High or just happy??

Hello,

I'm starting to wonder...

Things are going really fantastically amazing, like, really awesome. I just feel so confident right now, I can and will achieve anything I want. Is that just because life is good?

I'm so so productive lately, just using all my time on the go doing things, and I'm extra arty too. I haven't drawn anything in so long but right now I'm drawing loads and loads. I'm covering my wall in art! All these ideas are hitting me, I have to create them! I'm feeling so great. I feel like I'll be some really wonderful, influential person, and people will be talking about me in years to come.

I genuinely think this is true though, I know it sounds arrogant but I have so much faith in my abilities, there's no way I can fail

Anyway, there's been a couple of weird things too though, paranoia and such.

I'm thinking this is how I'm becoming a new person and I'll never crash and burn again, I feel I can take on the world and be ready for any challenges. I feel this is how I am and how I should be. And I'm just especially happy and confident right now

But.. I should ask if this seems normal to be happy or if it sounds a little too much? I'm starting to find it really difficult to tell what is normal and what is happy too high not realisy.

I'm getting flashes of being a little scared about it, like I'm edging slightly towards less control over myself. But I'm just happy, right? And this is growth and goodness, right?

I don't think I'm high but maybe part of me is wondering seeing as I'm posting it on here!!

Lets call a spade a spade.

What you are talking about is mania, or hypo-mania (a bit below full mania)

It is an intoxicating feeling and I think we all would like to live there forever.
This would be good, and possible if it is not for the negative extremes of full mania.

My advice to you is to enjoy your happiness. Enjoy the creativity, productivity, and vision.
But watch for the troubling signs that it is going too far.
- permiscuity, excessive spending, paranoia, grandiosity...and many more.

Enjoy where you are,
Take care,

You kinda just explained how I feel right now.

I kinda watch my sleep and know that I'm sleeping 4-5 hours and being fine, something is up.

Idk. Sometimes the lines between hypo and happy seem blurry. Maybe I'm always this cheerful and productive and quick thinking? As opposed to tired and depressed.

Anyway, I know how you feel.

Yup, that's a high. We all wish we could be in that perfect spot forever, high but not too high. If I were like that all the time, I'm sure I would have conquered the world by now

The hypomania is where the magic happens! Sometimes, it almost (but not quite) makes up for all of the other horrors. Other people have to take drugs for that, and even then it's only a shaky, sweaty shadow of the real deal.

Thank you,
for your replies.

I'm just happy, no surprise

I can't sleep

I'd say keep an eye out on yourself. If things escalate, then maybe contacting your doctor would be a good idea. Sometimes I'm hypomanic and very high-functioning. And that's ok! But if things start getting worse, I know I need to contact my doc. Be on the lookout for warning signs that things might be getting out of hand. If everything remains as is, enjoy!

I'd say its what my version of happy is. Becareful you dont want crash and burn. Feeling good has its sides effects

thebetterhalf wrote:Feeling good has its sides effects

If anyone needs me I'm in the "You know you're bipolar when" thread copy-pasting this.

Tahank you for your wonderful helpfullensssees O believe I'm just happy and doing very well, no need to worry : :D : D:D