What you allude to is not really mania or hypomania. It's just having a lot of energy and focus. Manic people have a lot of energy for sure, but it's defined by

What you allude to is not really mania or hypomania. It's just having a lot of energy and focus. Manic people have a lot of energy for sure, but it's defined by its harmful consequences. They drive too fast, they sleep too little, they talk too much and keep interrupting people, they have sexual urges that are as strong as they're inappropriate. Take this older lady I knew of who, when she was stopped by a traffic cop for speeding, was absolutely convinced he was just hitting on her. Seriously. Or that guy I knew personally who squandered his sizable inheritance within just a couple years on ... escorts. I don't know the exact numbers but it was over a million €. The family I referenced earlier struck me as subclinically hypomanic not because they had lots of energy, but because they approached the limits of harmful behavior.