Yesterday my T suggested that I may suffer from BP II. I am skeptical but I've spent a few hours since my session to research this condition.

I've tried to look back on my own personal history to try to detect if that diagnosis could be true. I'm not sure.

I've seen my T for more than 6 years and this has never been mentioned before. She HAS seen me struggle with bouts of depression. Those bouts would last from a few days to a few weeks.

But what's different now is that I experienced a few weeks ago a elevated energy surge. I loved it. I was focused and almost obsessive with new projects. I slept less/ate less and loved that because that's not my norm. I felt positive and confident and felt my life had turned a positive corner.

Then I crashed.

Has anyone ever experienced this type of mood swings later in life and is it really BPII or can it be just normal moodiness?

I'm confused and a bit scared too. T is talking about maybe taking meds. About 4 years ago I took an antidepressant for about a year and it helped a lot and then was able to discontinue.

When my emotions are flat, like now, I suspect that I've been over-exaggerating my moods to my T. I don't trust myself.

I've been on PC for a few years in the psychotherapy forum but have never visited this forum.

Can some of you with confirmed BPII share your experiences so that I can understand it better? Thanks