Diagnosed over the years by 2 psychiatrists. A sleep specialist, family doctor, and my wife who is a registered nurse also think I have bipolar disorder .

Not sure if there is a term for the opposite of a hypochondriac. I keep thinking I do not need medication and do not have this mental health issue. I was diagnosed bipolar at the age of 18 when I was hospitalized. 

Do my following symptoms match up with bipolar type 1?


I do have periods of depression that involve past suicide attempts. But I am not sure if these other things are mania.

An example of a previous episode that might have been mania involved me going nights without sleep. I lost my appetite too. I would eat once or twice a week. I did have periods where I was sleeping with up to 10 to 15 partners a week. I became angry and explosive on everyone around me. I suddenly quit my job. I also became obsessed with Aleister Crowley and carved a pentagram on my stomach with a knife for spiritual protection. I was also spending most of my nights awake working on writing a novel. How can I know if that is really mania?