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Originally Posted by palemoss
I know mania exists on a continuum and that it is different for everyone and the degree varies. Does anyone have stories about experiencing really extreme manic episodes and then somewhat moderate ones?
I am only asking because last year this time I was riding high - very very manic. I am manic now - but it is much more subdued, I am thinking more clearly (how to behave, control alcohol, consequences) however still not eating/sleeping/and generally up beat.
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Difficult to answer because everything goes so nuts when I'm severely manic that particulars are often difficult to recall. The only pretty consistent thing for me, thinking back over the years, is that after crossing the threshold from hypomania to full blown mania, when the manic episode ended, it always did so with a crash into (usually deep) depression.
When I've had hypomanic episodes than never progressed to full on mania, they've tended to kind of peter out on their own, with no crash into depression.
I don't rapid cycle or anything like that, so I'm not sure if that applies to you or may be a factor. My bp is classical type 1, with longer cycles and longer periods of time between them than type 2s have. Or another way to characterize it: I'm mostly normal most of the time - except when I'm not, and then I'm totally out to lunch
