I agree, @bpcyclist! Bipolar is WAY more than just feeling depressed or manic (or hypomanic). That's one reason I don't like the term "Manic Depression/Depressive". Bipolar at least attempts to encompass the entire spectrum, which in my and your case includes sensory perceptions. On the same vein as my original post, the last time I tried marijuana was January last year when I went to visit a friend in Florida. She had some fudge and I ate some- it had plant parts in it, not just the blossom/bud (?). I ate it and felt fine for a few and then I went to the bathroom and began to black out and come to and black out for what seemed like every few seconds but who knows how long it was as I said time perception is distorted - it was distorted another time when I smoked some marijuana. (I hadn't had anything to drink, by the way.) Now don't think I'm a big marijuana user- those are two of maybe 3 times I've tried it. But now I know that that sort of distortion can happen even without the drug. This is one reason I will never try mushrooms or LSD- who knows what my brain would do with those! Probably scare the hell outta me! Slow songs on the radio are enough. I sometimes find myself all sped up say at the grocery store (but not lately) and can't get by all the people fast enough. They need to MOVE and do it yesterday! That's how it feels anyway.