Good decisions in terms of life-changing decisions? I'm not exactly sure, but I do know that I did go places I may not have gone otherwise, especially alone. Examples include Hong Kong and Thailand.
I sometimes struggle to know how much of my behavior is just the real me, and how much is hypomania inspired. I mention hypomania and not mania (I do have bipolar type 1), because often when I reach full blown mania, I become quite dysfunctional and my situation becomes dangerous or very noticeable to others, not in a good way. Actually, it's sometimes difficult to know where moderate to severe hypomania ends and mild to worse levels of full mania begin. Being a fairly high energy and upbeat person, I try not to attribute my assertiveness, zest for fun/adventure, flirtatiousness, and similar all to bipolar disorder.
I do know that during some rather severe elevated moods, I have NOT done a few things that could have been quite regrettable. Whether those decisions were more luck or a touch of common sense still present, I don't know.
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