Welcome to PC. I hope this forum can help you. To have BP II you have to of had at least one hypomania lasting at least 4 days, although people who rapid cycle sometimes have shorter cycles. During the hypomania you might find that your thoughts speed up and are clearer, you get more work done, you are unusually positive about things, you spend more money, you have lots of ideas or you take more risks than usual. There are some online tests that can give you an indication if BP is likely for you but it is best diagnosed by a psychiatrist. If you have had depression that does not respond to normal anti depressants then you might find that the drugs for BP help even if you don't fit the definition of BP. This is because some people think of BP as a spectrum ranging from people with mainly depression to those with mainly mania. Hope this helps.