I've had some wacky mood issues all my life which I may go into in a later post, but I used to just attribute them to the ADD I was diagnosed with when I was very young.  A couple years ago, my parents finally decided to tell me that my grandfather was severely manic depressive when he got older and ended up dying in a mental ward.  Looking back, most of my prevailing moods have had long durations of many months before noticeably switching.  In April, however, these changes started taking place in a matter of days or weeks and the highs and lows are significantly more intense.  Some psychotic symptoms chose to rear their ugly head as well, as I started hearing voices periodically.  This sudden change of pace drove me to finally see a psychiatrist for the first time ever and she confirmed my suspicions.  Neither me nor my psychiatrist think I'm in need of any meds at the moment, as even though I'm all over the place, I'm still quite functional.  But they're not entirely out of the question for the near future, especially if I start hearing voices more often.  I really should have seen a psychiatrist sooner.  Lately, I’ve been trying to read as much as I can on bipolar and so I found this community which has some fascinating people on it.  I guess I’ll give contribute more of my own life story later.  Goodnight and here's Buckethead's Nottingham Lace.