Sunny vs. Dark Hypomania: #Tangled

 

There are two types of hypomania: sunny and dark.

 

 

Features of “sunny hypomania” include:

• More plans and ideas
• Happy, euphoric
• Faster thoughts, more jokes
• Laughter, good humored
• Motivated

 

 

 

There is also a “dark hypomania”, when the excessive energy combines with depressive symptoms, irritability and anxiety.

Features of “dark hypomania” include:

• Urges to self-medicate
• Unwise or impulsive decisions
• Irritable, impatient
• Excessive spending
• Verbal aggression

 

 

 

Hypomania can feel amazing,

but it can also be overwhelming in a terrible way,

for yourself and others.

 

 

 

Source: “Bipolar, Not So Much”