[header] How to diagnose cyclothymic disorder [title] Look for hypomanic symptoms. [step] Hypomanic symptoms include feeling high, energetic, and euphoric while not needing much sleep. Hypomania is not as severe as mania, which is a characteristic of bipolar disorder. 
Signs to look out for include : [substeps] Extreme optimism inflated self-esteem high energy despite not sleeping racing thoughts extreme distraction excessive physical activity irritability or agitation [title] Identify depressive symptoms. [step] Depressive symptoms in cyclothymia include low mood and low activity.