Normal people still cry, laugh, love, greive, have good days and bad days......

I was looking at ariatboot's thread "Success stories" and I began to wonder what this elusive "normal" is.....

We get so used to looking at every bit of our mood and checking to make sure we are ok, are we too hard on our selves?????

It is completely normal for someone who has had something bad happen to be upset- we are allowed to be upset and it NOT be because of BP...

I'm not saying that our moods are not because of the BP or that we don't have to be careful not to trigger an episode.... just wondering if we should adjust our expectations of what "normal" is......

Just some random thoughts... what do you think?????

Note: I am not saying that BP or moods and episodes don't exist or that treatment is not required... ....just wondering about trying to find that elusive "normal" mood with appropriate treatment.