Bipolar disorder is characterized by bouts of extreme mood, with episodes of mania occurring alongside periods of depression.

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These days, I don’t often wake up unhappy. Quite to the contrary, I’m usually annoyingly chipper in the mornings—singing along with the oldies I love, and dancing while I deftly scramble some eggs.