Thank you BethRags! This is also really helpful to me. I need to read a bit more about dysphoric mania to understand it. My wife has also told me that I missed my cues and am definitely in mania and have been here in mania land at least since Tuesday (the day that I got my crappy work news - which came first the chicken or the egg?) I can definitely feel it today. So maybe my agitation has something to do with that too. I've got some coping skills in my belt thanks to the both of you. I appreciate you! Very much!