I do not think Bipolar is being overly diagnosed. I also don't buy into the thought that you must be drug and alcohol free to get a clear diagnosis. "most" Pdocs are in no hurry to "label" anyone with bipolar to begin with.

I have been able to trace back my Bipolar to the age of 6.. I am 46 now and was diagnosed a lil over 3 years ago.

Everyone has there own "recipe" to help manage there Bipolar.

This forum gets loads of people asking if they are Bipolar. Of course no one here can diagnose, and to be honest damn near every human on this planet could have a symptom of Bipolar and one point or another , Does that mean they HAVE Bipolar ? Certainly not.

Who would really want this mess?