I was diagnosed bipolar, but it seems strange that i've never really had the loss of sleep aspect mania usually brings(from what i hear). I mean when i was using drugs heavy sure i had lots of sleep problems, but sober i tend to sleep 6-8 hours all the time. I can function off less sleep if i have to get up, but i don't willingly. I have always had strange sleep patterns, i could easily stay up till 5-6am every night even with little sleep the night before, but once i'm asleep i get a healthy amount. Lately i've been going to sleep around 1-2am which is good for me. I also have more nightmares and uncomfortable dreams than i think the average person has, but it doesn't bother me much. They used to be a lot worse probably because of drug addiction. Is all this normal? On a side note my moods seem more dependent upon what's going on. If i'm bored and lonely i get depressed and irritable, if i am anticipating something fun, have plans, or am with people i like i am hyper and usually goofy joking around a lot. I guess now that i'm off opiates i can pay more attention to my moods though and try to recognize patterns. I am definitely more miserable when the weather is bad.

Anyway thanks for reading