I don't fit the criteria nearly at all for bipolar 2. That's why it took 7 years for me to be diagnosed even though I went to therapy weekly with several therapists and had regular psychiatrist appointments and med changes. My bipolar is NEVER separate depressed or hypomanic episodes. None of my providers - even the really good ones - saw the bipolar.

I am ALWAYS mixed. When I have symptoms (which is at least 75% of the time), I ALWAYS have both depressive and agitated symptoms. It's agitated depression ALWAYS.

My hypomania doesn't look like wild spending sprees, indiscriminate sex, or sleeping three hours a night. I've been on sleeping medication for 8 years, so I sleep enough. I grew up in a really conservative religious environment (and I'm glad about that) that meant that I never turned to drugs, sex, or other vices as coping strategies. The downside is that I don't have those coping strategies, so my brain very quickly goes to suicide as the best means to relief. My hypomania is not euphoric.

My hypomania is anxiety & panic, irritability, and insomnia.