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"First" time hypomanic

Advice Wanted

It's the first time that I am hypomanic while knowing that it is hypomania. It is just weird and I don't know what I should do? Do I even have to do something or just wait?

I feel fine, just easily irritated and highly energetic

Little backstory:

I was diagnosed with Bipolar 2 during an inpatient psych stay. I got diagnosed and medicated, but released a few days later. I got nearly no psychoeducation and had to figure everything out by myself.

The medication made me very stable and I actually had a good few months. My old psychiatrist saw that as a sign to end the therapy there and also the medication. I now know that this should not happen but I didn't back then??

I stopped taking my medication end of last year and felt stable. A few smaller ups and downs but nothing drastic. For the last few days I felt off, went to an open psych consultation today and they confirmed that it's hypomania.

Posted Jul 10, 2026, 6:01 PM UTC

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