Hey all, I've recently been diagnosed with bipolar at 32 after suffering for years. This came off the back of a depressive episode  when I finally decided i couldn't take it anymore and went to a private psychiatrist.


I'm currently awaiting the report to go the the GP so I am not being treated at all but I did feel well enough to go back to work after being signed off for 2 weeks. 


I have a question about the depressive episodes. I usually have them from what I can tell just put of the blue, however I'm trying to get a sense of different triggers and stuff in myself. This may sound silly but can anxiety and stress put you into an depressive episode?


I'm super stressed from returning to work and I feel like I'm starting to slip.

Thank you