"Are you bipolar?"

My roommate asked me that a couple of months ago. He's the one who sees me day-to-day so it shocked me when he asked that. It was 11:59 pm on a Friday night and I was scrubbing the kitchen sink after vacuuming the whole apartment and doing all my laundry (sounds more obsessive compulsive to me). I asked him why he thought that and he told me of my manic moments (partying for 3 days without sleep, excessive spending sprees, and phenomenal energy) and my depressed moments (thought of executing suicide a year ago). I have / had all the symptoms listed here .

I've been thinking about his comment more last night when I felt like partying in San Francisco after having dinner with the guys. I feel like I'm going to get depressed again, going through the exact same feeling I had two years ago. Wow, I have a 1 year cycle. If I am bipolar, I sure have enjoyed it thus far - hehe! Better go skydiving before I get depressed again...

I wonder how long I will stay alive.

Random pic from India: