I think that I might be bipolar, more specifically cyclothymia (I know not bipolar).
Here's my story.
2 years ago I was mugged and it changed me a lot. Most importantly my mood. My mood began to change drastically randomly. For about 2 weeks I would be depressed and then 2 weeks I would be extremely happy. I would be confident, sleep 4 hours every day and wake up feeling amazing. I was confident and my self esteem was crazy high. I would buy crap I didnt need. I would do many things at once and I just couldn't stay still. And then, out of nowhere, I would be depressed again. It all continued for a year, till this year it's become more frequent. Instead of 2 weeks it turned into weekly changes. My friend mentioned to me that whenever I was really happy I reminded him of his bipolar sister whenever she had her mania (except mine was more mild). I decided to do research and I noticed that I did a lot of what was described as bipolar except my "highs" were not as extreme as full mania, and my deppresvie episodes werent full blown depression. That's how I found cyclothymia. Now I want to see a therapist about it. I'm actually going this week to talk to one about the anxiety and stress post mugging (2 years late...) and I dont know how to bring it up? Do I just say "I think I might be bipolar?!".