Hi BB,

I'm fairly new to this terminology and worries. I would google, but I'm lazy.
My shrink doesn't give a rat'sass if I'm manic, hypo or depressed.
If I'm hypo, I called normal. If I'm manic, I call it hyper. Both normal for me.
All the times I've been depressed, I self medicated, because I was feeling "weak". Never new what depression was.
Once I got into a true, real, dark depression, my wife sent me to the shrink.
I'm boming out of a true one right now, with God's help.

And what's my point after all this rambling. Simple.
Knowledge is power. It could help or hurt. Depends on you.
Overanalyzing is always bad. .02.