I don't think your doctor is worth much...you do NOT have to be suicidal to be bipolar II. Also, you could have had a manic espisode at some point in your life but just don't realize it for what it really was. That happened to me. It took me a while but I finally went through my life and gave examples. But my pdoc knew it already and had begun treatment for bipolar II before I even gave the examples. You can be bipolar II most recenent episode depressive. That was how I was dx'ed. You can always go for a second opinion!