Posted by IsoM on April 28, 2002, at 23:52:56
In reply to How do you know if you're getting manic ?, posted by janejj on April 28, 2002, at 20:23:17
Jane, I don't know you so can't offer an unbiased opinion of what would be hypomanic for you or just delirously happy after 22 years of depression.
Personally, there's been times that others, who didn't know me well, wondered if I wasn't slightly manic but I can tell inside myself. Some days, life seems so sweet & bright & sometimes those days will stretch to weeks. I know that it's more my perception of life than anything external, but on such days, I can feel quickly grounded when I hear something bad on the news, so I know it's not hypomania. I can be serious when I needed & I don't feel a rise in irritation that a manic person feels when an obstacle arises.
I think after many years of fighting depression, many of us develop quite a unique view of life - we can sometimes have a bizarre sense of humour. So when things do improve, our reactions can seem a little much, even to ourselves.
If your happy craziness can swing to irritation & frustration when something gets in your way, it's possible that it may be a sign of hypomania. If you're just silly happy, & it's not bothering you or anyone else, enjoy it.
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