[NUBIFER]

Hi

I am going back into therapy and have some new issues/concerns. Unfortunately I have to see a different tdoc/pdoc due to insurance coverage and I'm not sure how to approach this.

Here's the thing . . . since my son was dxd bp I joined a support group. I have had 3 different people ask me if I had ever been dx'd bp myself because they see characteristics in me that seem to indicate a mild form of it. I never considered it because my brother (who was bp) and my son both had off the chart manic behaviors (hospitalizations, arrests etc.) so I never considered it myself since I don't have that type of episode.

In learning about bi-polar in depth in an effort to better help and understand my son, I do see alot of cyclothymic (sp) symptoms in myself. I was originally dx'd with ptsd and a major depression about 8 years ago. I really want a re-evaluation but don't want to approach my new pdoc/tdoc saying "I'm bipolar" but do want them to look at it as a possibility. I don't want them to think I am trying to self-diagnose or anything, but after learning about it I felt like it all made sense.

Any suggestions on how to ensure I get the proper help I need from my new tdoc/pdoc would be greatly appreciated.

[dustintochampagne]

is there any way that, even though you will just be meeting this person for the first time and may be a little nervous, that you could explain what you just wrote to the dr? it might actually be in your benefit that you are switching... things can be re-evaluated from a fresh perspective, ya know? maybe a different treatment approach is needed. if you have been on medication and you have found it to treat the symptoms you do have, though, i would also state that. i think perhaps if the dr is a good one he/she will hopefully listen to and appreciate what you shared here about noticing the some of the symptoms in yourself after doing research for your son.