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Recent Examples of hypomania
Cycling between periods of mania or hypomania – high energy and excitement – and depression can have an enormous impact on a person’s daily life, work, and relationships.
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New Atlas, 4 Mar. 2025
And then fifteen years later, divorce uprooted us all; my family-first ethic hadn’t withstood the episodes of depression and hypomania that, eerily for me, took hold of my husband for a handful of years at midlife.
—Megan Marshall, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2025
He was eventually diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, a mental health condition that is marked by a mix of schizophrenia symptoms, such as hallucinations and delusions, and mood disorder symptoms, such as depression, mania and a milder form of mania called hypomania, according to Mayo Clinic.
—Liz McNeil, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
These depressive symptoms may dominate for years before symptoms of hypomania develop.
—Wendy Wisner, Health, 27 Nov. 2024
Episodes of depression and mania or hypomania (less intense than mania) can cycle with unpredictable timing.
—Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 18 Oct. 2024
New Atlas, 4 Mar. 2025
And then fifteen years later, divorce uprooted us all; my family-first ethic hadn’t withstood the episodes of depression and hypomania that, eerily for me, took hold of my husband for a handful of years at midlife.
—Megan Marshall, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2025
He was eventually diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, a mental health condition that is marked by a mix of schizophrenia symptoms, such as hallucinations and delusions, and mood disorder symptoms, such as depression, mania and a milder form of mania called hypomania, according to Mayo Clinic.
—Liz McNeil, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
These depressive symptoms may dominate for years before symptoms of hypomania develop.
—Wendy Wisner, Health, 27 Nov. 2024
Episodes of depression and mania or hypomania (less intense than mania) can cycle with unpredictable timing.
—Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 18 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypomania
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Michel — who grew up in a hyper-religious family — had been diagnosed with schizophrenia and epilepsy as a teenager.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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For decades, scientists have suspected that the voices heard by people with schizophrenia might be their own inner speech gone awry.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 Oct. 2025
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While the drug did come up slightly short of expectations, the real test, and next major catalyst for the stock, will be its trial data for Alzheimer's psychosis.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
30 Oct. 2025
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While some Christian creators seem to be taking the demonic allegations quite seriously, the Hatch backlash has become a bit of a meme online, with users accusing the women of being in religious psychosis or just flat out ridiculous.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Continue reading … IRON GRIP – Putin's inner circle 'falling into paranoia' as relatives rise in power ranks.—
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FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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Walking among about 20 of us, Kate proudly showed off the dazzling jewels on her ring finger, and William told me about his paranoia about losing the priceless item in the African bush.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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Judgment clouded by the mania of macros.—
Alex Beggs,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Oct. 2025
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Bipolar disorder involves alternating episodes of depression and mania, a state where thoughts race, impulsive decisions feel logical, and sleep becomes almost optional.—
Essence,
Essence,
23 Oct. 2025
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Future studies will look at whether stabilizing blood pressure—through adjusting medication timing, regular exercise or stress management—could slow brain aging and reduce dementia risk.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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In Memory, Chastain played a social worker and single mother whose structured life is thrown into chaos when a young man dealing with dementia, played by Peter Sarsgaard, follows her home from their high school reunion.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Oct. 2025
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Assembled by a team of special technicians at a dedicated facility in Tochigi, Japan, the NSX offered a neurosis-free driving experience on a daily basis.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
28 Oct. 2025
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Unfortunately, my neuroses can rack up unnecessary expense.—
Kristen Geil,
Outside,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Hypomania.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypomania. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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