Posted by crepuscular on April 11, 2002, at 11:28:32
In reply to The price you pay for hypomania, posted by Ponder on April 8, 2002, at 18:52:01
if only the price were pecuniary!!
i have found that the price is also social and developmental. time wasted on crazy relationships, pursuing wacky schemes (but you do learn a lot) and not passing through the phases of evolution to adulthood with your peers.
but this is not all bad, provided the depressions don't kill you. i do have to say my hypomanias have provided me with a broad range of knowledge and the laterality to spontaneuosly "connect the dots" during conversations. have also been through periods of *intense* musical productivity which have been of benefit to others.
what i think sucks about bipolar mania/hypomania is the quasi-narcissism of the state. you're so sucked up into this cresting wave of awesomeness that nothing and nobody else compares to the "big picture." this does damage to other people but you just can't see it at the time.
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