GIVE THIS A TRY, Please.
 

Please call AMAS in Colorado, at (303) 341-4435. Generally they cater to ALPA pilots paying dues members. Leave a voice mail if necessary. Surely someone (a AMAS doctor) will call you back and then you can explain your situation as you have here. Their doctors also have a great rapport with the Okla. City FAA doctors and they do talk to one another. A lot. Please give it a try. I've had so much good experiences over several years in my flying career, but NOT your specific situation. I wish you the best and for Pete's sake, DO NOT GIVE UP, or listen to the naysayers!

I also suggest AMAS. I worked with them a LOT since I flew with Type 2 diabetes for 12 years. They do talk to FAA Doctors at least once a week and bring up cases. I always got a call back from the Doc within an hour or two of contacting them.

Thank you Meto. Yes, I now know the correlation between (some) of these disorders that you mention, my Dr. has been very helpful in describing them to me. I can see now why substance abuse is called into question. You have been supportive and helpful.

Thank you for this CFI, I appreciate your kindness and encouragement. Don’t worry… one thing I’ve never had a problem with is speaking my mind and sticking up for myself (you can probably tell, right?) I never was much of a target for bullies or intimidation trolls in my younger years, in fact I was the guy who’d stick up for the meek or the weak who did get harassed, and they usually never got harassed by the same person again. I’m not trying to sound macho here, but it is what it is. I’m just not afraid of people or their BS. Call it low neuroticism, call it fearlessness, call it whatever, but I’m glad I was built this way. I’m kind, courteous, and humble to those around me, UNTIL they decide it would be fun to try and jerk me around. So it ain’t gonna happen while getting to the flight deck again, or after I get there. I don’t care if Captain Kangaroo flew F22s for a decade and left as a decorated General… he won’t intimidate me either, and if he tries, he’ll regret it.

Thank you again for your kindness and support. You’re the kind I look forward to flying with!

Objectively... be careful with that attitude. Sounds like you're already angry about something that doesn't really exist anymore.

Captain Kangaroo and his type are mostly long gone from US 121 aviation, and the few that remain have learned to keep their heads way down.

But if you escalate a momentary friction point in the cockpit (it happens to the best of us, occasionally) you're the one who will lose nine times out of ten as an FO. If you're on probation you'll lose ten times out of ten. Capt kangaroo will still have a job, and you'll have no job and few 121 prospects after having been fired from an airline.

^^^^^^THIS!^^^^

If you convince the FAA that you are bipolar rather than simply depressed you will REALLY be screwed:

Gee Mr. Rogers, what does Aeromedical say about SM bullies?

Warning about potential pitfalls ain’t the same as bullying. There are minefields out there that you do not want to step on.

Don't doubt the sound intentions. The tone needs work. Leaders by example not force.

Sealand guy/gal; if you know therapy, you know it's a very long shot here.

Shrinks are continuously expanding the DSM, it makes them money. Currently they claim a 4.4% lifetime prevalence of bipolar disorder. Since the FAA is far harder on SIs for bipolar disorder than treated depression (I’m not sure they’ve EVER given a Class one SI for bipolar disorder) you do NOT want to go in saying to them, my depression is resolved and sometimes I’m as assertive as all get out and

That psych encounter won’t end well. That’s what I’m saying. Yes, tone matters.

It’s the OPs tone that needs work, not mine.