Opinion: Hyperthymia: a mental illness that helped me for years — until it didn’t
From my teenage years on, I benefitted from what I thought was a positive personality: high levels of energy, enthusiasm, drive, extroversion, positivity, happiness, and optimism.
This was the personality that led me to success as a high school student and athlete, through West Point, and during my first 24 years of Army service. It amplified my natural talents and played a major factor in all my success.
