Bipolar 1 is primary for me, and the criteria fits me very well. My pdoc said my anxiety is secondary to BP and often linked with the Bipolar episodes, so it's debatable whether I carry a diagnosis of an anxiety disorder, or if it is just a feature of agitated mania or depression while in episodes. It depends on who you ask (I've had a few different pdocs/therapists/Psychologists), but all I know, I am generally an anxious person (a worrier), with symptoms similar to GAD in addition to the BP Type 1. I used to wonder if I also have Borderline Personality based on certain symptoms, but pdocs and therapists do not believe so. I no longer believe it either.
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