Hi everyone :) I'm new to Reddit not sure if this is the correct tag but... I started using my college's mental health resources and started seeing a therapist and doctor who both believe I have bipolar. I haven't gotten a formal diagnosis yet (was just "urgently" referred to the psychiatrist today). I have only experienced one severe hypomanic episode that has really impacted my life and it only lasted for 2 weeks (checks all the symptoms). I feel like I've experienced other smaller, inoffensive hypomanic episodes but cannot remember them and other people do not notice them. I have had very heavy depressive episodes which I feel happen more often than the manic ones. As I'm moving forward in the diagnosis process I'm overthinking that my one severe manic episode might have been situational as I had just ended a relationship (but maybe this was a trigger???) and how I've experienced more depression than mania. However, I have been completely honest in explaining my situation and feelings to my therapist and doctor and they both believe I am bipolar so I don't know what to think anymore :( I feel like I've lost sense of who I am so I cannot tell. My thought was to wait and see if meds work but I want to go into a career that requires an extensive physiological evaluation so having the wrong diagnosis might disqualify me completely without a chance. Any suggestions on what to do? Is there even such thing as situational "mania," does it matter how many episodes you've had? Thanks in advance!