I am afraid that I don’t actually have bipolar (2). Even though my symptoms match and I was previously diagnosed with GAD, major depressive disorder, and depression with psychotic features and am currently on a mood stabilizer in addition to the antipsychotic I have been taking for 6 months I still don’t know what to believe. 

My psychiatrist strongly believes I have bipolar 2 but my clinical psychologist and parents keep saying not to believe her. This diagnosis fits me so well and I was so happy to be apart of a community of people going through the same issues but when people say not to trust the psychiatrist I get confused. Why wouldn’t I trust an MD?

Has anyone else gone through this?

Edit: I am also afraid that I am just some attention seeker trying to be Kanye or Kurt Cobain or Mariah Carey.