My initial reaction was meh, I guess? I wasn't fully convinced. I have suffered from suicidal ideation since the age of 5/6 and I was convinced I had MDD. I had tried several antidepressants (which made me more suicidal) and even ECT (which did nothing). My pdoc suggested bipolar 2 as a diagnosis and as I further researched the illness a lot things clicked into place. As my illness has further progressed there is no doubt in my mind that I have bipolar 2, rapid cycling, mainly depressive with mixed episodes