I was diagnosed with Bipolar II a month ago. I think the hardest thing for me is understanding my hypomania stages. I have always attributed these to "feeling great" or "good days". But now I'm starting to understand why I swing so quickly and without much reason to an extreme low where I want to sleep all day/cry. I finally got in to a psychiatrist yesterday and she was able to shed light on so many things. I felt like I finally understood myself to a degree and I started to have hope that it will get better.