Mixed up a bit at times

I'm bipolar type 2. I've never completely lost touch with reality in terms of fixed delusions. However, I do at times find myself starting to believe absurd things when I'm off my medications for a long period of time.

Basically, I get confused about reality. But not as a fixed delusion. I can be reasoned with. Is this normal for someone who is diagnosed as Bipolar Type 2?

I did also early on experience hallucinations during a depressive episode.

I just wanted to add that I'm not in the habit of going off meds. I was off my meds for an extended period of time because I moved to another state. It's almost impossible to get meds without insurance or a referral from an inpatient facility.

Ok. So I looked into this a bit more. I was apparently confused about the difference between Type 1 and Type 2. It seems that hallucinations and delusional thoughts occur in Type 2 during depressive states.

My apologies. There's a lot of conflicting information out there for the differences between the two. My understanding was that with psychotic features you were bumped up to Type 1 or NOS.

This was just a question I had after my most recent hospitalization. I literally started believing that I might be involved in MK Ultra type experiments. lol

Honestly, I don't really care for the distinction between Type I and II. They both suck! My doctor never told me, I never asked, and have no intention of doing so. I understand, however, that this is very important to some. From what I've read, Type I includes mania, whereas Type II has hypomania. It also appears that for Type II depressive states are more prevalent, whereas in Type II mania is the prevalent mood.

I hope this helps some!

It's even worse than that. I am in the Netherlands and apparently here they diagnose you with Type II unless you've been involuntarily hospitalised, at which point it becomes Type I. I had quite enough hallucinations (also psychotic) and delusional thoughts thankyouverymuch but I am still BP2.

Thanks for the replies! Like Oliveira said. I've had the delusional thoughts before too. Thinking people were spying on me when they weren't etc. Went looking for hidden cameras in my home etc. But like I said, I think it was more paranoia than delusion. I could be reasoned with and made to understand the absurdity. All the same, I was fairly convinced at the time.

As for doctors not explaining things to patients... It should be explained once they're familiar with the patient so that they can understand their illness better.