My first bipolar diagnosis was a load of BS. Pnurse asked my dad for his opinion and my dad just says “she’s hyper and gets really mad and sad,” and my pnurse said “sounds like bipolar.” Before that conversation I was diagnosed with psychosis NOS and then psychotic depression. I’m convinced I dont actually have bipolar. Ive never had a true manic episode save times where I had weird reactions to substances like cocainee and Prozac.
I accepted it at first though. I was naive and trusted professionals. I know better now.