I am a 30F, and in my early 20s I was in two separate, very traumatic relationships which left me emotionally and mentally scarred. After the end of the second, I blacked out for 6 months and do not remember doing any of the terrible/manic things I did. I still think about and am affected by those terrible relationships and the aftermath of that 6-month period today. I finally sought help with a therapist and psychiatrist, and was diagnosed with BP type 1 disorder in 2014.

Years later, fast forward to today, I finally have found the right combo of medications to help me stay stable. I took a genetic test to help determine the right cocktail.

My question is, can BP be trauma induced? I thought I was a pretty normal girl prior to these relationships. There were definitely signs of being BP with erratic-ness and waves of crippling depression growing up. I just wonder if being in two mentally abusive relationships was the catalyst for me having that 6-month period and being diagnosed finally.

Anyone else have a similar experience?