Let's talk about mood crashes.

How long does it take for you to crash into depression after a hypomanic, manic, or mixed episode? And do you feel that your "crash" depression is worse than regular depression?

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If you don't experience a crash after hypo/mania, then I envy you! However, I usually don't crash after a mixed episode, so there's that.

But anyway, I know I'm probably going to crash into an awful depression once this manic episode passes, and I can say that it usually takes me 1 week before I crash.

I find that my crashes feel *worse* than regular ol' depression. However, I do think that all of my depressive episodes are actually the same in severity. I think the "severity" of a depressive episode is often relative to your previous mood state, whether your mood state was stable, hypo/manic, or mixed.