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Cyclothymia

By , About.com GuideApril 21, 2007

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According to the official US definition as outlined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association, Cyclothymic Disorder - also called Cyclothymia - is "a chronic, fluctuating mood disturbance involving numerous periods of hypomanic symptoms and numerous periods of depressive symptoms."
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April 22, 2007 at 8:51 pm
(1) Virginia Hess says:

I would love to be “hypomanic” all of the time. Unfortunately, I max out the the full forced manic state. I’m gfoing to say it – despite Dr and Caregivers recommendation. That is the most perfect state to be in. Depression and full blown mania suck. Hypomania is what this Bipolar dreams about. And I know, Cyclothymia SUCKS big time.

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