began nearly 30 years ago when I was 17. Thinking I was just intense and moody, I did not realize I was having episodes of a mood disorder. By 1995, the symptoms worsened, as expected when an illness is left untreated for years. I was feeling helpless depressed, and anxious most of the time, having trouble sleeping, my appetite was gone, my libido went too, short term memory wasn’t reliable and...