I downplay the worst parts of my week for my therapist. Smiling while telling her I lashed out at my SO also helps the downplaying game. Otherwise I'm sincere and try to tell exactly how I felt... even though "telling how I felt" is very hard for me.

This thread got me thinking, because I sometimes feel like I'm not expressing myself well or feel confused by what's being asked. Like, when my psychiatrist asked me if I was "bothering others" when I was hypomaniac and I said that I didn't know, not because I was downplaying, but because I really didn't know.