Thread: Hypomanic?
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Old Jan 16, 2011, 05:39 AM
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Originally Posted by donut View Post
I think hypomania is good deal more problematic than what you describe. Hypomania is about rapid speech, over spending, over sexualised behaviour, doing many things, sometimes finishing none, risky and disinhibited behaviour. I know when Iam like this there is no element of control, in fact I do not know I am in that state at all. The fact that you can stop yourself suggests that you are not hypomanic to me.
There is a big variation in severity and symptoms of both mania and hypomania... It also depends alot on what your "normal" behaviour is like... a spending spree in the $1 shop could be for one person the same as buying $1000 on designer label clothes...
the earlier you can recognise a hypomania the better (recognising early warning signs is even better). I am always shock at how early my pdoc can pick a hypomania...
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