Bipolar Self-diagnosis – Mania
Much like depression, mania is frequently more obvious to those around us that we are becoming manic or hypomanic than it is to us. Impaired judgment is every bit as much a part of mania as it is a part of depression, and it is not uncommon for someone on a manic upswing to think they simply feel so good because the damn depression is finally over. Family and friends can usually tell the difference quite easily, although convincing the manic subject of his/her mania can be quite a different matter.