I am so mixed up right now. I am diagnosed with Bipolar and OCD. I was never told which type of Bipolar, just that it was the type that is "like ADD." When I read the descriptions I think that I fit the type more of a type 1. However, I am questioning whether Bipolar is the accurate diagnosis. My main issue is that I suffer from extreme anxiety. I am anxious a majority of the time. Sometimes I don't even know why I am anxious...I'll just kind of feel uneasy and uptight. The anxiety can and does impact my mood and that can result in either extreme highs where I have racing thoughts that lead to sometimes sleepless nights and overactivity, or extreme lows when I get frustrated and depressed because the anxiety interferes with my life and makes me feel so uptight and cruddy at times. My moods can change rapidly at times but can also change gradually at times...it varies. I know that in Borderline Personality Disorder a person's moods can change extremely rapidly but I don't have the borderline personality disorder aspect of relationship instability and fear of abandonment, nor the chronic feelings of emptiness/loneliness that is characteristic of BPD. I also score better on self-esteem assessments which is also contrary to BPD. I frequently feel overloaded by all that goes on around me...the sights, sounds, etc. I also have a difficult time with being touched especially when I am very anxious and may even snap/yell at someone if they touch me when I am on-edge/overloaded. Is it possible that I have bipolar even though the mood swings are a result of the anxiety?