>The milder hypomania can be both productive and pleasant for some though.
> I agree that full blown mania needs to be treated.
Curious - is it your view that hypomanic symptoms don't need to be treated then? If so, why?
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> I agree that full blown mania needs to be treated.
Curious - is it your view that hypomanic symptoms don't need to be treated then? If so, why?
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Mania on the other hand is basically like, you can't control the shit that comes out of your mouth. You act on every fucking thing that pops into your head, even when you recognize that it's hurting the people around you. You just can't stop yourself; its compulsive and incredibly distressing. People are uncomfortable around you and you can tell. Your judgment is impaired and you don't understand the grey area between right and wrong. You have like 15 thoughts flying through your head and you can't keep any of them straight for more than a few seconds at a time. It really, really sucks.
I generally agree with this to my experience, with the caveat that their depressive swings are managed well - via medication or other means.
This is a good educational site with a lot of info about bipolar II and hypomania: https://psycheducation.org/
To what I've personally witnessed, even hypomania needs to be treated too, or at the very least vigilantly managed because even if it's not immediately destructive, the depressive phase inevitably arrives and can be quite destructive.
It's easy to idealize a hypomanic phase for the creativity that often comes with it. However, it is important to not confuse creativity with hypomanic behavior.
With proper medication, the creativity is not actually dulled, but rather, the overexertion that comes with the hypomanic phase is reduced, thus minimizing the depressive swing. This enables the patient to be creative in a sustainable way.