Having a supportive family is sooooo important. And we are blessed if we have them :-))

I have a bipolar II/PTSD diagnosis with an axis II of borderline features in depression.

I am med resistant, have trauma, shut down from help and I guess the list can go on for each and everyone of us. I think only a professional who really knows the "whole" us can properly diagnose borderline versus bipolar.

My therapist when she first met me thought I had borderline, we went over the criteris and I said no way BUT everyone can exhibit some of the issues at any given time. MY pdoc has always said no I dont have it because he has seen me in my very normal state, my manic and my suicidal depression. So only can he truely diagnose it. There is no doubt about bipolar but the trick is to distinguish a chemical mood switch from an environmental mood switch or swing.

I would recommend a daily chart with a little summary at the end of each day. I realized I actually cycle twice a day and didnt know it and through writing it down I saw my triggers or chemical trigger of bipolar

:-))