Justin Peck

And so I kind of started pulling away from there. And then when I turned 13, that was my very first manic episode. And I remember it very vividly, actually. When that happened, not only did my friends see me different, but my family saw me different because I was different.

It was a struggle. But if you think about it, I mean, that was 40 something years ago, right? And times have changed. Mental health, the word bipolar wasn't even a word back there. It wasn't even a vernacular word that people would even discuss. All people have the ability to talk about it, which is amazing.

It was a struggle. But if you think about it, I mean, that was 40 something years ago, right? And times have changed. Mental health, the word bipolar wasn't even a word back there. It wasn't even a vernacular word that people would even discuss. All people have the ability to talk about it, which is amazing.

It was a struggle. But if you think about it, I mean, that was 40 something years ago, right? And times have changed. Mental health, the word bipolar wasn't even a word back there. It wasn't even a vernacular word that people would even discuss. All people have the ability to talk about it, which is amazing.

yeah brother like all all through my high school junior high elementary um it was it was severe cases i mean it would be things now that people would probably get arrested for because back then bullying was just bullying right it's there you always had someone bigger than you my family structure was very solid they didn't understand by no means um you know growing up with you know a dad that's

yeah brother like all all through my high school junior high elementary um it was it was severe cases i mean it would be things now that people would probably get arrested for because back then bullying was just bullying right it's there you always had someone bigger than you my family structure was very solid they didn't understand by no means um you know growing up with you know a dad that's

yeah brother like all all through my high school junior high elementary um it was it was severe cases i mean it would be things now that people would probably get arrested for because back then bullying was just bullying right it's there you always had someone bigger than you my family structure was very solid they didn't understand by no means um you know growing up with you know a dad that's

was a truck driver and it's, you know, lean and mean type things. Growing up with a grandpa that went through the great depression and, you know, the 1918 type stuff, then all the dilemmas and all the things that they went through. And then they look at us as a new generation coming through and they like suck it up. You know, it's that, it's that whole mentality.

was a truck driver and it's, you know, lean and mean type things. Growing up with a grandpa that went through the great depression and, you know, the 1918 type stuff, then all the dilemmas and all the things that they went through. And then they look at us as a new generation coming through and they like suck it up. You know, it's that, it's that whole mentality.

was a truck driver and it's, you know, lean and mean type things. Growing up with a grandpa that went through the great depression and, you know, the 1918 type stuff, then all the dilemmas and all the things that they went through. And then they look at us as a new generation coming through and they like suck it up. You know, it's that, it's that whole mentality.

And so I had great support, but they didn't understand. I mean, I didn't understand. And it wasn't until I actually dove into it and was willing to talk about it that my family actually grasped onto the concept of what I was going through. My mother still feels bad that she wasn't able to recognize it. But again, I mean, it was 40 years ago. And how do you do that?

And so I had great support, but they didn't understand. I mean, I didn't understand. And it wasn't until I actually dove into it and was willing to talk about it that my family actually grasped onto the concept of what I was going through. My mother still feels bad that she wasn't able to recognize it. But again, I mean, it was 40 years ago. And how do you do that?

And so I had great support, but they didn't understand. I mean, I didn't understand. And it wasn't until I actually dove into it and was willing to talk about it that my family actually grasped onto the concept of what I was going through. My mother still feels bad that she wasn't able to recognize it. But again, I mean, it was 40 years ago. And how do you do that?

Well, so in school, nothing. Honestly, nothing. Teachers, educators, the people that I would typically look for or look to for support in a school atmosphere, there was none. There was zero back then. But again, my family, it was more... trying to think how to even explain this. It wasn't that they didn't know what to do. So, okay, I guess I'll back up a little bit.

Well, so in school, nothing. Honestly, nothing. Teachers, educators, the people that I would typically look for or look to for support in a school atmosphere, there was none. There was zero back then. But again, my family, it was more... trying to think how to even explain this. It wasn't that they didn't know what to do. So, okay, I guess I'll back up a little bit.

Well, so in school, nothing. Honestly, nothing. Teachers, educators, the people that I would typically look for or look to for support in a school atmosphere, there was none. There was zero back then. But again, my family, it was more... trying to think how to even explain this. It wasn't that they didn't know what to do. So, okay, I guess I'll back up a little bit.

On the manic phase, I went from being a kid that was pretty quiet, didn't really say much, kind of kept to myself, felt like it was more of a depressive state, more of a mellow state. But then overnight, I turned into the mania phase and I got into a lot of trouble, skipped school all the time. I was a hooligan. And I think my parents kind of probably took that as,

On the manic phase, I went from being a kid that was pretty quiet, didn't really say much, kind of kept to myself, felt like it was more of a depressive state, more of a mellow state. But then overnight, I turned into the mania phase and I got into a lot of trouble, skipped school all the time. I was a hooligan. And I think my parents kind of probably took that as,

On the manic phase, I went from being a kid that was pretty quiet, didn't really say much, kind of kept to myself, felt like it was more of a depressive state, more of a mellow state. But then overnight, I turned into the mania phase and I got into a lot of trouble, skipped school all the time. I was a hooligan. And I think my parents kind of probably took that as,

just teenage years and going through puberty and all those things, which it's ironic that it actually happened in that period of time because I still have a firm belief that the mental components has a lot to do with hormone balances and the changing of body and how hormones actually affect our brain.