Welcome to the boards... Personally, if I were you I wouldnt get so caught up in the "label" of bipolar that she is imposing on you... I was diagnosed bipolar 8 years ago...and I personally have trouble buying into that... I think my hormones have a great deal to do with my ups and down, not necessarily bipolar.

The fact that you are drinking has a great deal to do with your ups and downs...that is roller coaster ride within itself. I think you need to focus on the drinking, why you're doing it, and mechanisms to help you to not do it! Labels are dangerous because some people, like me begin to live their life based on the "label" and that isn't healthy IMHO....

TJ