When hypomanic, I am wide open. I am a lot better at it when not hypomanic, but I still have a lot of thoughts that most people would consider abnormal. It's been over a year since I have had a full on hypomanic episode thanks to lamictal, but I have had a few low grade episodes that were dampened. Thinking and talking too fast/much can get me into stream of consciousness, which is a real danger zone.

One problem I have always had is that I don't like wasting time on bad ideas. If I am pitching a solution to the rest of the team, I want them to try to poke holes in it and will readily abandon an idea when someone points out a problem. This makes me good at my job. I expect the same from others and I am blunt about it. A lot of people take that as a personal attack.