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So, the first criterion is that instead of feeling down,
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blue or depressed the person has an abnormally
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and persistently elevated expansive or irritable mood
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that isn't just, again, a good day because you won a prize
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or got an "A," but rather, it's this unusually positive,
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expansive mood for at least one week persistently.
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And then the person has to have three or more of the following symptoms.
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First, inflated self-esteem or grandiosity.
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The individual may feel as though they are the smartest,
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the most creative, insightful, powerful person on earth,
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and they are perfectly happy to tell you this.
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So, "there is no problem with self-esteem, thank you very much.