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My psychiatrist said im on the bipolar spectrum, was that her indirect way of saying that i have bipolar disorder please?

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Difference: Bipolar I and bipolar II, In the first, manic phases are more severe, and in the second, depressive phases are more severe. There is also cyclothymia which is a low grade version of bipolar disorder in general, where mood swings are not as severe in either direction, manic or depressive.

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Answered 8/18/2016

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