Recently my psychiatrist diagnosed me with generalized anxiety disorder which I wasn’t surprised by. I’ve been an anxious perfectionist my whole life. I let negative, paranoid thoughts run wild, i need perfection at work, I can obsess over what if scenarios, I think the worst and obsess something going wrong, constant nail biting, a little OCD with making sure stove is off when I leave the house.

Recently I’ve been in a month long bout of severe insomnia. It takes me hours to fall asleep, I usually get to sleep by 3-4 am. On good nights of sleep, I’m in a good mood the next day, but on bad nights, I’m super emotional and frustrated.

I’m starting Lexapro and CBTI, but I’m getting worried this is bipolar. The reason I’m worried is because what keeps me awake at night is racing thoughts no matter how tired I am, and I’ve read racing thoughts is a major symptom of bipolar.

Any thoughts?