I'm in one of those stable periods right now and have been for about 3 months. I never knew it was possible to feel this good without being at least a little hypomanic.....I'm happy and relaxed, have energy and so on, but there's no fever in it like there is with hypo/mania.

In fact, I have been SO mellow that I started questioning my diagnosis. I've been thinking that maybe my brain made it all up, that I've just been going through an existential crisis for the past couple of years and it's over now. I don't feel bipolar anymore.....is it possible I've been misdiagnosed?

My friends (several of whom are bipolar) think I'm full of it. I know what got me to this point and I'm not going to mess with it, but OTOH, how would I know for sure if the diagnosis is wrong unless I tried facing the world, and myself, without benefit of this protective shield? I wonder sometimes, but I'm too scared to try.......I know what I went through, and I know how much better my life is today because of meds and therapy.