My psychiatrist and I never really discussed my exact diagnoses. Though, he did advise me what each medication was for. Being put on Lithium made it pretty much a given I was Bipolar. It kind of came up in a later session but we have never really sat down to discuss it. It has been more a case of us discussing the symptoms of the disorder and their treatment.

This went on for about 5 years until I made application for military disability benefits. For the first time I saw on paper the list (!) of diagnoses: Bipolar, PTSD, GAD, Atypical Depression. The psychiatrist by the way provided me a copy of the letter and report he submitted to Veteran's Affairs Canada. It was quite the eyeopening read.