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“I know the empathy borne of despair; I know the fluidity of thought, the expansive, even beautiful, mind that hypomania brings, and I know this is quicksilver and precious and often it's poison. There has always existed a sort of psychic butcher who works the scales of transcendence, who weighs out the bloody cost of true art.”

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Book:Scattershot: My Bipolar Family

Source: Scattershot: My Bipolar Family

“In fact, many features of hypomania--such as outgoingness, increased energy, intensified sexuality, increased risk-taking, persuasiveness, self-confidence, and heightened productivity--have been linked with increased achievement and accomplishment.”

Achievement Bipolar Hypomania

Book:Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament

Source: Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament

“In regards to the candle that burns at both ends- how brilliant the light is for the beholder! How beautiful the pain of that candle is To those who only witness from afar, But will never truly feel the price of such a shine.”

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Book:Simply Not Meant To Be: Maddy Kobar's 2014-2018 Poems

Source: Simply Not Meant To Be: Maddy Kobar's 2014-2018 Poems

“Hypomania is protective. Hypomanic insensitivity prevents others' negative reactions from interfering with and decelerating the creative flow.”

Flow Insensitivity Hypomania

Book:The Human Dimension of Depression: A Practical Guide to Diagnosis, Understanding, and Treatment

Source: The Human Dimension of Depression: A Practical Guide to Diagnosis, Understanding, and Treatment