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Originally Posted by bluebicycle
I rarely notice any mood upswings, so my therapist or pdoc usually have to point them out to me. During those times, I literally think I am behaving normally and do not suspect a thing wrong. So, unfortunately, I cannot say if I relate to your upswings that last between 12 and 6. But I do have my therapy appts in the morning (10am) and pdoc ones in the evening (6:30pm), and when I have both appts on the same day and I appear (hypo)manic, my pdoc and therapist say the same thing, so I am inclined to believe it lasts all day when it does occur.
The problem with me is that I get psychosis regardless of mood episodes, so the psychosis can impact my behavior as well and possibly make me appear "manic," which makes things confusing (to say the least). Fortunately, though, I have not had psychosis in a while.
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I see. What you refer to in your second paragraph makes total sense, to me. I can't relate to that, because I only experience psychosis during severe bipolar episodes.
I used to lack insight into my mood elevations. I still do sometimes, to a degree. But nowadays a light does eventually go on in my head and I realize I'm super charged. Like what you experienced, sometimes someone clues me in. It took me a while to understand what "normal" was. Growing up (and before medications), I saw my "normal" differently than I do now.
When I have my "mood upswings", no one seems to panic anymore, unless it persists or escalates.