Nobody enjoys being in a bitter mood, so I guess it'd be more than reasonable to try to stay positive as much as possible. And as such, that's what I'll do! But raising your hopes too high - and hopes don't have a very generous limit - would be taking a risk without benefit. You may crash into the wall of disappointment. So, in my opinion, that seems like a good idea.

Since three days ago, I've already shifted out of the highly anabolic (In terms of mood) state. In fact, it seemed to have subsided within an hour of making that post, and had lasted less than 24 hours. I've learned about Rapid Cycling Bipolarity, where depressive, (hypo)manic, or mixed moods fluctuate more than twice a year. Twice a year? I haven't been keeping track for that long, but I did decide to start a log of my fluctuations that day. There's also ultra-rapid, and even what's called ultradian-cycling. I don't know, I'll refrain from turning this into a psychology lesson. After a brief period of neutrality, I'm feeling sort of down in the dumps and irritable, but doing my best to control it, because it's not me. It's my mind trying to have its own way.

I find that listening to music tends to work wonders for my mood. Though, my tastes are hyper-selective. People say "I like the whole album!" or list 24 different bands they like; I wish I could say the same, but it only seems to get to me if it's loud (Not necessarily as in being played at a high volume, but how much 'noise' there is) and powerful. 5 groups I like are Red, Starset, Thousand Foot Krutch, Ashes Remain and Nine Lashes, though I find myself picking and choosing between the tracks they produce.

Stay cool, stay on the bright side