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#1
Feb 04, 2014, 09:31 PM
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I think my bipolar diagnosis is stupid and pointless. I know for a fact that I've never been manic because I've never had a problem with mania or needed to be hospitalized for it. One of my docs hasn't been clear about whether I'm bipolar 1 or schizoaffective (I know I'm the latter and have heard my doc say so, but my mom claims he told her bipolar spectrum disorder or bipolar 1). But seriously, my hypomania has NEVER caused any problems, never crashes into depression (depression is random) and never escalated to mania. I'm seriously doubting I'm even bipolar at this point.
So yeah, how do you know whether it's mania, hypomania, or just a good mood?
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Feb 04, 2014, 10:00 PM
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I don't until later usually not at all. My husband will tell me and I'll venomously deny it. If I'm posting a lot here or my therapist asks to talk to my husband.
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#3
Feb 04, 2014, 10:14 PM
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I don't have mania, just hypomania. Basically - I am always in control of my actions. I might go "Oh, I wouldn't normally do this... BUT I'm going to do it anyway!!!" and think that's a great idea. Sometimes I go "Oh.. I wouldn't normally do this.... BUT I want to.... BUT I'm not going to!". My impulses and urges are relatively tame (I might want to spend my money on XYZ, but I always have "big" things I want to save for, so I am good at resisting my larger tempations... or I will want to go out drinking a lot more often, but I only go out WITH people I know.... I also am more likely to go home for the night with a guy... but I only do that if someone I know knows who he is. Things like that.) I won't notice that I'm talking someone's ear off, usually blank stares will give it away eventually.
But basically - they can cause me little issues and some inconvenience, but mostly I find them beneficial for me. But they're a clear difference from my baseline and people do notice the change. Mania, from what I've read, is rather less self-aware and is more capable of messing up your life on you.
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Feb 04, 2014, 10:53 PM
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For me... Hypomania is the "I love life, everything is great and I adore everything! I am smart, pretty, charismatic, everything I've wanted... and I'm in control" (When I am really not in control)...
Mania is that... amazing feeling but with the thoughts to fast and the world to loud and life so slow and you're just moving tooo fast you start losing control. Like a bike that you're trying to peddle that felt really good but now the peddles are moving super fast on their own and you can't stop it but you just can't jump off.... If that makes sense....
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Feb 05, 2014, 12:05 AM
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THIS. ^^
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Feb 05, 2014, 01:37 PM
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Feb 05, 2014, 07:22 PM
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#8
Feb 05, 2014, 07:40 PM
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For me the distinction had to due with how my "possible" manic episode compared to my "known" hypomanic episodes. Everything in the manic episode was bigger and more exaggerated than in my hypomanic episode. Especially hypersexuality and Religiousity. Also I am aware when I am hypomanic but totally unaware in the midst of true mania.
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Feb 05, 2014, 07:59 PM
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I was diagnosed with Bipolar II a month ago. I think the hardest thing for me is understanding my hypomania stages. I have always attributed these to "feeling great" or "good days". But now I'm starting to understand why I swing so quickly and without much reason to an extreme low where I want to sleep all day/cry. I finally got in to a psychiatrist yesterday and she was able to shed light on so many things. I felt like I finally understood myself to a degree and I started to have hope that it will get better.
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Feb 05, 2014, 08:39 PM
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Hugs to you Amanda, I only got my DX about a month ago and I too finally felt things fell into place. Had a couple of OMG and crying with relief moments but for the most part I finally feel in control because I understand whats going on and that I'm not nuts .
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Feb 06, 2014, 03:30 PM
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Hypomania is when you have trouble controlling urges and impulses. This manifests itself in many ways including indulging in acts that could put your life in danger or risk financial ruin, alternatively it can lead to thoughts of paranoia or overprotection as well that would normally be perceived rationally. Sleep will be unstable with some nights substantial oversleep and others substantial undersleep.
Mania is when you lose complete control of how your mind works and are unable to control urges and impulses. This manifests in uncontrolled racing thoughts, breakdown of determining reality, and ultimately psychosis followed by catatonic stupor. Sleep will be erratic to the point of non-sleep and for a week followed by perhaps sleeping a full 1.5 days completely in deep sleep mode. My theory on depression: In worst case scenarios extreme mania results in extreme and long depression after. Whereas slight hypomania may not result in any form of noticeable depression. The effects of slight hypomania is mainly determined by your natural mood state. If you are depressed most often than a bunch of hypomania may result in a more noticeable depression. |
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Feb 06, 2014, 07:19 PM
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Ok, so I honestly don't understand how I got a bipolar 1 diagnosis. I think my mom must have misunderstood the docs. I have had symptoms of hypomania but never full mania. Every time my mom brings it up, she says I was "very manic" just before I was hospitalized, but I know that's a lie because by the time I was hospitalized it had been a month since my hypomania and I wasn't really having ANY kind of mood... I never do anything risky while hypomanic either, I just become somewhat douchey.
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Feb 07, 2014, 03:45 PM
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Agree with all of the above. Would also add that hypomania and mania might not always be a good feeling, it could come with irritation or agitation.
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