I appreciate what you are saying, Dahmas. I know I'm not a dr. However, I have been receiving treatment for depression for quite a long time. In the past, I was inclined to accept periods of what I now am certain was classic mania (if perhaps not as severe as that experienced by others) as merely feeling better. But agan, it fits the profile to a 'T'. I didn't just read something on a web site and suddenly decide, oh yeah, that's what I have. My depression lately has been severe, but were I to go into detail about the period just before this I think you would be forced to agree it was more than just temporarily being in a good mood.