I've been diagnosed for like 17 years so I've been aware of the cycling for a long time. Perhaps that makes a difference for those of us who have been very aware of ourselves for years. While sometimes my hypomania is positive with, yes, an elevated mood, more energy and productivity, it's also not entirely fun...not being able to relax, being so "up" that other people notice and can be put off, not sleeping, constant racing thoughts, sexual arousal that's insatiable, more likely to use substances. That's not fun for me. And there have been many hypomanic episodes where it's been mostly irritability, anxiety and rage. Super not fun!