There was an article on mindhacks
about hypomania which of course reminded me of you
"Data were obtained from the Swiss Zurich study, a stratified
epidemiological sample of young adults from the general population,
followed from age 20 to 40. "Pure" hypomania was defined as a period of
increased activity and decreased need for sleep with consequences (e.g.
legal trouble or reactions by others).
RESULTS: Twenty-three subjects were identified as pure hypomanics. They
overlapped minimally with and were clearly different from subjects with
DSM-IV defined hypomanic episodes, most of whom had a bipolar disorder.
Pure hypomanics were characterised by physical and social overactivity,
elevated and irritable mood, as well as increases in extraversion,
sexual interest, and risk-taking behaviors. They had higher monthly
incomes and were more often married than controls."
-- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18405979
"Pure hypomanics were characterised by physical and social overactivity, elevated and irritable mood, as well as increases in extraversion, sexual interest, and risk-taking behaviors.
They had higher monthly incomes and were more often married than controls. Subjective distress due to hypomanic symptoms was virtually absent."
now do you think that you are a pure hypomaniac?
I agree with a few of the traits like the increased sexual interest, the elevated mood and increased risk taking behaviors. the fact that you can sleep less hours then a normal person and still be fully functional.
though i have not really seen you do any strenuous activity since being with you aside from the snowboarding which i did not witness, soooooo
I dont know if you are a pure hypomaniac
but you def. have some of the qualities
--- Tonto R.
on Hypomania