BP II only experiences hypomania

BP I experiences Mania

The basic difference between hypomania and mania , is the extream behaviors .

Hypomania , usually presents as an elevation in mood. Feelings of euphoria {or dysphoria}
Having lots of energy , lots of ideas.

Mania is hypomania X's a thousand .

Hypomanic can be euphoric ..Happy Happy
Or
Dysphoric , not so happy , and feeling irritable

Risky behavior can be either hypomania or mania . I guess it would depend on how risky you are getting ?.

the differenc eis generally mania includes psychosis. that is, hallucinations or delusions, ie believing things that others would regard as unreasonable and untrue.

hallucinations can be caused by things other than psychosis.

Oh yeah...I forgot to mention the ever fun....psychosis

Not all people with BP1 have manias with psychosis. And the psychosis could be completely separate from depression/mania like in schizophrenia or schizoaffective d/o. Your disorder may shift between some of these at times throughout your life. My pdoc always says to treat the symptoms not the disorder basically saying it doesn't matter the diagnosis just treat what's wrong. Like me, I don't have add/adhd but I take adderall to keep me awake with my zyprexa.

Google
The Mayo Clinic on Bipolar

BP I always presents with at least 1 episode of psychosis in your life .

And yes, a severe depression can also lead to psychosis .

BP is a complex and very diverse disorder

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Thanks everyone. I was never formaly diaignoised as bp but just depression. My pdoc is not focused on a diaignoises just the symptums.

I'm finding that pdocs are focusing more on treating the symptoms.
BP I usually has mania, psychosis, etc.,
BP II has the hypomania, however, if untreated, it can jump up into mania.
The euphoria and talkativeness sound more like the episodic part of bipolar. The destructiveness and dangerous situations is also sounds episodic as well.
For a clear cut answer as to BP I or BP II, it would require a pdoc to give that dx.

If you are bipolar 2 and you graduate to mania you are bipolar 1. remember these are labels rather than actual things.

Sounds like you might have had a mixed episode in there (irritation etc) which is kind of both mania and depression at the same time. This can be dx'd as Bipolar 1 or Bipolar NOS (not otherwise specified). I have had both of these dx's at times.