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Dec 01, 2013, 09:27 PM
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After talking to me for a while my therapist sent me to a doctor to get screened for antidepressants. I got diagnosed with a few things, and one of them was depression of course. I always figured I was bipolar after reading quite a bit about the disorder, but my doctor told me that I'm not happy enough to be bipolar. What's that supposed to mean? I know she wasn't trying to hurt my feelings or whatever, but I don't know, something about that idea is upsetting. I sort of feel judged, like she thinks she knows everything about me after talking to me for an hour. I don't get why I'm being this defensive, but something about that happiness remark bugs me... Oh well, that's my rant...
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Dec 02, 2013, 08:28 AM
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CaptainKirk's Doctor:
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 Speculation: Your doctor sees no - or dismisses - evidence of hypomanic/manic states ("happy?") in your case and so has defaulted to a depression diagnosis. Did she offer to explain the basis for her diagnosis? Was she working from the guidelines of the recently released DSM-5? Please feel free to complain.
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Dec 02, 2013, 09:45 AM
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Dec 02, 2013, 10:01 AM
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Unfortunatly in bi-polar, there is that happy manic state that you can't predict when it will occur, nor for how long. Sounds like your doctor does not know this. I would seek out a second opinion.
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Dec 02, 2013, 05:14 PM
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Yes, she sort of explained what she meant; she said my manic episodes didn't last long enough or something. But I thought the presence of mania was enough.
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Dec 02, 2013, 05:15 PM
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She also misdiagnosed me with schizohrenia, so I've been questioning the validity of her opinion... Hopefully one of my other doctors can help me sort it out.
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