I'm planning onto getting an ADHD diagnosis, but for me, bipolar symptoms are just a part of the ADHD condition. I generally struggle with the whole bipolar concept (as well as many psychiatrists, it seems that each one of them has a completely different idea about this "disorder". It's hard to speak of sth as an illness, while there are no medical proofs) and generally don't stick to this label. I think most people who are diagnosed ADHD do have bipolar traits and vice versa, it's just depends on the pdoc's interpretation. Some say that - as the symptoms of attention deficit disorder overlap with bipolar - many people are actually misdiagnosed (and overdiagnosed) with BP.

How were you diagnosed with BP? What are these symptoms that you mentioned about?

If I were you, I would just concentrate on ADHD and get a proper therapy for it.

In the times of higher stress, the condition symptoms tend to get worse.

25 years is a long time, maybe you should change your job for something less distressing?