4S and Bipolar

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Anyone else have the same double whammy of annoying conditions?

I was recently diagnosed with bipolar 2. I've been taking lithium for two weeks,

and while it's been great for my up/down/wheee!/crash!, I can't say it's done

anything for my 4S. Even when I'm feeling pretty good (most of the time), I

still tense up as soon as I see/hear a trigger.

Does anyone else with bipolar notice their 4S tolerance goes up when they're in

a particularly elevated (not just a little bit giddy) state? My last seroius

high (before I was taking medication, so just my brain's natural workings)

lasted about 10 days, and I was constantly out socialising, taking trains, and

eating with people.

I still *noticed* triggers, but I generally found it very easy to self talk and

excuse the perpetrator, which is something I usually find near impossible. (It's

usually " Why are they doing this TO ME?! " even if I'm 100% sure they don't mean

it.) I tend to get high on life, and everything and everyone is beautiful and

well-intentioned, even the gum snappers! So that was one of the upsides of my

condition, even though an elevated period where my tolerance would increase to

this extent was usually followed by an apocalyptic low.

Any other experiences?