Misdiagnosed??

When I was diagnosed with Bipolar II years ago, I just accepted it. I took my regular antidepressants and added a mood stabilizer to the mix as suggested. It helped but I would still get brief mood swings. They were never really extreme and always brief before I bounced back. I've really been questioning it lately and have been considering getting off my mood stabilizer. I feel more stable, grounded, and normal since I've moved out. The exact same thing happened when we separated in 2016 and I moved out. It wasn't until I moved back in with him that the mood swings started back. I've been a member of an online bipolar support group and started realizing there are a ton of symptoms that I don't have, nor have I ever had. I don't take nearly the amount of meds or doses as most in the group. I thought mine was just really mild.

Until this morning...and I read this article. Why Empaths are Sometimes Misdiagnosed as Bipolar

Holy shit, this makes SO MUCH MORE SENSE!! Why did I never piece that together before?! Probably because I was hiding from my then believed curse. I thought I was crazy. Now I know it's a gift and I don't think I'm bipolar after all.