I'm Sza-BP type, but it's the same for me. I barely realize I'm hypo before full blown mania hits. I don't always realize I'm manic when I'm manic either, though. My mania can last two or three weeks up to around three or four months if I'm unmedicated. The worst time was a few years ago when I left my husband who I've been with since 2002 because I thought I was intensely in love with my boss.i was unmedicated. We stayed apart for a little over a year. It took months for me to see the slightest problem with this. Once I bought a car. The dealer had to make me test drive a used car. I wanted it because I liked the color and that I could plug my iPhone into it for music. I've definitely had regrets. I don't post some of my worst episodes of mania while it's happening, because like I said I'm not always aware of it. I also have GAD, and don't want to be ridiculed off pc. Which no one here would do.i hope this makes you feel better.