This is one of the things that has been hardest for me to learn in the year since I was diagnosed---what is normal, everyday human experience vs. what is the illness---and I'm finally getting to the point where I'm NOT over-thinking every single emotion or slightly-out-of-character behavior.
I don't know where you are in the process of coming to terms with your own illness, but you'd be well-advised to avoid driving yourself crazy (literally) by looking for signs of BP behind every late night, every stray thought. Easy enough to say, hard as hell to do, but well worth the effort.
__________________
DX: Bipolar 1
Anxiety
Tardive dyskinesia
Mild cognitive impairment
RX: Celexa 20 mg
Gabapentin 1200 mg
Geodon 40 mg AM, 60 mg PM
Klonopin 0.5 mg PRN
Lamictal 500 mg
Levothyroxine 125 mcg (rx'd for depression)
Trazodone 150 mg
Zyprexa 7.5 mg
Please come visit me @ http://bpnurse.com