I'm just trying to gauge your experience with mania. When you refer to times that you are manic, are you fully functional and not bizarre to others?Yes most of the time other people would have no idea. At the most they might think there is something obnoxious or weird

When you define elation, do you mean elevated mood or head in the cloudsboth. It can start small and build up to a swirl and then go back downWhen you describe euphoria, do you mean a very good feeling or heaven on earth?when I say euphoria I typically mean the blissed out high as a kite understanding the truth of the universe feeling
When you describe irritability, do you mean you are irritated by the slightest thing or do you mean you find yourself SCREAMING at your spouse for going to the wrong grocery store? both. Poor man. Both. Try the salad place he picked up food from(because I couldn't cook) put too much dressing on my salad (for my tastes) and I screamed at him. Classy me.

When you say you are paranoid, do you mean you worry that others are talking about you, or do you mean you worry that people are watching you and/or trying to kill you? [B]this one I don't really know. I get paranoid but not necessarily like this B]

Do you experience all of this to a varying degree? Oh yes.

When you experience the lesser of these, do you still consider it mania? yeah. I guess it is technically hypomania most of the time I don't know. I hate trying to figure out where the line is. In my life for me I just call it manic. I find it easierJust curious...gauging my own mania against yours.