I was recently re-diagnosed, and I feel like it's the first time I've actually gotten some answers. I've been diagnosed as Bipolar for a few years now, but no one ever specified which type I might have been, and I always felt like there was something else missing. Now I think I finally have those answers. After being re-evaluated, I've been diagnosed as Bipolar 2 with Borderline Personality Disorder traits. I think this makes a lot of sense, and I actually find it very interesting. If this diagnosis is correct, it's taken me 14 years to finally have the right label, and I'm only 23. Before being diagnosed with Bipolar a few years ago, I was considered severely depressed for a very long time because I didn't have any manic episodes until I was 19.

I'm curious as to if any of you have had similar experiences with misdiagnosis/lack of diagnosis for long periods of time, and what your thoughts on it and the causes for it are.