If you only have two minutes
Two lines. That is the whole route.
- One possible change, and who noticed it: me / someone else / unsure
- One effect, or one question
These two lines are a complete low-energy version. You can stop here.
What this lesson is for
The hard part of this chapter is that the state it describes can feel like an improvement. More energy, more ideas, less need for sleep, more certainty. From the inside it can read as finally being well — which is exactly why it gets described late, and usually by somebody else first.
Energy alone does not separate mania from hypomania. What separates them is severity, impact on your life, whether psychosis appears, and whether care was needed. A cheerful high and a difficult one can carry the same amount of energy.
You leave with your Elevated-State Inventory — one somebody can review, one question to ask, and your three help routes written down.
Only in the video
Three things belong to the video.
- Why somebody else usually notices first, explained without making that humiliating.
- The outbox test, and the other small checks that work when your own judgement is the thing that changed.
- Leah's period, described twice — once as she saw it, once as her colleague did.
This Program does not recommend a medicine, compare doses, select a treatment, or tell you to start, stop, restart, taper, change or combine anything. If you're considering a change, contact the professional who knows your situation before you act — and if it's urgent, use an urgent route.