Interesting thread everybody. Darth, am I understanding your cycles can include as long as 5 years of hypomania/normal..?? I have only dreamed of it lasting so long. Learning about my BPII Dx and gradually realizing my cycle times are not common -- presents mainly as major depression for a couple months, sometimes a year... my hypomania is mild (and wonderful!) but has been very infrequent and only lasts a few months, abruptly followed by a deep crash. In between are normal or mixed, usually functional but often blah with little passion for anything. Anyway thx to all for comments, eventually maybe my brain will make sense to me, HAHA, right!