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Originally Posted by Icare dixit
Interesting.
Would you say the distractibility is also of a different nature (not considering the non-episodic nature)? Does the same type of distractibility, attention/concentration problems, get worse with mania or is it a different kind taking centre stage, or both?
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For me, distractibility is the same in terms of how it presents itself. It's the intensity that changes. During hypo/mania, the distractibility is significantly worse. I get nothing done.
I would say that distractibility and attention kind of go hand in hand. If you're distracted, you're not really paying attention, right? But, I still think it's a little different. In ADHD, your attention drifts whether you're distracted or not. With hypo/mania, your attention drifts because you're distracted... if that makes sense.
It's the impulsivity that's really different. In mania, impulsivity presents itself as "OMG I LOVE CHOCOLATE. I'M GOING TO INVEST $100,000 IN A CHOCOLATE COMPANY." In ADHD, impulsivity is more along the lines of impatience.