I am manic/mixed. Meaning ALL of my emotions are raw. Not just happy or sad, like normal moods. It is like PMS Xs a 1000. I have been like this for weeks now. I can't handle any stress at all at the moment without bursting in to tears or yelling maniacally. I can not function. My thoughts are confused. I forget things. I space out. I slapped my eldest son, for which I have apologized profusely.

It is not a specific incident that triggers me. It is all incidents that give you strong emotions.

Otherwise, they are just the moods of everyday life. The ups and downs of being human or a personality disorder are very different from the ups and downs of having bipolar 1. At least to me.

Also, I have a very consistent sense of self and personality. a But, as my therapist says, when manic, i am like an overgrown teen in an adult body.