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I get the sense that you're looking at details instead of the big picture in search of a bipolar diagnosis. I would really revisit your concerns with your therapist.
You're already in therapy. So what it comes down to is if you (and your providers -therapist/psychiatrist) feel that you need mood stabilizers and/or atypical antipsychotics to treat the symptoms you're attributing to bipolar. Because assuming you would stay in therapy either way, treatment-wise, what this comes down to is exclusively a matter of medication, right? Aside from diagnosis in and of itself, it's also about the risks and benefits of some pretty heavy duty drugs. I'd talk it over with your treatment team --on the internet you're going to find what you're going to find (and maybe what you're looking for); I think communication with your providers will make sure things are specific to what you're experiencing and what treatments would be beneficial to you whatever the diagnosis may be.
Maybe a question to ask yourself would be, if you are able eventually to resolve the psychological issues your therapist mentions in therapy (and the treatment for those mentioned is therapy not meds) would you still be in so much distress due to other symptoms that you would take bipolar medications? Or, on the other hand, is it possible that if you were to resolve the psychological issues in therapy, the sleep disturbances, changes in productivity, etc. might also resolve as a result?
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