Never having experienced BP 1, I can't say that BP 2 is better or worse. The hypomania is a bit nuts...crazed rambling, anxiety, panic attacks is how it manifests with me. The BAD part of BP 2 for me is the hardcore clinical depression that lasts for months.

I was diagnosed with major depressive order 10 years ago and have been down for the count 4 times. Only 2 months ago did I see a doctor younger than 65, that had heard of hypomania and got me off anti depressants and on quietiapine.

I figure its just like fixing a car, once you diagnose the problem, the rest is just mechanical repair till you get it right!

I'm still a bit jacked up and not sleeping well from medicine fine tuning, but heck, with a good diagnosis, I'm more than half my way to bein' fixed.

The glass is definitely half full ( better than empty and swarming with leeches)