All the pdoc's that I have seen, 5 total, have said it's difficult to distinguish bp from depression, more so in bp2. No one wants to take (hypo) mania away. Everyone doesn't want the depression and mixed/ disphoria is usually reported by client as depression symptoms.
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Me- SzA
Husband- Bipolar 1
Daughter- mood disorder+
Comfortable broken and happy
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