that's possible i don't know. she was manic as an intern i seem to recall. i don't know if she'd been dx'd yet.

i had bipolar onset midway throuhg first degree with a couple of long manic episodes of varying severity, but only mild depression or euthymia between them. and even though i didn't try very hard - was not focused on school, i performed well.

it was during my second degree that i started having long, horrific depressions. when i had manic sx they were brief, or most often, superimposed on the overwhelming depressive episodes, i.e. subclinical mixed states / agitated depression. i also had long apathic depressions. it was a dreadful period. it's pretty hard NOT to fail if you skip class AND don't read AND miss tests.

also don't forget

jamison was PASSIONATE about what she was doing.

mine was a "practical decision"... not something i loved, something i thought could get me a day-job i could tolerate. but i did not even want to be in school any more at that point. practicality kinda falls apart when all you want to do is party or you are so depressed you hardly do anything at all besides contemplate death in so many ways.

pdoc... i guess i've trained him to the extent that is possible.... sigh.

thanks (((hugs)))