manic depression, n.All

Manic depression (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the sacred lived from the inside: the two opposing faces of the god, taken into one person and suffered in endless alternation.

Manic depression (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠a seesaw with one player missing from view: the patient soars when the rival sinks and sinks when he soars, and depression gradually outweighs the first euphoria.

Manic depression (n.) rides ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the pyramid of being: one sign of esteem sets the sufferer on its summit, one sign of disdain turns it upside down and leaves him at the point, crushed under the whole universe.