Bipolar and anxiety during high school. I didn't think about this until last year but a friend seemed to think I had autism based on my behavior, so last year I decided to get over my fear of being labeled and see someone about it. In school I was told a few times by teachers that I might have a learning disorder, but that stopped when I started middle school and people just thought I was weird. I let it go for so many years, and no one ever offered help or thought there was any deeper problem. But I can't blame all my social and school problems on my mental health alone. I made several mistakes but I've slowly learned how to adapt and function as an adult, which hasn't been easy after two break downs in my first years of college. It's taking me longer to work on my degree than other people, but I want to see it through to prove I can be successful too, even if it does take more time and accepting that I can't focus on as many things at a time as other people.