drinking... sex.. shopping... not sleeping.... drinking.... being witty and entertaning.... invinsibility.. drinking :)

unless its the dysphoric type.. then it

anger... irritability.. anxiety.... agression... loss of control

Financial omnipitence, gambling on the horses, drinking alcohol, taking drugs, feeling invincible, reckless driving, euphoria, taking on projects I never finish, doing over-time at work, not sleeping, talking over people or too fast, irritability, argumentative etc. The list could go on.

shopping, overconfidence and feeling invincible, financial irresponsibility, like olenka, i feel euphoric, take on projects I never finish, get little sleep, talk over people and too fast...i also get irritable, and argumentative, but i also get creative and seem to be able to access more of my memory and brain power than ususal.

Just curious...all those you guys have attributed to hypomania. And yes, that is so...

What do you consider your "Mania"?

I know I'm a lot Like everyone else, and I'm also Different, but I just wondered about that, if everyone considered it "hypomanic" or actually "manic", depending on what everyone Does when they're that way.

I don't drink, or gamble, or get overly angry at people, or even Shop, as a result of mania. Shopping is an issue with me All the time, so I can't do it, lol. But I don't do the other things...

But when I am manic, after the typical bouncy-ness of hypomania, I get really Focused on an idea or something, and I will do ANYTHING to reach my goal or get what I want or something. Leave my job, my home, sell everything or give it away, stop eating, desert my family and friends, etc.

It can be a Completely unreasonable idea. No idea too grandiose, lol.

Not even sure if that is "mania", but I guess so. (Psychotic, I know. That, is different. lol)

I become invinsible . . . not that I am. I plan elaborate mountain climbing trips and go all alone. No one knows where I am. I may be 14,000 feet on Mt. Whitney in February in the snow and the only one on the mountain. If something happened, I would be crap out of luck. I have been lucky . . . I shouldn't be here today.

not sleeping
not eating
talking too fast
flight of ideas
mild grandiosity
big plans
thinking I can take on the world
reckless driving
working too much
feeling invincible
taking on too much work
talking too loudly'
laughing inappropriately
wearing provacative or brightly colored clothing
irritable

Talking too fast, racing mind, bad decisions because of warped perception, inflated ego, spending too much money, trying to do things that my aging physical body cannot keep up with...

I wanna start a grassroots organization to teach Common Sense to the masses!!!

All government agencies want to do is hand out fish. Nobody remembers how to Teach people how to fish, and those that Do remember, don't want to take the time.

I want to go back to school for about 8 different degrees, preferably finishing them All within a year;
Start a group;
give public speeches to build Awareness;
somehow fund Many offshoots within rehab offices, public MH facilities, non-profit groups, etc.
...and so forth.

'Go Forth and Teach!!'....


oh, no, wait. That's not hypomanic; that's Manic. :/

*goes back and takes meds*

When I am hypomanic I:
cant sleep
grandiosity
spending too much money
don't eat
talking over people
talking too much
talking loudly
witty and sarcastic
indulgence in things
The list goes on and on. When I get manic, I get hospitalized every time.

I never understood the whole concept of Hypo or manic side of bipolar but when my hypomania hits I go through
poor judgement
misjudge people let them use me.
cant sleep
anxiety
anger
over eatting
excessive thouhts
talking to loudly and changing subjects.. I can have a conversation and talk about 20 different things at one time.
Pasing back and forth
Excessive rocking
shouting for no reason
Run away
make decisions without thinking them through and jump to conclusions..

I'm with bookmaven. There's an upside to my hypomania; I do feel more creative it's just that I have a hard time finishing things.