Some of you may know my story... My girlfriend is BP and we have had some issues but we are together and continue working. The other day we had our first actual talk about her BP (besides her telling me she has it a couple months ago, didn't discuss it then). I think we both feel much better after having the long conversation on this and other topics, but one thing I wanted to ask about.

When I asked her about how BP affects her personally and what her ups and downs are like we got to talking about her Manic times. She said that when she is Manic she is very aggressive, agitated, angry and downright more of a ****** than usual (that is a running joke between us). From what research and talking with people I have done, this seems odd to me. I thought that when Manic it was supposed to include the fuzzy, butterflies in your stomach, happy, energetic ready to conquor the world and have fun doing it feelings....

Is it normal or common for her to have these feelings when manic or could there be other issues or a secondary diagnosis that needs to be done? Before I had been thinking that her becoming Hypomanic would be enjoyable compared to all I have ever seen her is down.... but I worry that for her it may be worse for her to be up....