Early Signs of Mental Health Struggles

The individual experienced a period of extreme stress and life changes in their late 20s, marked by working full-time while attending grad school, getting married, buying a house, and switching jobs, leading to alternating periods of depression and panic attacks. The depressive episodes lasted weeks, leading to a detachment from others due to feelings of irritability and grandiosity. The individual then experienced manic episodes of hypomania, struggling to communicate and feeling separated from people. The speaker highlights how many young adults experience mental health issues in their 20s due to a combination of life circumstances and brain development. Eventually, the individual sought help from a doctor when they realized the need for professional intervention.