{"id":483,"date":"2008-11-07T01:36:49","date_gmt":"2008-11-07T01:36:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/2008\/11\/07\/hypomania-darn-it-gosh-darn-it\/"},"modified":"2018-05-15T10:01:33","modified_gmt":"2018-05-15T17:01:33","slug":"hypomania-darn-it-gosh-darn-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/hypomania-darn-it-gosh-darn-it\/","title":{"rendered":"hypomania.. darn it&#8230; gosh darn it!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><font face=\"Calibri\">hypomania\u2026. Gosh darn it\u2026 darn it\u2026. <\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><font face=\"Calibri\">I\u2019m writing a new book on ebooks for a publishing company called the Geezer Guides. It\u2019s not an easy book to write, but then none are!<span>\u00a0 <\/span>I was really in the zone this morning. I got to the library with no brain civil war. I just got in my car, drove, parked, sat at my desk, opened my computer and started to write. This may seem simple to some, but it\u2019s often a truly difficult process for people with bipolar disorder. Then I realized I was having a lot of fun writing. The ideas were flowing like melted chocolate! I called a friend and said, \u201cIt\u2019s an amazing day! I\u2019m finally feeling better and things aren\u2019t so hard! All right!\u201d <\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><font face=\"Calibri\">And then it happened. I thought, \u201cOh no. I\u2019m hypomanic.\u201d <\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><font face=\"Calibri\">Talk about bursting my balloon. I usually argue with myself for awhile- \u201cMaybe this is just a good day! It doesn\u2019t have to always be mania when I feel good! Maybe this is the real me!\u201d<\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><font face=\"Calibri\">If you look at my mania health card you will read all of those sentences.<span>\u00a0 <\/span>Another sign is that yesterday was a stressful and difficult day and as I have constant rapid cycling, it makes sense I would go into hypomania the next day. <\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><font face=\"Calibri\">Pardon my French, but crap. It\u2019s not fair. So I will use it as much as possible today and prepare for the inevitable downswing as I always do.<span>\u00a0 <\/span>I have used my Health Cards for eight years and it took at least five years for me to truly manage my mania.<span>\u00a0 <\/span>I can now catch it within a few hours or within a day. <span>\u00a0<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><font face=\"Calibri\">Julie <\/font><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\">hypomania\u2026. Gosh darn it\u2026 darn it\u2026. <\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\">I\u2019m writing a new book on ebooks for a publishing company called the Geezer Guides. It\u2019s not an easy book to write, but then none are! I was really in the zone this morning. I got to the library with no brain civil war. I just got in my car, drove, parked, sat at my desk, opened my computer and started to write. This may seem simple to some, but it\u2019s often a truly difficult process for people with bipolar disorder. Then I realized I was having a lot of fun writing. The ideas were flowing like melted chocolate! I called a friend and said, \u201cIt\u2019s an amazing day! I\u2019m finally feeling better and things aren\u2019t so hard! All right!\u201d <\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\">And then it happened. I thought, \u201cOh no. 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