But I wonder, are there any early cues that might make people suspect hypomania early on?

Yeah, that's a great question.

So, so first bipolar, uh, refers to two poles, right? One pole is mania, that we are talking about hypomania, mania.

The other pole is the pole of depression, the low episodes that we're discussing.

And, um, actually oftentimes bipolar starts with depression.

So the definition requires to have at least one manic episode or one hypomanic episode to make a diagnosis of bipolar.

But depression is present, and people could have more than one episode of depression before they actually have their first manic episode.

What are the common risk factors for suicide? What are the cues that you might pick up but also that you might miss, that you shouldn't miss?