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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can you say more what made you think it might be bipolar? [/quote]

Yes, please share with us OP!
I am wondering.[/quote]

I don’t want to say too much, but he said he only feels extremes of either deep negativity or extreme happiness and that in the middle there is complete lack of feeling. He says he is most often in the negative space and to get through that he has to remind himself of the extreme happiness that will eventually come. He has never said anything like this before and he has always been a [b]very subdued/cerebral person but also very rigid and black/white.[/b] He has said this a few times now and it has me worried. [/quote]

Your comment about him being  cerebral and rigid (in addition to his symptoms) makes me wonder if he is neurodivergent. My child was late diagnosed with autism with a family history of bipolar. They had a somewhat similar experience of a baseline of mostly depression and numbness with mixed periods of an alarming high or deep sadness. The high would only be a few hours and was actually uncomfortable and not a normal happiness. Then back to a sad baseline. Then a different night sobbing and saying that they were so sad that it “physically hurt.”

We went to excellent psychiatrist who ruled out bipolar. The child was diagnosed with Autism, Anxiety and Depression. (They had been diagnosed ADHD in elementary school). They are on an antidepressant and stimulant. They have been stable for almost 3 years. HTH

Thanks. I've wondered about that too. How did you find the psychiatrist? Finding healthcare providers in the DMV is always a bit paralyzing.

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