i hope this is not a stupid question, but I was seeing the same psychiatrist for 3 years and i asked this question many times, but never got an answer,YES HE WAS NOT ONLY THE WORST PSYCHIATRIST BUT THE WORST HUMAN BEING I HAVE EVER MET!!!! (sorry, didn't mean to make it sound like i am yelling.) That is a different story i will tell another time in a different post. i am seeing a new psychiatrist on tuesday and last week i saw a counselor and she said i have bipolar rapid cycling along with many other things, but i was just wondering what is the difference between biplar 2 and rapid cycling?? or are they the same. I will ask my psychiatrist this question too. i just want to be a little informed before i talk to her.