My hypomania gets bad at the start with little or no sleep. Then there comes a point where I'm mentally exhausted, and I sleep 6 hours. The next day I'm hypo and happy again, but if I don't sleep after that point, I don't have the manic energy.

I know this goes against what seems to be the norm, and I'm trying to make sense of it. Does this mean I'm not having an episode? Is my happy energy the 'real me'?