My bipolar disorder is less of a problem than the consequences of a life with ADHD.
I did not feel like it then, and was annoyed by talking to my psychiatrist unnecessarily.
She knew about the low self-esteem problem. She told me that I had no reason to, having been able to get university education in scheduled time and good jobs ever after, in addition to a thriving family.
It took me more than a year to realise there was something abot telling me, and to let it sink in.