How do you know if you are TRULY happy - and it's not the result of an episode?

I think the two can play off of and influence each other if that makes sense. Maybe (hypo)mania really is a true experience of happiness. Who's to say it's not?

Yes.

I think this makes sense.

And closely nails the answer to my original question.

I think you're quite right when you say the two play off each other.

Yay, *high five*

I'm interested in your thoughts afterwards then, because I really think I could learn from it too.

Here's my after thoughts (I posted this yesterday )

- We all make mistakes -

We need to learn to forgive ourselves.



(even who wants to be a millionaire didn't get it right )

Of course everyone has Happy moments and feelings that have nothing to do with Bipolar. Seriously think about it ..

Its easy to over analyze every feeling or feel the need to label each emotion.. I have been guilty of doing this.. But its no way to go about life.

If you walk into a bakery and the smell makes you smile..thats not Bipolar thats " this shyt smells amazing"

If you go to the beach and watch the gulls fly and feel the breeze and smile that's not Bipolar.

If your still sleeping well and going about daily life and you are happy.. Your just happy ! don't try to overthink it.

True Christina maybe I started off overanalysing things ....

Well, I'm downing after a manic episode which has me looking back thinking I should have just left things alone and not bothered

That's where my headspace is at.

How do I know?


Well happiness isn't disordered for one, it just is, and it is without consequence.


Two, just plain happy doesn't bring along friends like the long list of symptoms (hypo)mania does.


It's easy to pathologize our every emotion once we get slapped with this dx. I think everyone has fallen into that trap at one point or another on this journey.


Me? If its not negatively impacting my life, it gets no psych label, simple.


But that's just me, I prefer to simplify and give BP as little credit and power as possible.

Trippin - How do I know?

Well happiness isn't disordered for one, it just is, and it is without consequence.

Agreed. Now that I've worked my way through this thread. It sometimes "just is" - I'm going to have to disregard my mania here (that's just for me, personally.

Two, just plain happy doesn't bring along friends like the long list of symptoms (hypo)mania does.

Agree again. My depression repels people away.

It's easy to pathologize our every emotion once we get slapped with this dx. I think everyone has fallen into that trap at one point or another on this journey.

I question a lot. Not necessarily just emotions, in fact for me it's possibly symptom about 4 out a myriad of symptoms I'd be looking at when hypo

Me? If its not negatively impacting my life, it gets no psych label, simple.

My emotions are all over sometimes and unfortunately it impacts on my life.

But that's just me, I prefer to simplify and give BP as little credit and power as possible.

I respect that.

I relate to this to a "T" but I'm not sure if I'm bipolar because I've never been diagnosed with it!

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Some of what I have said relate to another dx I have ameliaxxx so it's not really all BP related, if this makes sense.

Hopes this helps.

Happy in life? That's like saying I've had enough food. Nothing is constant, so if I am happy because of mania, then I am happy. If i am unhappy because of depression then i wouldn't say that I'm not truly unhappy! I try to keep stable with meds but happiness is a fleeting state that can't be achieved. .. just visited. It's a roller-coaster and trying to achieve happiness is a futile mistake. Accept it however it comes and be glad for its little visit. It will return. As will all of life's other emotions.

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Yeah good point - hence the film The Pursuit of Happ'y'ness ... guess it's a never ending journey .....

For me, anyway.