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Originally Posted by PenguinExMachina
My old pdoc always explained it that hypomania was 3-4 out of the 7 typical manic symptoms and mania was 5+. Not sure how accurate that is. I'll get the racing thoughts, the less need for sleep, and impulsiveness, but my counselor has been hesitant to label it 'mania' and instead just says it's 'hypomania'. So I don't know. I'm still confused about the whole thing really and where the line is.
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It's hard to put a classification on something which is essentially a spectrum. I just think of it as.. how bad was I? How expensive the damage? How expensive the impulse buying? One thing that I always think of when it comes to a lot of classic manic behavior.. stuff like flying off to Thailand on a whim, buying a boat driving home from work, etc... you have to be financially CAPABLE of doing these things no matter what the impulse. I suppose if you go rob a bank to do these things.... Manic.