psychotherapy
  • Home
  • Mental Health A-Z
    • Community Psychology
      • Cultural Psychology
        • Addiction
          • Abnormal Psychology
        • ADHD, Adult
    • ADHD, Childhood
      • Alcohol Use
    • Anorexia
    • Anxiety
    • APA Format
    • Behavioral Psychology
    • Binge Drinking
    • Binge Eating
    • Biological Psychology
    • Biopsychology
    • Bipolar Disorder
    • Brain Health
    • Caffeine Addiction
    • Cannabis Use
    • Child Development
    • Classical Conditioning
    • Clinical Psychology
    • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
    • Cognitive Development
    • Cognitive Psychology
    • Color Psychology
    • Counseling Psychology
    • Cross-Cultural Psychology
    • Depression
    • Depression, Childhood
    • Development Psychology
    • Dreaming
    • Drug Use
    • DSM-5 E
    • Eating Disorders
    • Educational Psychology
    • Emotional Abuse
    • Agoraphobia
    • Antisocial Personality Disorder(APD)
    • Avoidant Personality Disorder(AVPD)
    • Borderline Personality Disorder
    • Borderline Personality Disorder(BPD)
    • Dependent Personality Disorder(DPD)
    • Brain Health
    • Debates in Psychology
    • Emotions
    • Experimental Psychology
    • Extroversion
    • Forensic Psychology
    • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
    • Goal Setting
    • Grief & Loss
    • Happiness
    • Health Psychology
    • Healthy Aging
    • Hierarchy of Needs
    • Holistic Health
    • Household Stress
    • Inspiration
    • Intelligence
    • Introversion
    • IQ Scores
    • Job Stress
    • Kleptomania
    • Learning Styles
    • LGBTQ
    • Loneliness
    • Mania and Hypomania
    • Marital Issues
    • Meditation
    • Memory
    • Mental Exercises
    • Mental Health Technology
    • Mindfulness
    • Mood Disorders
    • Motivation
    • Narcissistic Personality Disorder(NPD)
    • personality disorder
    • Psychoanalysis
    • Psychology
    • Self-Improvement
    • Relationships
    • Nature vs. Nurture
    • Nicotine Use
    • Nonverbal Communication
    • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
    • Online Therapy
    • Operant Conditioning
    • Opioid Use
    • Panic Disorder
    • Parenting Styles
    • Passive Aggression
    • Personal Growth
    • Personality Disorders
    • Personality Psychology
    • Personality Types
    • Phobias
    • Positive Psychology
    • Psychoanalysis
    • Psychologist Biographies
    • Psychology 101
    • Psychology Careers
    • Psychology Theories
    • Psychosexual Development
    • Psychosocial Development
    • Psychosocial Psychology
    • Psychotherapy
    • PTSD
    • Quit Smoking
    • Race and Identity
    • Recovery
    • Relationship Stress
    • Relationships
    • Schizophrenia
    • School Psychology
    • Self-Improvement
    • Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder(OCD)
    • Paranoid Personality Disorder(PPD)
    • Schizoid Personality Disorder
    • Schizotypal Personality Disorder(SPD)
    • Selective mutism (SM)
    • Separation anxiety disorder
    • Sex Addiction
    • Sexuality
    • Shopping Addiction
    • Situational Stress
    • Sleep
    • Social Anxiety Disorder
    • Social Learning Theory
    • Social Psychology
    • Spirituality
    • Sports Psychology
    • Stress Management
    • Student Resources
    • Study Guides
    • Suicide
    • Technology Addiction
    • Therapy Types
    • Violence and Abuse
    • Workplace Bullying
    • Specific phobias
    • Sports
    • Stress Management
    • Theories
    • therapy
    • VIEW ALL
  • About Us
  • Contact
No Result
View All Result
  • Login
  • Home
  • Mental Health A-Z
    • Community Psychology
      • Cultural Psychology
        • Addiction
          • Abnormal Psychology
        • ADHD, Adult
    • ADHD, Childhood
      • Alcohol Use
    • Anorexia
    • Anxiety
    • APA Format
    • Behavioral Psychology
    • Binge Drinking
    • Binge Eating
    • Biological Psychology
    • Biopsychology
    • Bipolar Disorder
    • Brain Health
    • Caffeine Addiction
    • Cannabis Use
    • Child Development
    • Classical Conditioning
    • Clinical Psychology
    • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
    • Cognitive Development
    • Cognitive Psychology
    • Color Psychology
    • Counseling Psychology
    • Cross-Cultural Psychology
    • Depression
    • Depression, Childhood
    • Development Psychology
    • Dreaming
    • Drug Use
    • DSM-5 E
    • Eating Disorders
    • Educational Psychology
    • Emotional Abuse
    • Agoraphobia
    • Antisocial Personality Disorder(APD)
    • Avoidant Personality Disorder(AVPD)
    • Borderline Personality Disorder
    • Borderline Personality Disorder(BPD)
    • Dependent Personality Disorder(DPD)
    • Brain Health
    • Debates in Psychology
    • Emotions
    • Experimental Psychology
    • Extroversion
    • Forensic Psychology
    • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
    • Goal Setting
    • Grief & Loss
    • Happiness
    • Health Psychology
    • Healthy Aging
    • Hierarchy of Needs
    • Holistic Health
    • Household Stress
    • Inspiration
    • Intelligence
    • Introversion
    • IQ Scores
    • Job Stress
    • Kleptomania
    • Learning Styles
    • LGBTQ
    • Loneliness
    • Mania and Hypomania
    • Marital Issues
    • Meditation
    • Memory
    • Mental Exercises
    • Mental Health Technology
    • Mindfulness
    • Mood Disorders
    • Motivation
    • Narcissistic Personality Disorder(NPD)
    • personality disorder
    • Psychoanalysis
    • Psychology
    • Self-Improvement
    • Relationships
    • Nature vs. Nurture
    • Nicotine Use
    • Nonverbal Communication
    • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
    • Online Therapy
    • Operant Conditioning
    • Opioid Use
    • Panic Disorder
    • Parenting Styles
    • Passive Aggression
    • Personal Growth
    • Personality Disorders
    • Personality Psychology
    • Personality Types
    • Phobias
    • Positive Psychology
    • Psychoanalysis
    • Psychologist Biographies
    • Psychology 101
    • Psychology Careers
    • Psychology Theories
    • Psychosexual Development
    • Psychosocial Development
    • Psychosocial Psychology
    • Psychotherapy
    • PTSD
    • Quit Smoking
    • Race and Identity
    • Recovery
    • Relationship Stress
    • Relationships
    • Schizophrenia
    • School Psychology
    • Self-Improvement
    • Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder(OCD)
    • Paranoid Personality Disorder(PPD)
    • Schizoid Personality Disorder
    • Schizotypal Personality Disorder(SPD)
    • Selective mutism (SM)
    • Separation anxiety disorder
    • Sex Addiction
    • Sexuality
    • Shopping Addiction
    • Situational Stress
    • Sleep
    • Social Anxiety Disorder
    • Social Learning Theory
    • Social Psychology
    • Spirituality
    • Sports Psychology
    • Stress Management
    • Student Resources
    • Study Guides
    • Suicide
    • Technology Addiction
    • Therapy Types
    • Violence and Abuse
    • Workplace Bullying
    • Specific phobias
    • Sports
    • Stress Management
    • Theories
    • therapy
    • VIEW ALL
  • About Us
  • Contact
No Result
View All Result
psychotherapy
No Result
View All Result
Home Mental Health A-Z Mania and Hypomania

What are mania and hypomania?

Mozhgan Jamshidi Eyni by Mozhgan Jamshidi Eyni
in Mania and Hypomania
What are mania and hypomania?

Symptoms of mania can include uncontrollable excitement, high energy levels, feeling overconfident, and a lack of social inhibitions.

Mania and hypomania are periods where a person feels elated, very active, and full of energy. Hypomania is a milder form of mania.

Mania and hypomania both involve periods when the individual feels excited or experiences an energized mood. They differ in how severe these mood changes are:

  • Mania is a severe episode that may last for a week or more. A person may feel uncontrollably elated and very high in energy. These symptoms interfere with daily life, and in severe cases, a person may need to go to the hospital.
  • Hypomania is an episode that lasts for a few days. People may feel very good and function well. Family or friends may notice mood or activity changes, while the person with the hypomania may not.

Mania and hypomania are most often related to bipolar disorder. They can also occur as part of other mood disorders, such as schizoaffective disorder.

Bipolar disorder is a mental health disorder where a person experiences changes in their mood, energy, activity levels, and thought patterns.

People who have bipolar I disorder experience mania, while people with bipolar II disorder will experience hypomania.

In this article, we look at the differences between mania and hypomania, including their symptoms, treatments, and prevention.

Symptoms of mania

Mania goes beyond normal mood and energy changes. The symptoms of mania are so intense that they can affect a person’s relationships, job, or well-being.

Having mania does not always mean that the person feels happy. While mania can cause a feeling of euphoria, it can also cause extreme irritability.

Symptoms of mania can include:

  • uncontrollable excitement
  • feeling very happy or elated
  • feeling irritable or very agitated
  • high energy levels that the person finds hard to control
  • high activity levels, such as excessive running, fidgeting, or moving around
  • difficulty paying attention or focusing
  • unrealistic and very high self-esteem, feeling overconfident
  • a lack of social inhibitions
  • racing thoughts
  • less need for sleep or not sleeping at all
  • taking risks or reckless activities
  • thoughts of suicide or self-harm

People can experience psychotic symptoms during an episode of mania. These may include:

  • hallucinations, or seeing or hearing things that are not there
  • grandiose delusions, or believing that they are invincible, very powerful, or famous

The National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH) say that manic episodes in bipolar disorder last for at least 7 days, or for any duration if the symptoms are so severe that the person needs hospital care. Between episodes, the individual may feel normal or have mild, lingering symptoms.

Symptoms of hypomania

Hypomania is a milder form of mania. People who have bipolar 2 disorder have hypomania. If a full manic episode occurs, a diagnosis of bipolar 1 is usually more appropriate.

Symptoms of hypomania can include:

  • having a higher, happier mood than usual
  • higher irritability or rude behavior
  • feeling overconfident
  • higher activity or energy levels than usual without a clear cause
  • a powerful feeling of physical and mental wellbeing
  • being much more social and talkative than usual
  • having a stronger desire for sex than usual
  • feeling the need to sleep less than usual

Differences

Hypomania and mania share many symptoms. The distinguishing factor is the severity of these symptoms.

Both mania and hypomania involve mood and behavior changes beyond normal, everyday changes.

Mania is so severe that a person cannot carry on with their usual activities. In more extreme cases, they may need immediate hospital care.

A person with hypomania may be able to carry on as usual. Family and friends may notice that the individual is acting differently even if the person does not realize it is happening. However, they should still seek medical help for their condition to prevent the symptoms worsening.

Although hypomania is not as severe as mania, it can also be dangerous and have negative effects on a person’s overall well-being.

One study found that people were more likely to engage in risky behavior during hypomanic episodes. This included spending large amounts of money, using alcohol or drugs excessively, dangerous driving, or engaging in risky, sexual behavior.

People experiencing mania but not hypomania may also have delusions, hallucinations, or manic stupor.

If a person does not receive effective treatment for hypomania, they may be at risk of it developing into mania, although this is not always the case.

Similarities

The symptoms of both mania and hypomania involve feeling very happy, on an emotional high, and feeling more energetic and creative.

In some cases, an episode of mania or hypomania can be mixed with one of depression. Specialists call this a mixed features episode.

When this mix happens, a person may feel energized while also feeling depressed, hopeless, or empty.

Certain life events or activities can cause an episode of mania or hypomania. These episodes are called triggers.

A small-scale study on a group of young people who had bipolar disorder found that triggers for mania and hypomania included:

  • falling in love
  • using recreational drugs, especially stimulant drugs
  • starting a new creative project
  • staying out late or partying
  • going on vacation
  • listening to loud music

Another study found the following factors could also trigger mania:

  • stress
  • lack of sleep
  • use of antidepressant medicines

When to see a doctor

If a person notices mood changes that seem to be stronger than normal, they should see a healthcare professional. Bipolar disorder can be difficult to diagnose, but a comprehensive health history, physical exam, and discussion of moods and symptoms can help.

If a friend or family member appears to have symptoms of mania or hypomania, those closest to them may want to talk to them about seeing a doctor and getting treatment.

Treatment and prevention

There is no cure for mania or hypomania, but people can manage their symptoms with medication and talking therapies. These treatments can help prevent episodes of mania and hypomania, as well as episodes of depression.

A person must take their medications as prescribed by a doctor, which is continuous, typically, to prevent episodes of mania or depression.

Medications that can help people manage bipolar disorder include:

  • mood stabilizers, such as lithium and antiseizure medicines
  • second generation or atypical antipsychotics, which treat mania and hypomania
  • antidepressants, which may help treat the depressive episodes of bipolar disorder in some cases
  • sleep medications may be useful for a limited duration for people who have trouble sleeping

Many people benefit from a combination of medication and talk therapy. Also known as psychotherapy, talk therapy can provide support, guidance, and education for people with bipolar disorder.

People who are on medication for mania or hypomania should not stop taking this medication without talking with their doctor. Suddenly stopping medication can lead to more severe symptoms if mania comes back. A person can also experience dangerous withdrawal symptoms.

Although lifestyle changes alone cannot treat mania and hypomania, people can try the following to help manage their symptoms and possibly avoid triggers:

  • Eat a healthful diet and avoid skipping meals.
  • Practice good sleep hygiene. Go to bed and wake up at the same time every day if possible. Avoid staying out late and keep a consistent sleep schedule each day.
  • Keep a journal of mood changes or use a mood chart. These can help a person spot mania or hypomania coming on, so they can work with their therapist to treat it.
  • Attend appointments and take medicines as a doctor has prescribed.
  • Get help right away for thoughts of self-harm or suicide.

A person cannot prevent bipolar disorder, but they can take steps to avoid or manage its symptoms with proper medical care.

Outlook

Mania and hypomania are symptoms of mood disorders, most notably bipolar disorder. People with bipolar 1 disorder may experience mania, while people with bipolar 2 disorder are more likely to experience hypomania.

Hypomania is a milder version of mania. The two conditions have similar symptoms, though these are more severe and disruptive during episode of mania than hypomania.

People can manage episodes of mania or hypomania with the guidance of a doctor or other healthcare professional.

References
  1. Bipolar disorder. (2016).
    https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/bipolar-disorder/index.shtml
  2. Bostock, E. C. S., et al. (2015). Comparison of precipitating factors for mania and partial seizures: Indicative of shared pathophysiology? [Abstract]. 
    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165032715002906
  3. Debadatta, M., et al. (2016). Acute onset mania with cycling between excitement and stupor.
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5270280/
  4. Fletcher, K., et al. (2013). High-risk behaviour in hypomanic states [Abstract].
    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165032713001778?via%3Dihub
  5. Fountoulakis, K. N. (2015). Bipolar disorder: An evidence-based guide to manic depression. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag.
    https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=c8moBQAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PR7&dq=Fountoulakis,+K.N.+(2015).+Bipolar+Disorder:+An+Evidence-Based+Guide+to+Manic+Depression.&ots=1qxjgOkN1z&sig=yE3dkzDBh4XyBSBhmabTG5_p7uc
  6. Proudfoot, J., et al. (2012). Triggers of mania and depression in young adults with bipolar disorder [Abstract].
    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165032712004260?via%3Dihub
  7. Rolls, E. T. (2016). A non-reward attractor theory of depression [Abstract].
    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0149763415302347?via%3Dihub
Drug Use and Addiction (substance use disorder)

Drug Use and Addiction (substance use disorder)

August 19, 2022
Performance Enhancing Substances Linked to Eating Disorder Symptoms

Performance Enhancing Substances Linked to Eating Disorder Symptoms

January 26, 2022
What Happens in Your Brain When You Make a Decision?

What Happens in Your Brain When You Make a Decision?

October 20, 2021
The Role of Personality in Sharing of Fake News

The Role of Personality in Sharing of Fake News

November 7, 2021
Personality Traits Linked to Hallmarks of Alzheimer’s Disease

Personality Traits Linked to Hallmarks of Alzheimer’s Disease

October 14, 2021
Smoking Increases Social Isolation and Loneliness

Smoking Increases Social Isolation and Loneliness

January 9, 2022
Manic Episodes in Bipolar Disorder Linked to Abnormal Brain Changes

Manic Episodes in Bipolar Disorder Linked to Abnormal Brain Changes

October 1, 2021

Anxiety Effectively Treated With Exercise

November 10, 2021

4 Types of Parenting Styles and Their Effects

July 25, 2021

Complex PTSD (CPTSD)

August 17, 2021

Caffeine Could Be a Valid Option for Treating Some ADHD Symptoms

March 30, 2022

Personality Traits Linked to Hallmarks of Alzheimer’s Disease

October 14, 2021

Perceived Fragile Masculinity Stifles Sexual Satisfaction and Honest Communication

February 1, 2022

New Theory of Decision-Making Seeks to Explain Why Humans Don’t Make Optimal Choices

June 7, 2022

What Is Mindful Eating?

February 2, 2023

Self-efficacy

August 18, 2021
psychotherapy

We bring you the best Counseling services around your life quality, be with us and ask for it in live support.

Categories

Kenud Healing Center

  • Healing Center of Kenud , N9 112 , London , Great Britain
  • +447700305907
  • Jamshidi@kenud.com

Recent News

Thyroid Hormones and Blood Sugar Linked to Major Depressive Disorder Severity

Thyroid Hormones and Blood Sugar Linked to Major Depressive Disorder Severity

June 20, 2023
Alterations in Alcohol Consumption Echo Depression Symptom Changes

Alterations in Alcohol Consumption Echo Depression Symptom Changes

June 18, 2023

© 2023 Psychological counseling Services by Dr. Mozhgan Jamshidi Eyni.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Mental Health A-Z
    • Community Psychology
      • Cultural Psychology
    • ADHD, Childhood
      • Alcohol Use
    • Anorexia
    • Anxiety
    • APA Format
    • Behavioral Psychology
    • Binge Drinking
    • Binge Eating
    • Biological Psychology
    • Biopsychology
    • Bipolar Disorder
    • Brain Health
    • Caffeine Addiction
    • Cannabis Use
    • Child Development
    • Classical Conditioning
    • Clinical Psychology
    • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
    • Cognitive Development
    • Cognitive Psychology
    • Color Psychology
    • Counseling Psychology
    • Cross-Cultural Psychology
    • Depression
    • Depression, Childhood
    • Development Psychology
    • Dreaming
    • Drug Use
    • DSM-5 E
    • Eating Disorders
    • Educational Psychology
    • Emotional Abuse
    • Agoraphobia
    • Antisocial Personality Disorder(APD)
    • Avoidant Personality Disorder(AVPD)
    • Borderline Personality Disorder
    • Borderline Personality Disorder(BPD)
    • Dependent Personality Disorder(DPD)
    • Brain Health
    • Debates in Psychology
    • Emotions
    • Experimental Psychology
    • Extroversion
    • Forensic Psychology
    • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
    • Goal Setting
    • Grief & Loss
    • Happiness
    • Health Psychology
    • Healthy Aging
    • Hierarchy of Needs
    • Holistic Health
    • Household Stress
    • Inspiration
    • Intelligence
    • Introversion
    • IQ Scores
    • Job Stress
    • Kleptomania
    • Learning Styles
    • LGBTQ
    • Loneliness
    • Mania and Hypomania
    • Marital Issues
    • Meditation
    • Memory
    • Mental Exercises
    • Mental Health Technology
    • Mindfulness
    • Mood Disorders
    • Motivation
    • Narcissistic Personality Disorder(NPD)
    • personality disorder
    • Psychoanalysis
    • Psychology
    • Self-Improvement
    • Relationships
    • Nature vs. Nurture
    • Nicotine Use
    • Nonverbal Communication
    • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
    • Online Therapy
    • Operant Conditioning
    • Opioid Use
    • Panic Disorder
    • Parenting Styles
    • Passive Aggression
    • Personal Growth
    • Personality Disorders
    • Personality Psychology
    • Personality Types
    • Phobias
    • Positive Psychology
    • Psychoanalysis
    • Psychologist Biographies
    • Psychology 101
    • Psychology Careers
    • Psychology Theories
    • Psychosexual Development
    • Psychosocial Development
    • Psychosocial Psychology
    • Psychotherapy
    • PTSD
    • Quit Smoking
    • Race and Identity
    • Recovery
    • Relationship Stress
    • Relationships
    • Schizophrenia
    • School Psychology
    • Self-Improvement
    • Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder(OCD)
    • Paranoid Personality Disorder(PPD)
    • Schizoid Personality Disorder
    • Schizotypal Personality Disorder(SPD)
    • Selective mutism (SM)
    • Separation anxiety disorder
    • Sex Addiction
    • Sexuality
    • Shopping Addiction
    • Situational Stress
    • Sleep
    • Social Anxiety Disorder
    • Social Learning Theory
    • Social Psychology
    • Spirituality
    • Sports Psychology
    • Stress Management
    • Student Resources
    • Study Guides
    • Suicide
    • Technology Addiction
    • Therapy Types
    • Violence and Abuse
    • Workplace Bullying
    • Specific phobias
    • Sports
    • Stress Management
    • Theories
    • therapy
    • VIEW ALL
  • About Us
  • Contact

© 2023 Psychological counseling Services by Dr. Mozhgan Jamshidi Eyni.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
-
00:00
00:00

Queue

Update Required Flash plugin
-
00:00
00:00
  • FR