I have suffered from Diabetes Mellitus.
since I was 37 years old.
I have suffered from Bipolar Disorder
since I was 22 years old.
When I met with you in Chiangmai,
I have already suffered from Bipolar Disorder.
I remember manic and depressive state in Chiangmai.
But I didn't know that my mood change was
derived from illness at that time.
Diabetes Mellitus and Bipolar Disorder Type 1 are genetic illness.
40-50% identical twins suffer from Diabetes Mellitus Type 1.
70-80% identical twins suffer from Bipolar Disorder.
But I don't have Diabetes Mellitus and Bipolar Disorder patients
in my parents and relatives.
Bipolar Disorder is not linked to Diabetes Mellitus.
Bipolar Disorder is not related to stress of work.
But stress of work and bad daily habit may worsen the illness.
I don't like overtime work.
I have little or no experience of overtime work.
I have little stress of work.
After I was suffering from depression for 5 years,
I went to psychosomatic medicine and took antidepressant drug.
After that, I became extraordinary manic state.
I knew that I suffer from Bipolar Disorder.
I was enjoying the work of head office in Tokyo 17 years ago.
I transferred from Tokyo to Tochigi laboratory,
because of the illness.
I was not interested in research and development.
I could go to the office. I just worked for money.
I was a little bit depressed,
but stable at Bipolar Disorder for 9 years.
But I was suddenly interested in biochemistry
and started to study hard both office and home 7 years ago.
I presented a novel enzyme in seminars
at Kyoto and Osaka in 2006.
I wrote a scientific paper in 2010.
I produced good results in another research.
I got top rating in evaluation and got highest bonus.
But psychosomatic medicine said last year.
'You became manic state since I begun to study.'
What shall I do?
Is it bad to have a strong desire to study and work?
I need to have strong motivation to research.
