Mental Health Support

I received the same diagnosis four years ago from a psychiatrist who proved not to be trustworthy. Subsequent psychiatrists - the one I found that is good (don't have him anymore ) and the one at the PHP* I was in last year (lost him upon discharge; he was great) - have both told me I am not BP2. It's just major depression - like your BP2, well-controlled with meds.

*partial hospitalization program - meet daily at the hospital for four group sessions. Meals, psychiatric care, therapists, materials, etc., all provided (with insurance of course). I was in "program," as it's called, from August to December. Damn, did it help. The ECT that a crappy psychiatrist sent me for did nothing for my mental state but wiped out my memory almost entirely. Some psychiatrists aren't worth the paper their degrees are printed on.

Hell, how did I get off on that rant? Sorry.

Anyway, I'm really glad for you: "I am no longer anxious or clinically depressed." So glad! I celebrate you!