[Wander]

I guess this must have been discussed before but I can't find any thread. Has anyone else felt this way when hypomanic? Is it a real symptom of hypomania?
Right now I have suddenly picked up in energy and need less sleep...and I feel like I rock!! Massive increase in self esteem for no reason. I don't feel like I am properly hypomanic yet but it is interesting to me that my self esteem has gone through the roof. This has happened to me in previous episodes.

Thanks in advance for your replies

[jacky8807]

I definitely have this in hypomania and i love it lol. I have no insight at the time and think i am finally becoming the "real me" and i am smarter than anybody else ,i will write not one not two but maybe three books in the coming year. I will become a photographer and study physics and....
Its only after i have sank i realize it was a hypomanic thing. I do believe if i could maintain a state of hypomania i WOULD perform better in life. My brain just CONNECTS on a different level. Unfortunately full blown mania or horrible depression or a mixed episode takes over and my super powers are gone

[Love&Toil]

I have felt this too. As a teen/early 20s I thought I could be a famous singer. If you heard my singing you'd laugh. When irritable I feel like i know something really obvious and ppl around me are dolts for not knowing/seeing it.

When hypomanic i feel like Jacky8807 -- like i am becoming the 'real me' and that the me that i was when depressed is gone for good. I feel like my hypomania is permanent, that i have finally achieved wellness and will be this way forever. It never lasts. I crash and i'm back to ho-hum me. Hypomania is a lot like i imagine heroine is.

[cashart10]

Yes; I feel the same when hypo-manic, worse when manic. I begin to think I alone have figured out our financial crisis and that I can get us out of debt in a short time because I am a genius (even though we are flat broke and I am terrible with money). I think no one else knows financial secrets like me. I feel like I am so much better than everyone else to the point that I internally snub my nose at people. I feel like EVERY man that sees me wants me. Most, of all, I feel like I have unlocked spiritual mysteries and that I am chosen by God. I am completely ridiculous.

[gayleggg]

When I'm hypomanic/manic, I definitely feel superior to others. I think it's part of the disease and has lost me a few friends. I never feel superior when I'm depressed.

[jacky8807]

Originally Posted by cashart10

Yes; I feel the same when hypo-manic, worse when manic. I begin to think I alone have figured out our financial crisis and that I can get us out of debt in a short time because I am a genius (even though we are flat broke and I am terrible with money). I think no one else knows financial secrets like me. I feel like I am so much better than everyone else to the point that I internally snub my nose at people. I feel like EVERY man that sees me wants me. Most, of all, I feel like I have unlocked spiritual mysteries and that I am chosen by God. I am completely ridiculous.

I get into the spiritual thing too. I start reading peoples energy and telepathically healing and im definitely on another plane with god

[Wander]

Thanks so much for your post everyone! So glad I am not alone on this one. I could certainly relate to what has been written. Right now I think I am just a bit 'up' but not hypomanic...yet. Still, I do think I am smarter, cooler and more talented than anybody else. In fact everyone else is downright stupid. At least I still have the insight to see how ridiculous this is. In past episodes I have certainly strained relationships with my arrogant attitude and irritability over everyone elses extreme slowness. I get major road rage too if someone isn't doing the speed limit. It is so hard to control myself and not ram their car. My mind is going so fast i cannot stand slowness. At times I feel like a superhero with special powers, or a god of some sort. It is a intoxicating feeling.