never had any prescriptions for anything (other that antibiotics and painkillers) until I was about 49 years old. Most of my life, I felt like I was functional--I have a master's degree, was an Air Force officer for more than 6 years and a teacher. You need to be stable to do these things.

Yes, menopause was tough because it felt like it went on and on (it lasted at least two years for me) and feeling that it would never end was very depressing...,