Agreed. My list of 4 is actually 3 and a mask I wear with any of the 3. But I tend to be one of the 3 states for days, weeks or in a few cases even months at a time. One minor exception is that when I am near center at a "high normal" I so seem to be able to get into a frenzy over something I am passionate about and display hypomanic symptoms.

In a recent session with psych nurse I mentioned that while the lamictal was doing a good job of keeping me out of the depths, it sometimes seems like I rapid cycle into a moderate depression over bad news. She smiled and told me "Those are emotions. It is something of break through for you that they sometimes dictate how you feel instead of your mood keeping you in one place."