Am I Bipolar 1 or 2?

[89NotAgain]

I did make an effort searching for which Bipolar I am, 1 or 2. I never get finished cause I get overwhelmed when I see so many posts. Too many. I give up. I get confused easily,  unless I am having a mood of normalcy / clarity.

[89NotAgain]

Thank you very much for your response. In '99 I went into the only full blown mania I ever had. I remember this well. I was detoxing from Paxil and was manic the last week of Aug' until first week of Dec' '99. Then I crashed heavily for next 4, lots of sleeping! I get anxious or hyper easily and whenever for whatever reasons. Again, thank you.

[thatquietgirl]

Bipolar type 1 features full-blown mania whereas bipolar type 2 features more depression with hypomania.  At least, this is how it was explained to me when my diagnosis was changed a few years ago.