Ever since my diagnosis I've tried to learn as much about the disorder as possible. My way of dealing with it is trying to recognise when my emotions or thought patterns are unreasonable and then use logic to 'force' myself into a more acceptable action, despite how I may be feeling.

My girlfriend and I have broken up after 4 years, quite recently so I thought I'd look back and try and improve myself, rather than sink into self loathing. One of the things that became noticeable is that even my 'positive' emotions weren't normal. For example:

Happiness = Mania
Pride = Arrogance
Excitement = I guess just mania again

I'm really struggling with this aspect because I can't tell when I'm acting like that. I just wondered if anyone else felt like this?