The problem with labels is that once you have one it's hard to shake off.
I do completely understand what you mean though. At least if you have a label then the way you feel isn't 'normal' and someone understands that. Having a label means that people accept the way you are feeling and that you need help, and can help other people understand the way you are feeling (e.g. telling your friends/family - it's easier to say "I have X" than "sometimes I feel X, Y, Z. . .").
Who are you speaking to? Doctors, psychologists . . . ? Might be worth asking them what their thoughts are. They're often unwilling to put a label on someone because of the risk of mis-diagnosis - it's much harder to diagnose MH problems than physical health problems. It might be that they don't yet have enough information to be confident in what they think.
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