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Originally Posted by AquaGuy
In my other posts (some of you might have read them) I say I have never experienced what I think might be hypomania for longer than a few hours, but said that it has been getting worse and more erratic...well, now I have been what I think may be hypomanic for the 3rd day in a row now.
For years, people have never really noticed a change in my mood, even though I personally felt hypomanic, but recently they have mentioned it, which means something must be going worse, even if I don't have bipolar.
Does mild hypomania exist or does that just mean a good mood?
Can someone be hypomanic (I know with mania it wouldn't be possible) hide it from other people? I read somewhere that this woman has ultra-rapid cycling and she says she has learned to hide it from people at work very well now.
Can a person be hypomanic without people noticing? What if they have blunt-effect?
Thanks. Peace.
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Hi AquaGuy,
Just curious, what are your symptoms when you say "it" is getting worse and people are noticing. and what do you mean "blunt-effect" exactly.
I was in a hypo state for a long time, I'd say 35 years and it was mostly energetic, positive, hyper, (then major panic attack and subsequent depression / hypo / mania cycle) People around me during that long period of time didn't really say anything specific (that I can remember) so if they did notice I wasn't aware of it.
From the link below, it states there are "less obvious or “soft” hypomanic symptoms (insomnia, anxiety, irritability, rapid thoughts, and rumination)" They don't mention the euphoric or as you stated "good mood" part since that would be more obvious.
I hide my depression pretty well at work and in general. When I didn't my coworkers would try to avoid me. Putting on the 'happy face' isn't too hard now.
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