I have a tendancy to have the swiftness in the downward direction, and often it comes out of nowhere. I'll be OK, and then I'll end up like a ball in bed wishing I was dead. Usually feeling that I am such a burden to the world. At some point that just kind of lets up, and I'm back to being OK again.

I'm not sure if I have experienced down to up and back down. I may have though and didn't realize it. Sometimes what seems like normal to me probably really is a bit more on the hypomanic side. I'm not complaining because it probably is why I seem to accomplish a fair amount despite everything.