This is a really good question and something I've been struggling with.

For example, last week a friend of mine died. The whole week has been a challenge owing in part to that. I was doing okay until yesterday when I talked to someone upsetting on the phone, and was overwhelmed with feelings of wanting to hurt myself (a seperate issue?) That whole day was tough, and that was yesterday. This morning, I woke up doing better but when I took a nap today, I had a nightmare and now I feel depressed and hopeless and anxious all over again.

I have just started tracking my mood with an app, so I honestly can't tell if it's situational, or if these things are actually coinciding with crash that's already occurring since I was recently hypomanic. Or, if it's just been my poor emotional skills with regards to processing grief and trauma.

I really don't know and would be curious about others' thoughts on this topic.