thats why i have so much trouble accepting my dx.. when my pdoc uses the following to document my "mania",,when inpatient, I will admit severe anxiety, borderline sui,very depressed and I did completely shut down for two days not even eating or socializing..really not talking at all..yes I was really messed up and it took several weeks to feel human again, but does any of that sound like mania to you...

listening here I do not even seem to come close to what I hear you guys experience...that is why I keep doubting my pdoc..making me feel like a phoney.. I'm not afraid of being MI,, just not sure I qualify..