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Yes and no. Classic BP-I requires full manic episodes, but there is a new diagnosis of BP-II that requires only mild hypomanic episodes. These hypomanic episodes may be too small to notice.

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Usually, if you've been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, you have some trace of those manic phases.

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