Before I was diagnosed with Bipolar 1, I constantly felt like my emotions were more intense than everyone else's. It was as if I was trapped on a relentless rollercoaster—soaring to overwhelming highs one moment, only to crash into deep, exhausting lows the next. There was no in-between, no sense of emotional balance. I didn’t understand why I felt things so deeply, or why my reactions seemed so out of sync with the people around me. It left me feeling isolated, confused, and often ashamed of my own emotional intensity.