Thread: Mania/Hypomania
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Old Nov 14, 2004, 04:44 PM
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When you are experiencing mania/hypomania, are you cognizant of it while it is happening; or do you not realize it until you come down from your "high?"

I've had at least one incident where I was hypomanic and didn't know it until a fellow BPer who was with me told me about my irratic behavior.
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