I supposedly have bp 1, though I have my doubts as to whether I’ve experienced full blown mania. I’ve definitely had hypomania and mixed episodes. But I tend to get depressed more often, and depression is a much more severe situation for me because I get suicidal so quickly. I also tend to get psychotic in depression, not hypomania, which is unusual.

On the meds I’m on now I’m pretty stable. I just had to increase them and add one because of a depression episode brought on by stress, but I’m feeling pretty good now.

Depression ruins my life. Hypomania doesn’t. Which is why I think I have bp 2.