You go to a Psychiatrist and get Diagnosed. BiPolar Disorder is not something that can be self diagnosed.

I agree to ask your family doctor to refer you to a psychiatrist...… There's a lot of good help to be had if you are..... Big hug.....xo

Bipolar is diagnosed after a thorough history. There is no test to diagnose it. I saw a therapist who sent me to a psychiatrist who after hearing about my history was able to diagnose me.
If you think you may have bipolar, seeing a psychiatrist is your best bet

I was told in one of my doc's exam rooms when I was in a full manic state. She wanted to lock me up via the ER right then or sedate me for about eight hours. I was going to put up a fight as I felt good and healthy. She let me go as I was given a military order to see my Pdoc and TDoc that day. The next day, they had a meeting about me (TDoc, PDoc, Command Social Worker, Cardiologist, Command Medical Officer, Command PDoc, my boss, my boss's boss, my boss's boss boss) I was not invited. They decided what to do with me without me. No one cared about my privacy. Everyone at my company (command) knew about my health later that afternoon.

I don't like meetings like this. I keep a happy face on now at work. I never show the depression. I keep the face on.

Thor, you might want to remember that you experience is not the norm for regular old people who are not active duty military where Mental Illness is considered a Stigma and treated as such.

In the Civilian world, Pdocs (Psychiatrists) and Tdocs (Therapists) don't have meetings about you, without you, as you choose them and pay them, and we don't have "Command Docs" of any kind.....We don't have "Base Orders" or "Base Requirements" to follow....and our Privacy is Private.

We don't have "to keep the happy face on and fake it" its perfectly fine and safe to go and seek treatment.

You don't want to inadvertently scare someone from seeking help for BiPolar, it can be dangerous.

As others have said you need to see a psychiatrist for an evaluation.

Thank you all for your help. I am not self diagnosing i am doing research life has been very awful for 2019 very long long story. Need to talk to someone and discuss it. Thank you again for taking time out of your day to respond to my post.

Sorry Thor that came off way more stern than I meant....I was off yesterday.

Sorry!!!

Don’t worry I understand we all have days like that. I just was wondering how other people found out never meant any disrespect to any one. I am a person that cries with every emotion and i dont know why just was seeing what could be going on with me. My husband and i have had a very bad i mean very bad 2019. If you would like to message me i will tell you about i don’t want to bring anyone else down. Thank you for the apology was very kind and thoughtful of you. I hope you have a amazing day
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