Hi, Well I just wanted to say that I am dx with 3 other dx in addition to bipolar type 1 with mixed states and so it is possible to be dx for more than one disorder.

The Psychiatrist I see (rarely) has me down as primary being bipolar type 1 with mixed states and Anxiety NOS, as well as ADHD.

It all gets really confusing to me all the different dx's that I get. Forever it seems changing as I started out being Chronic Parinoid Schizophrenia then to Schizoaffective and now the bipolar and others.

I too have many other disorders in which I truely believe go unoticed and undiagnosed by the Psychiatrist. Such as PTSD and others. I think for me being unable to work and gettting disability benifits the Mental Health System dx me whatever is the most profitable or such for a 'non profit' organization.

I just think alot of things overlap when I have changed (not by choice) psychiatrists and many simply dx me on my history from the previous pdoc not really evaluating me to the poing in my opinion of an accurate dx. I don't feel in my case any such dx could even be made to pin point me to all of the disorders and a very long list of 'issues' which I know I suffer from even though not dx. So I guess I just try to deal with the fact they do not have the time to really even 'know' what I am all about and don't care enough to even try and figure it out.

lol. My current pdoc when I told them that I have been doing better at establishing 'bounderies' looked at me in question to the terms meaning as I do not think they learned that word in med school ore something.

I dont know, I just say keep doing as your doing to survive and its cool you got the referral and it is a good start for answers.

Peace~