A member asked:

How can you get from hypomania to full blown mania?

3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Hypomania to mania: I'm not sure why you would want to advance the severity of bipolar d/o and i'm not sure that you can self-induce this type of mood state (drug use excluded), but depriving yourself of sleep and continuing to act on every impulse will probably set the stage. Continuing to cognitively reinforce grandiose beliefs and not listening to comments from those close will also assist your quest to mania.

Answered 10/3/2016

5.8k views

Thank
Dr. Alan Ali answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Mania: Medication non-compliance, illicit substances, environmental stressors.

Answered 10/4/2016

5.4k views

Thank

Related Questions

A member asked:

Can hypomania or mania occur without decreased sleep?

13 doctors weighed in across 6 answers

A member asked:

With bipolar type 1 disorder does hypomania always precede mania?

9 doctors weighed in across 3 answers