While I've only been dx with depression and anxiety--I feel like I experience many of these symptoms on the bipolar spectrum. My anger, rage, fast talking make more sense with bipolar, as does the times of heightened energy I experience--running around, trying to do a bunch of things at once, feeling like I can't sleep even though I'm tired.

Although I know I need to talk to a doctor about this and not self-diagnose, I can't help but see how the bipolar spectrum describes all of my symptoms more than just dep. or anxiety. My question is--how long does it take from one swing to another. The descriptions make it sound like it is a pretty clear change from one mood to another---and that the moods last for days (the article said 4 days to be classified as hypomania).
I don't know how long I feel the way I feel before I change. I guess I need to start a journal or something.