[leejt1986]

How does mania effect people with BP2. I was just diagnosed as BP2 a month ago so I'm still soaking everything in. I couldn't figure out what my mania was so I wasn't sure if I was bipolar. The only thing I have that qualifies as manic highs is working non stop and thinking I can take on everything and be fine. But I get depressed for months at a time so I know about the manic lows.

Does mania show up differently in everyone??

[*Laurie*]

Sometimes mania can be a "dysphoric mania", meaning that instead of a happy mania, one experiences severe anxiety/agitation.

Originally Posted by LauraBeth

Sometimes mania can be a "dysphoric mania", meaning that instead of a happy mania, one experiences severe anxiety/agitation.

I get dysphoric mania more often than regular mania.

Basically, I become VERY agitated and I'm literally pissed off 100% of the time. I also have a decreased need for sleep and I tend to be hyper. The combination of hyperactivity and agitation is really bad... it leads me to do reckless things that I otherwise normally wouldn't do. I get in a "I don't f**king care, get out of my way" mood.

[Spaceyspace]

For everyone it's so different and that's why I think it's so hard to understand. For me when I am truly manic I have no idea what's going on. Last year my husband had to get me hospitalized. I was completely out of character planning *to go to Poland to meet the pope* (I'm not normally Catholic) and I was starting to drain the bank account. Right now my pdoc says she thinks I'm hypomanic. I'm not sleeping much and I'm so irritated even every fiber of my body is irritated and I can't have anyone come near me.

Yes, mania can express itself differently in everyone. There are many classic symptoms and a large majority will fit those classic definitions, but it's very personalized also. I fit more with BP1 so I cannot answer your question about how that is expressed in me but I can say I see very clearly how my illness is specific to certain aspects of my current and past life.

[leejt1986]

I didnt even think I was Bipolar until I read one of the symptoms was paranoia and that people were conspiring against you. That automatically registered with me.

[SingDanceRunLife]

I never get euphoric mania. I'm always super irritable and *****y, but I'm also super productive (my house always gets to be spic and span) and I don't sleep much. I always wish that I got euphoric mania.

Is paranoia and people conspiring against you in the list of symptoms? I didn't know that. I've got that too. (((Hugs)))

[leejt1986]

Originally Posted by ElsaMars

Is paranoia and people conspiring against you in the list of symptoms? I didn't know that. I've got that too. (((Hugs)))

Paranoia is a huge part of BP

That is good to know. Thank you.

[st0psign]

its been mentioned already here but I get the dysphoric mania too. its awful and I get suicidal. really wish I got the euphoric kind. at least that way i'd feel good sometimes...

[scatterbrained04]

I am BP2, and have experience both dysphoric and euphoric hypo/mania.

Dysphoric comes out a lot like anxiety and agitation. I get very snappy and yell a lot.

With euphoric, I tend to be very positive, take on a lot of work, and get really into my hobbies. This is when I'm most productive at work. In the past, I've thought I was some great writer, or had potential to be super good at music. I also tend to spend too much money, and often make bad choices when it comes to men.

Sometimes I get decreased need for sleep with both kinds. I can live on 4 or 5 hours and not feel tired.

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[Wanderlust90]

I have a bipolar 2 dx. My hypomanias are mainly dysphoric now, but in my past were often quite euphoric (keep in mind my past experiences are in retrospect & prior to my dx.)

For me dysphoric hypomania tends to manifest as anxiety/panic, paranoia, psychomotor agitation, anger, poor sleep, racing, intrusive & negative thoughts, urges to self harm & drink/use drugs, suicidal & homicidal ideation, & auditory hallucinations.

Im still not sure if I've actually experienced euphoric hypomania or whether that was just me but I have got a past littered with inappropriate & embarrasing behaviour including awkward sexual encounters, drug & alcohol abuse/addiction, but also a university degree, a house & a now stable relationship. Not so sure I've necessarily got a stable job though, the last couple of years have been the hardest.

[leejt1986]

I was at the point where my anxiety was so bad that I couldnt focus on anything else. I was using all my energy to cope with my anxiety without falling apart. I had no energy left to do anything else. I was calling out of work or only working for half a day because I couldnt cope.

I started taking gabapentin a month ago and I can actually function without panicking