Now my wife tells me she thinks the doctors intuition was right about bipolar because some days I'm OK but others not so much. And when I bring up that I don't have long manic periods she say I don't need all the symptoms to have something. His can I be bipolar if I do have major periods of manic episodes. Just because my mom and aunt are bipolar doesn't mean I am too does it? Then she tells me I need a new doctor. I don't want a new doctor because I don't want to start all over again. I am not sure if I will open up to someone new. It really would be starting all over. All the stupid questionnaires. How much do I tell them right off. How much do keep to myself. I don't know. I want a good dx and even though I am not sure this doctor will give me that how do I know any other doc will do any better. I know I need help and I don't want to end up in the hospital again but I am not ready to trust someone new.