I'm not sure. Sometimes I wonder if I've been mis-dxed, and if maybe I have BPD instead. But every MH professional I talk to seems pretty convinced I'm bipolar.

I have several friends who are also bipolar. Some of them, I think may have been misdiagnosed. But I can't see into their thoughts and secret emotions, so I can't really judge whether or not the bipolar label fits. One of my friends had her dx switched to "mood disorder NOS"; she had a hard time accepting this ambiguous label, but she said that it makes sense now.

My brother has depression and OCD. As far as I know, bipolar has never so much as even been considered for him, despite the fact that I (his sister) have it. So not all doctors take family history as an instant diagnostic tool.