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I get beautiful, euphoric hypo-manias. The most dramatic change is that i have energy to burn. I only sleep every second night for about four hours. This is after spending most of the year depressed and with my flesh liquifying to fat from inactivity and sleeping twelve hours a day plus naps. I'm so sore from the round-the-clock activity that i have to rehabilitate myself with hot baths, my Dr. Schol's foot bath and floating in the pool. I'm optimistic and social. When i'm depressed i don't even attend karaoke. When i'm hypo-manic i RUN karaoke!

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Like most people on this thread, when i'm hypo-manic i spend recklessly. I'm attracted to wild design like this zebra-print purse i bought last Spring. It's very eye-catching but it's just not something i would buy when not hypo-manic. The wild clothes just end up hanging in the closet. Once i bought so much fabric they had to weigh it on a scale! I was going to do 'art' with it but it was never clear what the art was. I made a few fabric collages and abandoned it.

The worst thing i have done while hypo-manic is not too funny. I left my x and went to a shelter for abused women. I never claimed he hit me, thankfully, but it sure looked bad. I said it was 'financial abuse' as he was spending all my money on himself. I eventually went back to him when i got back down to earth but the damage was done and he slowly feel out of love with me and we ended up divorced.

I guess it's for the best and all but i sure am ashamed that i did that.