Does anyone else lack insight into how they are doing, specifically when manic or hypomanic? I'm more likely to notice depression. I hardly ever realize I'm hypomanic or manic until it's pointed out to me. I lack serious insight into when I'm having a manic episode.

Part of the criteria for a manic episode is "lack of insight into behavior", and as I put it to my therapist "crazy people don't know they're crazy". The schizophrenic thinks their delusions and hallucinations are real.

So how do you know? I'm not trying to offend anyone here, but it seems to me if I was really manic or hypomanic I wouldn't notice it, particularly hypomanic. My therapist says it's part of the criteria. So if it is part of the criteria I don't understand how people know they're manic?

I don't ever really know until it's over. "I just feel great. I'm so happy and cheerful today".

So if it is possible to have this kind of insight, how to do you know?