hah... when I'm hypomanic I sometimes get skepticism from some ppl on twitter- like, "ofc this is an act right?" and it's like noooo I genuinely feel 10x hearts worth of joy n love in that moment... I think my own experiences of this make me tend to assume ppl are being sincere
and found that I prefer to engage w ppl as if they're being sincere even when they may not be- if it's a joke / sarcasm that landed wrong they'll usually switch to sincere mode and explain... vs the pain of responding sarcastically to someone who was being vulnerable and it came out awkward, ugh!
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Reply · Aug 31, 2023@nosilverv 🤣 ohhh, it did seem uncharacteristic, but I try to always take ppl seriously when unsure of context, seems lower risk than laughing in the…Reply · Nov 16, 2023@sidewayskoyote what do you mean in spite of myself? when i'm hypomanic i think everyone is my friendReply · Feb 12, 2023@IvyAstrix yeah haha, when hypomanic I wanna at least dream big n talk about possibilities but I notice it wears ppl out so then I try to keep it to…Reply · Apr 12, 2023haha I think that's great it just... sometimes it feels like I ought to slap on a mask of sarcasm and join in and it feels very foreign and confusing…