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Originally Posted by ultramar
Generally, bipolar moods are episodic (periods of depression, periods of hypo/mania, but also periods of 'normal'/baseline in-between, even if you're rapid cycling) , not a daily kind of thing. But you have *a lot* going on/a lot of diagnoses, so I can imagine that it would be hard to differentiate what's going on at any given time; it must be so hard having so much on your plate.
It might be a good idea to bring in a list of the criteria/traits to your next pdoc appointment and go over them with him/her and discuss to what extent you might be suffering with this. I think it's important because there are certain kinds of psychotherapy targeted to this disorder that seem to have a good track-record. You have a lot to contend with --best of luck!
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I told my significant other that too. I told him bipolar is a periodical cycle that changes generally with the seasons, not an everyday occurrence. It is hard to differentiate what's going on quite often and it can be quite difficult. I'm doing better this year than I have compared to the previous years since I've been going tot therapy and started to be healthier.
Thank you everyone for your time and I will discuss this with my therapist. Bringing a list of the traits/criteria will be very helpful and hopefully I get the help I need, I head DBT helps a lot with dpd.
