Well that makes sense. Meds can make the symptoms and duration much less severe, but still present on a lower level.

I explained this to my boyfriend. About the questioning my mental state all the time. It took quite a few times and he still does it now and then. But when he does I try to remind him about how it makes me feel. And I try not to get to upset, I know he's trying. If he does do this and I have been doing well I'll gently point that out. It's tricky and it might take a few times of explaining so try not to get too frustrated. It sounds like they are concerned about you and that's good. Good to have people who care.

Misdiagnosis, that's possible, anything is possible. And only you will really know. I always questioned my dx but I have slowly accepted it. Maybe it isn't even a real illness as in disease . I don't know. But I do know that I have all the shared symptoms of a group of people termed "bipolar 1". I try not to focus too much on the diagnosis part and just focus on the symptoms and how to alleviate them.