Although people with bipolar II disorder are usually sad and guilt-ridden, they do exhibit an occasional episode in which they are excessively cheerful, aggressive, or irritable. They may brag, talk too fast, interrupt conversations, or spend too much money, and usually irritate everyone around them. These episodes involve

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Hypomania is characterized by a distinct period of persistently elevated, expansive, or irritable mood and increased activity or energy, which is less severe than full-blown mania and does not cause the marked impairment in social or occupational functioning that mania does. The symptoms described, such as being excessively cheerful, aggressive, or irritable, talking too fast, interrupting conversations, and spending too much money, align with those of a hypomanic episode.

Although People with Bipolar II Disorder Are Usually Sad and Guilt-Ridden