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I'll just comment on the bipolar issue (as someone with bipolar disorder and have done a lot of research):
No way, no how bipolar disorder can be diagnosed by an on-line quiz and conversation. This is a very tricky diagnosis. No responsible psychiatrist (nor psychologist, though psychologists are not the experts in diagnosis) would diagnose someone bipolar in one *face to face* encounter. It takes some time, sometimes a long time, to make such a determination. It's utterly irresponsible. I would hope that an on-line psychiatrist could not prescribe meds and this person would have to see someone face to face anyway (hopefully). But bipolar meds can be very strong and have terrible side effects. A wrong diagnosis can have all kinds of repercussions.
I'm sorry, but on this alone I would judge her rather incompetent.
Is there any way you can see a face to face therapist?
Are you questioning the PTSD diagnosis because you think she doesn't have enough information and is jumping to conclusions, making assumptions, putting together a puzzle with many missing pieces? If this is the case, then I think it's good that you are at least questioning it. She may ultimately be correct, but she does sound diagnosis-happy, and very irresponsibly so.
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