Being manic does feel amazing but my medication has prevented manic episodes while still keeping me depressed, seems to always work one way but not the other.

As for a positive, I do feel that I am a much more creative and artistic person because of it. I can visualize ideas, characters and stories very vividly when I want to write, much more now than when I was younger. I hate having BP but I did do something productive with it when it came to creative writing.