Having now gone nearly three months without a real hypomanic or manic episode, I'm in a new situation. Now I need to start figuring out what I can do without all that energy, enthusiasm, and concomitant selfishness and substance abuse. So I don't have smoking or caffeine or booze or weed, but I have a lot of emotional connection with the people around me, more time between action and reaction, safer driving habits, more peace of mind, and a lot more sleep. Also, lower self esteem, very little exercise, laziness, lack of interest in actitivities in general. Oh yeah, shit for memories as well, whether it's recent or long-term. Mania offered cool access to stories and history that I sorely lack at the moment.