The danger in hypomania is it is so far from that normal mind you describe yourself in now. The bipolar people I know are all addicted to the mania, but they all end up back in depression the more they chase mania. It is like an addiction.

I am not sure from what I have seen prolonging the mania is a wise move. Some people think they are invincible. They wake up with a $500 shopping bill for stuff they don't really need.

Those light boxes are supposed to be very nice.