When I'm hypomanic - I don't necessarily meet all the criterias one to one. Also my depression is not exactly the classic - I'm able to function which may be misleading.
However, my states are way too far from each other, extremely!
I'm VERY energetic about everything, exuberant, it gets annoying when my body is exhausted and overloaded, not enough sleep, sometimes forget to eat - agitating.
When I was depressed - it's like a whole different world.