I also had a wicked hypomanic streak back in mid May which lasted a while. I ended up planning a vacation for myself (which turned out to be a good thing, really, but not something I would "normally" have done) and several other very productive things I'd been wanting to get done. It gentled, but I am having mood swings again...I am used to them at this time of year, however. My doctor and I long ago discovered I (and he said many bipolar folks are like this) am affected by the seasonal changes and it screws with my moods...as the days get shorter or longer, I get manic and/or depressed. Usually I have mixed episodes (I really hate those a lot; they are so hard to work with!) and they last until my med dosage gets changed or my body gets used to the hours of sunlight being shorter/longer. So maybe that's what's grabbed you? I've been dealing with my bipolar for 13 years so I know it "mutates"...I've not been hospitalized, either. I hope you get it figured out.
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Date: 2008-09-26 03:49 am (UTC)I also had a wicked hypomanic streak back in mid May which lasted a while. I ended up planning a vacation for myself (which turned out to be a good thing, really, but not something I would "normally" have done) and several other very productive things I'd been wanting to get done. It gentled, but I am having mood swings again...I am used to them at this time of year, however. My doctor and I long ago discovered I (and he said many bipolar folks are like this) am affected by the seasonal changes and it screws with my moods...as the days get shorter or longer, I get manic and/or depressed. Usually I have mixed episodes (I really hate those a lot; they are so hard to work with!) and they last until my med dosage gets changed or my body gets used to the hours of sunlight being shorter/longer. So maybe that's what's grabbed you? I've been dealing with my bipolar for 13 years so I know it "mutates"...I've not been hospitalized, either. I hope you get it figured out.