what looks like hypomania/mania but isn't?

[Mitchy1nge]

not a first episode so nobody is very interested in alternative explanations but there are probably lots of reasons why someone might appear to be becoming elated?

At least they're interested. I got told the only way I was going to get any help was by attempting suicide and going to A&E. and yes it was a mental health "professional" that told me this and yes, once I'm more stable they'll be getting the mother of all complaints to go with the other two I've already made.

An over active thyroid perhaps. There are physical problems that can cause mimic hypomania. Your best bet it to google it.

they check thyroid quite often though don't they (lithium, for a number of years) I did google differential for hypomania and I think it said endocrinological causes were rare and the other things were drug abuse/withdrawal so I don't know, will look again

sorry you are not getting the help you want, am not complaining (for once) and I do know something is not quite right but am not convinced it's a bipolar sort of thing for once so obviously not going to take extra medication etc

When I was psychotic I appeared quite manic and I wasn't, I was just very focused on one idea. I am 100% not bipolar but when I get talking

That is maybe not very helpful though, hope you can get some help soon, do you have a CPN?

I pressed reply too soon, I meant to say, when I get talking about the specific thing I am delusional about I can get very fast and manic sounding but if you speak to me about anything else I am very normal.

yes, cpn is back and much as I love her there is something quite scary about the whole 'oh god they think I'm ill again and I'm not, I'm not as ill as they think' but really they are just doing the Right Thing aren't they, Keeping An Eye etc

have been hospitalised for mania in the v distant past and while I can't actually remember what I felt and did (except feel really fucking aggrieved and shocked) am pretty sure I was not this relaxed and lucid

Do you feel different inside? I guess that is (was?) my clue, things feel different. I still feel like me and I know where I am, who I am etc but I also think some things that are a unusual for me. I think it is hard to deal with maybe being unwell when you feel just fine.

You are doing all of the right things. Hope it all works out for you :) x

I do feel different because of not smoking, clearer mentally as well as respiratorily (is that a word) but I can't tolerate people saying/doing ridiculous things. People do have a short fuse when they stop smoking. It is probably something to do with that. Has been quite a while since had anything to do with the services and it feels a bit weird that's all.

I was thinking people might have examples like 'they thought I was hypomanic/manic but I knew it was different from earlier episodes and it turned out to be the menopause/kidney cancer etc'. I don't have the symptoms thoughts feelings I would expect to have if my mood was up above its normal range.

I think sometimes a physical reason can feel easier to manage.

I can relate to things feeling clearer, like everything makes much more sense? And I am sorry but (apparently) I feel like this because I have psychotic delusions and not a physical problem. But I still function ok and live my life, just, when I get onto God's plan for me I am very focused. I had not been involved with services for four years before I became unwell last year and it is a total headfuck isn't it? Lots of sympathy.

Well done on stopping smoking btw!

you are kind, thanks

it's more a matter of things generally not making sense and that being quite freeing in a way, the opposite of being elated, in fact haven't got any of the actual symptoms this time except for not sleeping but am not complaining about that!

it really pisses me off that they won't even consider they are wrong, ever, not once and not even a bit

they don't listen to ANYTHING I say

why would I want to take fucking benzos and antipsychotics

why would anyone?