Do you guys ever feel like you’re not “Bipolar enough?”
Hello everyone, I’m new to this community. Yesterday I was diagnosed with mild Bipolar 1 in remission. I believe bipolar disorder is one of those disorders that is strongly misunderstood by the media, along with the fact I feel like because I comorbid so many other disorders (autism, adhd, etc) it’s hard for me to believe this diagnosis and I’m feeling a bit of imposter syndrome.
It definitely explains a lot of behavior I exhibited as a teenager, and there are specific things (like my sleep schedule and entire personality being affected by my mood) that validate the diagnosis. But I’m not sure if it’s just all my other mental shit too. (Like the fact I get very impulsive with my money for weeks at a time, but I’m also AuDHD so all that money gets spent on specifically my fixations).
I also feel like I have a lot of borderline tendencies, like changing myself for someone and orbiting a person for months to years at a time.
Just wondering if anyone else has similar experiences? Thank you.