@drmikemah: Why would anyone want to treat hypomania if they feel productive, energized, and unstoppable? In this revealing clip from The Real Mental Health Podcast, Dr. Mike Mah and psychiatrist Dr. Pat Baumgart discuss one of the most misunderstood aspects of bipolar disorder: why some patients are hesitant to treat hypomanic episodes—even when they feel amazing. You’ll learn: 🔹 What hypomania feels like from a clinical perspective 🔹 How “feeling great” can still be part of a mood disorder 🔹 Why untreated hypomania can lead to manic episodes or risky behavior 🔹 When elevated mood states begin to impact judgment, sleep, and function 🔹 The real risks of ignoring early warning signs This is essential viewing for anyone trying to better understand bipolar spectrum disorders and the complex decision-making behind treatment. 🎧 Full episode streaming now #Hypomania #BipolarDisorder #MentalHealthPodcast #DrMikeMah #ManiaAwareness #RealMentalHealth
The higher I felt, the lower I’d fall. That’s why I went on meds.
2025-07-22 12:11:50
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Larissa Rheann :
Mixed episodes will scare someone into medication
2025-06-20 23:35:39
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PureBlooD :
I disagree, I am in a manic episode right now, and I’m having both euphoria and aggravation at the same time. It blows my mind
2025-07-16 21:19:54
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Rony :
Sensationalist. How about ‘depression is a significant and often debilitating part of bipolar disorder, with many individuals experiencing more depressive episodes than manic, or hypomanic episodes. While mania defines the condition, depressive episodes are typically more frequent and can cause greater impairment in daily life.
2025-06-30 13:14:59
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🧚🏼♀️ :
Love hypomania, only time I feel good. But the daunting reality is there’s always a crash of depression following right behind. Then you’re pushed back even further. And the cycle repeats. It’s like crawling yourself half way up a ditch, you think you’re getting out then you fall right back down.
2025-07-03 19:28:19
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deepti :
thanks u explain it so wellll
2025-07-17 15:29:27
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sonal :
can successfull people's be bipolar?
2025-07-01 11:53:56
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Hunter :
Can it still develop into mania if I only have bipolar 2
2025-06-19 18:01:20
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I heart 12 leads :
Isn’t there neurological fall out from all mood episodes?
2025-06-20 00:49:57
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Breanna Lynn :
my biggest motivation for taking my meds is so that my hypomania doesnt turn into mania. mania ruins my life whenever it happens😅
2025-06-25 03:41:58
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chelseaxxxxxxx :
we may feel great for awhile but it’s not real. Hyponania/mania is dangerous because of the rage. It’s something you can’t explain unless you’re bipolar - the rage and danger is literally a few split seconds away, anything can happen.
2025-07-14 15:01:47
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sarahellberg25 :
Hypomania scares me. I don’t feel like myself and I’m super scared of mania. So I would never dare to get off my meds.
2025-07-12 21:07:58
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thatladyinblack_8647 :
Spending money, making decisions by emotions
2025-07-22 23:12:12
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Celsiana :
is important for bipolar people to learn to ground themselves so they don't fly away. if you try just to suppress mania, it comes with more force.
2025-06-25 04:47:56
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Fred Robinson III :
the hypomania gets les and less with age. becomes more depression!
2025-06-28 03:42:57
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ManicMegan :
Completely get the euphoria and connections to the world and all sorts but when I get agitated, paranoid and wired, it’s not nice! X
2025-06-24 20:51:51
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jkk :
He's so handsome
2025-06-21 02:58:47
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LifeDecoded :
yea it happend to me. reluctantly take my medicine when I'm in hypomanic, cause thats when i can do so many thiiiiiings... well
2025-06-22 14:39:42
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DianaLoredana :
as my diagnosis is bipolar 1, I truly felt no movie could mimic what I have felt also what I have done. Nobody could understand the feeling, you cannot describe it. You are so happy, extremely happy. Way beyond happy.
2025-06-24 19:56:22
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J.R :
the humiliation that comes after maina is enough to want to avoid it at all costs
2025-07-02 11:24:45
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somethingj :
what happens when you’ve been misdiagnosed your whole life-43 always told it’s just GAD with panic attacks and OCD bipolar II
2025-07-21 12:28:27
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JackD :
And then I’m in mixed episode and everything sucks. Trying PRN meds but that’s tough when your psych doc doesn’t agree with PRN treatment.
2025-07-23 01:16:55
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𝔈𝔪𝔦𝔩𝔶 𝔎𝔦𝔯𝔨𝔩𝔞𝔫𝔡 🥀 :
I'm scared to lose that manic feeling because it's the only time I feel good but then the depression sets in and it's terrible...😩
2025-07-21 18:08:15
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babayaba.2 :
Psychiatry the pseudo medical Fraud by definition
All lies deception
2025-07-20 11:33:27
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Juju :
When they are throwing their family away and spending too much money 🤷🏻♀️
2025-07-06 20:40:11
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