It happens to me too. I just try to remind myself when I'm down or feeling bad about myself that bipolar means that eventually I'll have the other extreme... and then I'll be AWESOME. I can do a supermodel walk in my jammies through walmart and feel like a Victoria's Secret model.

I sometimes wonder how people with depression manage to look on the bright side but kuddos to them for doing it (their coping mechanisms must be better adjusted than mine are).