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Completely off-topic post, but does anyone know if someone has ever studied non-depressive manics? It doesn't seem like it would a very popular field in the medical or psych worlds, in that a non-depressive manic wouldn't need help. In fact, it might've never come to the attention of the medical world that it even exists. It's just that's what I am and I wondered if I might find something to read about it.
And before anyone says "You can't be manic without depression... blah blah" like I've been told by extremely "knowledgable" (i.e. they read a book about it once and they see a counsellor sometimes) people, I am a normal, really happy, stable person and sometimes, I have the same manic episodes a manic depressive does, where I am hyper (think like Reeen after a couple of beers) and in a manically happy state (think someone having boshed a couple of e's and a dabbed a fair bit of speed), I can't stand still and I'm just bouncing with more energy than I know what to do with. And then I return to normal the next day, no come-down, no bounce back into the blues. It's like being a manic depressive, but my baseline is 4 notches higher.
I'm not sure if it's a natural medical condition, or if I maybe have some kind of food allergy that's getting me like that or what. So just curious really, in case any of you have ever seen a study paper on the subject.