Hypomania has been believed to be treatable with medication, just like homosexuality in Turing’s time, but I pretty much know the medication only causes many harmful side-effects, and in my case increasingly deprives me of physical energy. My parents thought that using these drugs allowed me to graduate from a B.Sc. in EE in the Technion. Hoerver, not only did they not help, but I now know that these were the 6 and a half most soul destroying, unproductive, useless, and uninspiring years of my life.
That was because the only reason I continued to learn there was because I wanted to get the diploma so I’ll get more lucrative, higher paying, jobs. If I studied in the Technion or elsewhere, because it was fun, and to expand my horizons, or become a more effective writer / software developer / amateur philosopher / entertainer , then it would be less of a torture.
In this day and age people can learn enough about all that by starting from my homesite - www.shlomifish.org and following the text of the essays, stories and screenplays, and links. While it took me a long time to hone my skills to my level, I wish future people who wish to try to emulate me, to have an easier time. I may be a badass writer and entertainer, but given that I know I should "Publish or Perish" and love to share my wisdom and knowledge anyway, and wish people to learn from my mistakes and my successes.
Most of my screenplays, stories, bits, factoids, the few videos I have on YouTube (which are very lame compared to the videos of Taylor Swift, but they are a start), my tweets etc. were inspired by thoughts I had during hypomanias, and I quite enjoy it.
Sometimes I get into periods of mild depressions during which I like to code a lot and to chat less passionately and philosophically on IRC. Or I get into "deep work mode" when I write or refactor / transition a lot of code or churn a large amount of text. These are also ok.
Taylor Swift should not be worried from being medicated for being Bipolar. She may do "strange" things such as:
Policemen are unlikely to detain her, and she can use social engineering and benevolent psychological warfare so they just give her a ride back home, or leave her alone while thinking that her behaviour just "comes with the territory".
Perhaps I have mischaracterised Ms. Swift here, but the point is that these behaviours, although eccentric, unconventional, and non-conformist are perfectly logical, and I will do the same if I were a wealthy bipolar person.