I am with you guys when it comes to accepting the dx consistently. I have noticed a lot more of the rapid variety of cycling then I think I ever experienced before. Through my 20's, 30's and even 40's I would have prolonged episodes of either depression or hypomania with equally long periods of relative level. It could just be selective memory but I think its different now. If I am not in a full blown episode I am cycling between the two almost daily. When this is my reality I don't question the dx other then to think maybe I have a half a dozen concurrent conditions adding to the complexities of it all.

When I manage to have a few days or more episode free is when I question the dx. Its a funny thing how the brain works. A few days of level and I start to think either I am cured or the dx was bogus and it was all just me being oversensitive and self-absorbed. From that perspective I think it is all just a matter of self control. At least until I crash or fly and am challenged to find level again.