Thanks Ultramar,

I am confused because I do have a highly sensitive temperament at times and am extremely situationally sensitive to the extent it really affects my functioning especially in relationships which end up really life and death, up and down and all over the place.

But on top of that I sometimes have mood states which also seem to come from nowhere overlapping the above. As for moods lasting a few days or more I have definately been irratable and agitated for at least a few days but within that it also turns to brief periods of heavenly type bliss but with some kind of edge to it also! Very difficult to explain.

I wouldn't say I have normal periods but there are times when it doesn't seem to be as bad. I also do have period I talk fast people can't understand what I say, get distracted, become totally obsessed with sex and have some fantastic ideas (one of my friends said you have periods of genius followed by complete lethargy). I usually wake up tearful and depressed but when in work become much happier and I often take the mickey out of people. I am often up till 3am working on new projects and ideas or can't be bothered with my career. I have 3 jobs at present and my hours of work are very unconventional.

I just don't fit the typical depressed for a month, elated for a week and two months OK in between stereotype. I may go back to the Psychiarist again but after being diagnosed BPD by the second I have been referred for psychotherapy which I have been having for over 3 years. It is helping but I am scared I will never recover and may indeed be Bipolar as initially diagnosed or perhaps BPD and Bipolar.