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Originally Posted by yellow_fleurs
Hopefully your new therapist will be helpful. If you are questioning the diagnosis, could you ask for another evaluation from the same doctor or a different one? My therapist actually has said she does not see bipolar with me, even though my psychiatrist diagnosed me after observing me for a year, so it's interesting what how different professionals can come to different conclusions. Also, something to consider is that borderline personality disorder and bipolar can co-occur as you might know. I am sorry you experience the low periods, and hope you find treatment that helps you.
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Thank you, my past therapist frankly told me that I seem "normal" and that she doesn't see an actual diagnosis in me. She only told me that I need to learn how to handle my melancholic tendencies.
I doubt my doctor's diagnosis, because it was done pretty fast. I came to him, told him I was having panic attacks, feelings of reality being unreal, and that I have a history of self harm and eating disorders. He then questioned me about my mood and so I told him that there're times when I feel ok even happy and other times, when I get extremely sad. He didn't question me about any of these symptoms and he didn't even ask me how often the moods change.
I remember he told me that I should go to a therapy and it will also help me with my impulsiveness. I argued that I don't think I'm impulsive and it's not an issue for me, he only smiled and said, "of course." Then he gave me the papers that said borderline personality disorder.
The whole thing took about 10-15 minutes.