Ok, weird question. you know how theres manic depression with highs and lows, and the depression, just lows, is there a condition where youre permanently happy without anything really good having happened?
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That would be called Mania, or being in a manic state.
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That is the potentially the manic side. But it could also be considered as just being a cheerful and positive attitude. It depends on how extreme the "happiness" is.
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An Eternal Optimist, sees the glass half full ALL the time! Don't Worry Be Happy!!
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Yes. I used to know a brillant MD (He was from 'down under' and he retired there.) he would have periods of happiness when life was going on at the usual boring rate. His happiness was euphoric.
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I am 17 and diagnosed with bipolar disorder for about a year and a half now. I describe manic as "you think that you can do whatever you want and whenever you want".If you get on medication and your life starts to get back to normal then being happy without having a cause is a great feeling because it is a good feeling knowing that you are truly happy without having to have a reason.
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There are several disorders that have excessive happiness as one of the symptoms, such as Angleman Syndrome, Down Syndrome, and Cushing Syndrome. Sometimes when a person exhibits excessive happiness, they are ordered to undergo a psychiatric exam, Patch Adams, for instance.
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er, drugs?
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I can only speak for myself and I had long periods of hypomania and mania even with psychosis. Mild depressions were rare, but happened. The trick is to keep yourself in control. Medication is just a little helper, your therapist a bigger one. You are the greatest helper of all except the big Helper if you believe in Him.
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