I was reading another thread about how bad mixed episodes are and it got me thinking/wondering about the ones I have had in the past. They would occur while depressed. I would feel the beginning effects of hypomania - the grins and the giddiness - but it wouldn't intensify and only lasted a few minutes. Then I was depressed again. But it wasn't a hellish experience. It was more like trudging through bitter cold with wind whipped snow stinging your ears and suddenly finding yourself strolling on a tropical beach for a few minutes and then just as suddenly you are back in the blizzard. Yeah, it was kind of a bummer I couldn't stay at the beach longer but even the short interlude helped to remind me that life isn't always so gloomy.

Anyone else get that?