How to know if I'm Type 1 or 2 Bipolar?

I’d either schedule a second appointment asap and ask for clarification on your diagnosis OR I would ask for clarification about your diagnosis from a second provider. I hope you are doing well, I know how scary this diagnosis is. But just remember everything will be okay. You’ve got the support of your Alike family 💜

1 is characterized by mania and depressive episodes but the manic episodes are usually more intense than the depressive episodes and type 2 usually has longer depressive episodes and instead of mania it causes hypomania, which is less intense than mania. (not a professional tho that might not be entirely accurate)

That's why I hate doctors and psychiatrists, they don't explain shit and trap you work "helpful" therapy sessions when really it's a money trap. I would honestly go to YouTube and learn about your diagnosis. I didn't know how to deal with it until researched it myself. The Internet CAN be a wonderful thing. What's the new thing "Elmo's world says?" "What do we do when we want to learn something new? WE LOOK IT UP!" 🤣🤣🤣

When I was first diagnosed it was NOS, not otherwise specified. I got a bipolar 2 diagnosis within a year. Years later, my diagnosis was changed to bipolar 1 after I had a manic episode. Talk to your psychiatrist again to get clarification.