Editing Mania (section)

=== Hypomania ===
{{Main|Hypomania}}
[[Hypomania]], which means "less than mania",<ref>{{Cite book|title=Break the Bipolar Cycle: A Day by Day Guide to Living with Bipolar Disorder|last1=Brondolo|first1=Elizabeth|last2=Amador|first2=Xavier|publisher=McGraw Hill Professional|year=2008|isbn=978-0071481533|location=New York|pages=[https://archive.org/details/breakbipolarcycl00bron/page/11 11]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/breakbipolarcycl00bron/page/11}}</ref> is a lowered state of mania that does not always impair function or decrease quality of life.<ref name="NAMI2007">{{cite web|url=http://www.nami.org/Content/ContentGroups/bp_and_Schizophrenia_Digest/The_Many_Faces_and_Facets_of_BP.htm|title=The many faces & facets of BP|date=July 2007|author=NAMI|access-date=2008-10-02|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090616102847/http://www.nami.org/Content/ContentGroups/bp_and_Schizophrenia_Digest/The_Many_Faces_and_Facets_of_BP.htm|archive-date=2009-06-16}}</ref> Although [[creativity]] and hypomania have been historically linked, a review and meta-analysis exploring this relationship found that this assumption may be too general and empirical research evidence is lacking.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1745691617699653|title=Creativity and Mood Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis|date=September 2017|author=Christa L. Taylor|journal=Perspectives on Psychological Science |volume=12 |issue=6 |pages=1040–1076 |doi=10.1177/1745691617699653 |pmid=28934560 |s2cid=11766525 |access-date=2022-02-25|url-access=subscription }}</ref> In hypomania, there is less need for sleep and both goal-motivated behaviour and metabolism increase. Some studies exploring brain metabolism in subjects with hypomania, however, did not find any conclusive link; while there are studies that reported abnormalities, others failed to detect differences.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Bipolar Disorder Vulnerability: Perspectives from Pediatric and High-Risk Populations|last1=Soares|first1=Jair|last2=Walss-Bass|first2=Consuelo|last3=Brambilla|first3=Paolo|publisher=Academic Press|year=2018|isbn=9780128123478|location=London|pages=218}}</ref> Though the elevated mood and energy level typical of hypomania could be seen positively, mania itself generally has many undesirable consequences, including [[Suicidal ideation|suicidal tendencies]]. Hypomania can also have these effects, if the prominent mood is [[Irritability|irritable]] as opposed to [[Euphoria|euphoric]]. In addition, the intense cases of hypomania can lead to problems. Where trait-based positivity for a person could make them more engaging, outgoing, and cause them to have a positive outlook in life,<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=The Hypomania Handbook: The Challenge of Elevated Mood|last=Doran|first=Christopher M.|publisher=Lippincott Williams & Wilkins|year=2007|isbn=9780781775205|location=Philadelphia. PA|pages=75}}</ref> exaggerated in hypomania, such a person can display excessive [[optimism]], [[grandiosity]], and poor decision-making, often with little regard to the consequences.<ref name=":0" />