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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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Prosecutors focused in the first trial on Dominguez’s mental state at the time of the attacks, with doctors testifying to his diagnosis of schizophrenia.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder have been identified to be at greater risk of developing psychotic conditions such as bipolar or schizophrenia, compared with neurotypical kids.—
David Cox,
NBC news,
25 Mar. 2026
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Several reports find psychosis among those who are addicted and could result in hallucinations, delusions and confusion.—
Josh Kelly,
Oklahoman,
26 Mar. 2026
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That’s perhaps for the best, given the ongoing discussions surrounding AI psychosis, a troubling trend that has caused an alarming wave of mental health crises as the tech coaxes some users into spirals of paranoid and delusional behavior.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
26 Mar. 2026
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General paranoia about Fidesz spies means that Budapest, once again, has become a city where people lower their voices when talking about politics in public.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
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What starts as a simple comedy about identity and imposter syndrome quickly shifts into a violent psychological thriller about government surveillance, paranoia, and personhood.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
27 Mar. 2026
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But what cemented the Christgau legend was the weirdly rational mania that informed the Consumer Guide.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
29 Mar. 2026
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As the Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special hits Disney+ and Hulu Tuesday, the Hannah Montana mania that dominated the pop culture landscape in the mid-2000s is experiencing a resurgence.—
Tiffany Taylor,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Mar. 2026
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Shon Lowe, a Chicago-area resident, is a patient advocate and caregiver to her mother, Terrie Montgomery, a longtime advocate who lives with frontotemporal dementia.—
Shon Lowe,
Twin Cities,
26 Mar. 2026
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Prosecutors used details from the home takeover to argue for a lengthy prison term, describing how Serrano and other gangsters took advantage of an 84-year-old woman who had dementia.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Some of the essays are benign and well-documented; tales of her own neuroses, and her obsessions with the health of her father, Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm creator Larry David.—
Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2026
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The future will belong to people with a very specific combination of personality traits and psychosexual neuroses.—
Sam Kriss,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Hypomania.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypomania. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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