So I've been diagnosed as bipolar 2 for almost 2 years and I'm still struggling to understand it. From everything I've read mood swings are not very frequent and come in extended periods of depression or mania. Over the past couple years I've been more aware of my emotions and I really feel like I have intense mood swings that can last hours or days, but rarely as long as described in articles I've read. One day I feel like a literal god and then I might feel like the scummiest person to ever disgrace the earth within a day or so. It's not entirely uncommon for me to have a few days of really high self esteem and a high motor and then completely crash. Like sleep 14 hours straight type of crash and then spiral into a mini depressive episode that could only last a day or might drag out for a few days. I don't know anyone that's bipolar in my personal life and this is my first attempt to really reach out to a community to help me better understand what is normal.