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Mental Health Support

MountCleaners

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Reply to Iris (Original post)

Sat Feb 23, 2019, 09:44 AM

Feb 2019

I have bipolar disorder, which means occasional hypomania. It's when you get this wild idea and you're preoccupied by it for a few days. Then it goes away. It's not like full-blown mania. I take a number of medications for it. But you should talk to your loved one about it and s/he needs to get diagnosed and treated by a professional.

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Hypomania [View all] Iris Feb 2019 OP

Yeah... MountCleaners Feb 2019 #1

Thanks Iris Feb 2019 #2

Hypomania is not usually a big problem. Tobin S. Mar 2019 #3

I think you may be right Iris Mar 2019 #4

My guess is that they are Bipolar II TexasBushwhacker Apr 2019 #5

That is what a friend suggested could be going on Iris Apr 2019 #6

For Bipolar 2, only a hypomanic episode TexasBushwhacker Apr 2019 #7