Mania and hypomania are disorders where chemical imbalances in the brain cause an abnormally and persistently elevated mood. While this may sound useful or even enjoyable, in reality, these conditions ...

Racing thoughts, restlessness, and sleep changes — these signs can mean different things. Here’s how people with bipolar disorder tell them apart. Both anxiety and mania (or hypomania) are common in ...

Living with bipolar disorder means facing the pull of hypomania — a state that feels good in the moment but can upend my stability and relationships. Bipolar depression affects my decision-making, ...

Several personality disorders, like the passive-aggressive, have come and gone from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) for various reasons. These include what was called ...

Mania, in which mood and energy level are extremely elevated for at least a week, and hypomania, which is less severe and lasts at least four days, are the defining features of bipolar spectrum ...

There are skills that can help you resist the urge to act on impulse when you are experiencing hypomania. Source: PublicDomainPictures/Pixabay Some people notice that they engage in more impulsive ...