I’ve been diagnosed with bipolar since November. I was never told what type I had and I was constantly pushing my psychiatrist to tell me what type I had because I just wanted to know. 

He refused to tell me an avoided topic at all costs. My therapist was really surprised so she asked him and he said well I don’t know what type she has. He thinks I have bipolar one because when I’m medicated I still get hypomania. My therapist agreed and also said she thinks I have bipolar one.

But he’s refusing to diagnose me because he hasn’t witnessed me having a manic episode even though I was his patient while I was having one but I only saw him two times during that episode because I was at college.

My therapist said it was for insurance reasons, however when I talk to doctors at the ER and my general physician they are very surprised that he won’t diagnose me even though there’s a lot of evidence that I have it. Because there’s my account my dads account and I was in an inpatient for a week so there are records there.


ig my question is is this normal? 

Ik the treatment isn’t super super different but I just want to know.

He also said I BPD but he won’t diagnose me with it because of the stigma and if I do go to the hospital again they won’t take the bipolar diagnosis and mania seriously. Which ig I understand.