New to the forum, but after a year with my psychologist who diagnosed me as Clinically Depressed/Moderate Melancholia w/OCD & PTSD, she had me see a psychiatrist today. My depression passed a while ago or atleast I'm dealing with it better than I ever have before but the last few weeks I've been waaaayy hypomanic (3-4 weeks) to the point where I'm screaming at myself in the car because I recognize how insane my thoughts are. I think all my paintings are going to change the world or take the artworld by storm...I know they won't. I can actually physically feel the imbalance in my head which is completely throwing me off, but now the hypomania is wearing off and irritability and violent thoughts are starting to creep in. My psychiatrist said he doesn't want to pathologize/label this and just treat the symptoms but that I am in the middle of a bipolar episode. Does that mean that I am actually bipolar? I'm starting Abilify before bed and lithium 3x during the day which I read is indeed bipolar treatment. Always knew as a teen that it was more than depression.