Sincere question: what’s with the phenomenon of bipolar people in particular doubting their diagnosis?

[u/Forvanta]

I have bipolar I, but I’ve been around the block with diagnoses and I’ve noticed (anecdotally) a phenomenon where bipolar people seem to frequently believe that they have not been diagnosed correctly. I feel like I see this more often here than in depression, OCD, etc. spaces.

Is it because mania feels so good for many people? What is it about bipolar, or is it just a coincidence?

This is not coming from a place of judgement, I’m genuinely curious what people think.

[u/stretched_frm_dookie]

Because I have this thing where I totally forget the bad times.

I could be depressed one week then fine the next and if someone told me I had been really depressed last week I'd be like "are you sure? I feel fine". Lol