Four different mental healthcare providers have diagnosed me with bipolar 1 over the years, and yet I still question the diagnosis sometimes. I tend to think "oh, I must have overexaggerated my symptoms" or "maybe they're just making it up as they go along". Neither of which is true, of course. I don't know why I can't seem to accept it totally, there's certainly no shame in being BP 1 (or any other kind of bipolar). Most of the time I'm OK with it, but when I'm stable for long periods I start questioning it again. Silly me!