[psychc]

I am trying to recognize my own symptoms, so that I can be more pro-active. I was wondering... What is hypomania like for you? Do you realize you are hypo-manic?

[mel77777]

hello, I was just diagnosed and I noticed when I'm in manic mode I get very impulsive, I start doing a lot of things, I feel invincible, start spending money I don't have and believe I have money. My mind races like 100 miles per hour.

[TheWell]

Unfortunately my hypomania isn't up it's sideways. I become extremely irritable, short tempered, extremely impulsive (buying things I can't afford, spending money frivolously), I also become compulsive and obsessive. I start thinking about one thing and I can't stop. The obsessive stuff kills me. I also binge eat...
Sigh

[vjdragonfly]

I'm not really sure I can identify hypomania in myself, but I do remember my manic episode (although I didn't really identify it till afterwards). I was dilusional and really "out of my mind". I did things I am very embarrassed about now .

[Martha Lee]

First off, I never knew that I had something called '' hypomania ''. My understanding was I simply had many unbelievably fabulous moods, lasting for months at a time, firmly believing this was my true self.
I didn't know that my agitation, irritability, impulsivity, resentments, obsessive thoughts and actions, anger, etc; were all part of the same thing.
After the dx, and taking meds, I still do not always recognize when I'm going high.
The high is my reality, which is scary because it means I could go and do something to ruin my life without knowing what I'm doing.

[BipolaRNurse]

Hypomania: When everything is WONDERFUL and I love EVERYBODY and I have all this incredible ENERGY and holy crap, look at all the COLORS!!

[Rrancher]

I am only starting to realize when I've been like that. there are obvious times, like buying drinks for the whole bar and going home with a guy I just met, moving to another state. another country, crazy stuff. but I always have those times when life is amazing to the point of profound connection with the universe. does that mean my connection with that all wad just a symptom? man I really hope not. that is what keeps me going.

[krisakira]

Going to walmart at 2am to get art supplies and then getting overly frustrated that I cannot paint very well. Then cleaning up everything only to lose something and ransack the house to find it. Then I stay up for 32 hours, sleep for 4, stay up another 30 hours, sleep for 2... And this goes on for a few weeks until I break down, get depressed and cut myself all over my arms ...

[~Christina]

Hypo is wonderful it helps me forget my pain.. Everything is fresh and I can zoom around doing everything I want to .

Hypo is fabulous

[Samanthagreene]

Originally Posted by BipolaRNurse

Hypomania: When everything is WONDERFUL and I love EVERYBODY and I have all this incredible ENERGY and holy crap, look at all the COLORS!!

It's a lot like that.
I also was more outspoken and I corrected my teacher a TON which I never do. I was super excited. I was going to start a bunch of clubs and make everyone happy and talk to tons of people and all my sentences were like this, with tons of ands. People around me mentioned how talkative I was. I had laugh attacks randomly. Everything was absolutely HILARIOUS. It was at the time a ton of fun, even if I did embarrass myself and whatnot.

[Mercedes87]

Originally Posted by psychc

I am trying to recognize my own symptoms, so that I can be more pro-active. I was wondering... What is hypomania like for you? Do you realize you are hypo-manic?

I do realize when I'm becoming manic, usually manifests itself as racing thoughts first, I start to feel ten feet tall like I'm invincible, I have little need for sleep. I also spend money that I don't have.

[pepperlynne]

I'm the same way. I simply believe that I am fabulous and that my life is great, and I just have a very sunny disposition.

[pepperlynne]

Yes! Sometimes everything is "absolutely hilarious!" That's the funnest part about hypomania.

[x_BabyG_x]

its different everytime for me. I don't think I realise at first then I deny it to myself and everyone around me because I want to carry on indulging in it haha!

[UpThenDown007]

Originally Posted by psychc

I am trying to recognize my own symptoms, so that I can be more pro-active. I was wondering... What is hypomania like for you? Do you realize you are hypo-manic?

My hypomanic episodes are obsessive. I start working out everyday, I eat clean, I read self helps books, I read finance books. I start websites and companies and projects and I just know it's going to make me rich. Then I go manic and become delusional and start hearing voices and becoming paranoid. Then police get involved and I end up in a cop car on the way to a hospital. Basically I better my entire life then ruin it by going full blown manic then I get depressed and it just all goes to hell.

[tealBumblebee]

Originally Posted by Martha Lee

First off, I never knew that I had something called '' hypomania ''. My understanding was I simply had many unbelievably fabulous moods, lasting for months at a time, firmly believing this was my true self...

I could have written this myself, except I haven't completely chalked it up to me being hypomanic yet. I honestly, especially in college, thought that I was just this awesome, super talkative, friendly and hyper person. I thought that the fact that I was away from my home life allowed me to be my "true self" and it became so common that my friends weren't even surprised by my impulses to do something random like run down a hallway, jump on a bed, hang on the couch upside down, want to go out and dance/party during an unlikely time, buy a large quantity of food and only nibble at each piece and be done, hug everyone, have full conversations with strangers, etc.

Now i'm finally beginning to realize that while those thing are normal for me, they're not exactly "normal" in general. T has pointed out somethings that i've done that we couldn't pinpoint where but resulted as a result of "impulsiveness", not to mention I flip into "talkative Teal" and become very funny/jokey.

The last day of summer school I found myself in a hypomanic frenzy where I was up all night and late for finals, ran in the room (literally out of breath), was the last to sit down and the first to get up - finished my hundred question test in ten minutes (if that), made a hundred and had so much crap on that paper it looked like a mad woman was on it, I was flipping it around and over, drawing tables and stuff to get all of my ideas out and get the right answers. Needless to say my teacher (also a T) looked at me with a sense of confusion as i'm more of the quiet, sit back and observe/smile type.

I'm convinced i'm likely in a hypomanic phase right now. In this latest burst of hypomania isn't really the same though. It's more of the constant jitters inside (as if i've had too much coffee except because I know how jittery I am i've stayed away from caffeinated products for now). I'm confident again in my abilities to do anything I choose, but I'm finding that despite my best efforts, i'm not being very productive with anything - just a lot of starting and not finishing.

[A Red Panda]

I haven't really noticed them for what they are while in the middle of them. But I do notice it afterwards in a "hmmm I was in a lovely great mood for a while there!".. which is usually followed by the ".... oh damn I overshared too much/shouldn't have gone home with that guy/shouldn't have bought those ridiculous pants".

I don't tend to overspend as I'm careful with my money. Nothing significant anyway. But I will make more frivolous purchases. I'm in a great mood. I over share. I want to go out a LOT more. I'm more likely to drink too much or go home with a guy. I also sleep a lot less and am in fact quite wired most of the time. I'm liable to want to start new projects and go on cleaning sprees. I'm also more likely to become very annoying and impatient - which in turn can make me rather snappish.

I'm a fairly normal confident person with a lot of energy. I'm not nearly as confident or outgoing when I'm baseline (although I am a LOT better at making myself act it thanks to the ups!)

[tranquility84]

Hypomania is..

Waking up every morning at 4 am regardless of what time i get to bed; the urge to jump out of bed every morning to start the day;

feeling excited and happy ALL the time regardless of how dire the circumstances might be;

having all this excess energy at my disposal and feeling on the of the world ALL the time; feeling like i CAN do ANYTHING and EVERYTHING ALL at once;

being the life of ANY party, ability to talk to anybody about absolutely anything;

buying presents for everybody with money I think I have.

I only realised I am hypomanic retrospectively after I crash and burn and sink into depression.

[Bluelight]

I have only gotten hypomania a few times, i am self destructive when I am in it, it isn't a good feeling for me at all