It was a shock, but not a surprise, just as much as it was a relief yet also frightening. For 35 years I have been aware of something not quite right lurking within me.
It’s taken all that time to discover the uneasy feeling was being caused by bipolar disorder. What it’s like. I don’t have bipolar with extreme highs or rapid cycling.
My episodes can go on for weeks or months and I am always waiting for the next state or an episode to come. My states are very deep depression, mild depression, stable, hypomanic and then there are nasty little episodes that develop beneath it all.
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