One of the weird things about bipolar in my experience is that as much as it can feel like 'you' are in a good mood, or 'you' are in a bad mood, it can also feel like there is someone who is in a good mood, and someone who is in a bad mood, they are different people, and you are both of them. Does that make sense? So it's like when we're happy, it's not like that person comes to be in a bad mood, it's like this other depressed person takes over. I am not saying it IS that way, I'm saying it feels that way. But when we are happy, it feels like we can just keep being happy, and when we are down, it feels like we are never going to be up again. The states are so separate it's kind of hard to answer the question. Does anyone relate to that?
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