My bipolar had a span of 8 years of normalcy (with some mild episodes that I didn't even notice at the time and one postpartum depression). However, since my symptoms fully returned almost 3 years ago, I have either cycled like crazy (I am not labeled as a rapid cycles) or I have simply not recovered and my cycles are mixed. I have no idea. I know I had one extremely long depression but it seems instead if massive manias like I experienced in the past I am experiencing milder hypo manias more frequently.