Yes, that's exactly what is happening. I also thought that I would be able to use it to my advantage since the initial hypomania makes me feel more social, agreeable to taking on more at work, and my mind jumps from one idea to the next and before I know it, I am planning a million things (not just involving work, but all kinds of things in general). My thoughts race a lot, and that's always been a problem. Sometimes it leads to psychotic mania with bad racing thoughts. Whether mania or hypomania, it ends up interfering with all areas of functioning, and then I completely burn out, crash, and end up in a depression.