Luminar,

Interesting point and the article is very well written. The article also mentions how Bipolar 2 Cyclothymic Borderlines had accompanying panic, anxiety and body dystrophic issues as well as binge eating and subsance abuse. What also stuck with me is the hyper sensitivity to external stimuli ie perceived rejection and things like food, noise, lights etc.

The whole thing seems to fit me to a 't'. Furthermore, in my case my psychiatrist maintains that the disruption of early attachments are contributing to my mood fluctuations. Sometimes they appear related to external events other times they just seem to happen.

I found the article very helpful. Question is that if I am on this cyclothymic anxious sensitive temperamental spectrum do I need meds or not? I am now in my early 40s and would not consider myself at a stage in which I can function in the way I would like to. I have even tried alternative therapies such as hypnotherapy, reiki and primal therapy to relive repressed early pain.