about several of my behaviors that were red-flags for him for a Bipolar II patient. He compared my list
with those in the DSM for Bipolar II which include:
“Bipolar II disorder, requiring the lifetime experience of at least one episode of major depression
and at least one hypomanic episode, is no longer thought to be a “milder” condition than bipolar I
disorder, largely because of the amount of time individuals with this condition spend in depression and
because the instability of mood experienced by individuals with bipolar II disorder is typically
accompanied by serious impairment in work and social functioning.” – DSM-V
The doctor confirmed my diagnosis by comparing my symptoms, which he has seen many times in his
professional experience, to those printed in the DSM and gave me the diagnosis of Bipolar II.
The printed materials in the DSM see to be listed quite well In our textbook; both speak of the
swings between mania and depression for Bipolar I and to lesser degree Bipolar II. In re-rewriting the