I'm not diagnosing myself and I know none of you can either, I need to talk to my doc. But, how do you know whether you are depressed or bipolar?
I know the main characteristic of someone who's depressed is low feelings and the main for bipolar is a mixture of feeling depressed, but also manic etc

But how do you define the manic part? Lately I've been so confused 'cause at times I can be really high and I feel buzzed, but I don't feel like I'm 'here'... but it comes as quick as it goes and for the main part I'm deeply depressed.
I don't really know how to describe the way I feel... but I know that you can feel happy sometimes when you're depressed... but the way I feel isn't happy?
I don't really now how to explain, my heads all over the place and nothing has seemed to sink in at all lately... think tonight's the first night I've ever really been able to think about anything, to feel half normal.

Could anyone just explain the manic part of bipolar for me (I am going to speak to my doctor about how I've been), just be nice to get some insight?

Thanks,
Molly

(oh... and I know you can't use this as a diagnosis, but I got 53 in the bipolar quiz on pc)