Certain medications are "mood stabilizers". Meaning, we remain in the middle without the out-of-midrange highs or lows. I don't know a single bipolar person who wants to give up the highs - at least, hypomanic highs. The problem, of course, is when we keep the highs we are also accepting that we will battle the lows. It's like the proverbial deal with the devil. I often think of the lyrics to The Eagles song..."You're losin' all your highs and lows/ Ain't it funny how the feeling goes away?.

Then another Eagles song pops into my mind: "Every point of refuge has its price..."