I was manic for 4 months starting November 2004 only to be followed up by a 3.5 month depression February 2005. Bipolar is a quirky demon at best. Those were the scariest 7.5 months of my life, but I steeled myself to the notion that I won't let this control me. I'm gonna win, every time, and that demon is just gonna have to keep rubbing his backside from me kicking it so much.