I tend to have really poor judgement and spend money which hurts in the long run I also met and married my wife during a prolonged hypo-manic state and when I came down she couldn't deal with my depression go figure.

I wake up horney, get more irritable, cuss more, drop things more, which makes me even more irritable. And when the timing is just right like right now, and I am PMSing, watch out world. d(and a warning to all of you out there tonight. please understand if I get grumpy...but this would be a good time to feed me some trolls. I get hungry for trolls when I get this way....)

i like ya starfish..gal from my heart..lol..

greta...

oh i shopped my family into bankrupcy! i was in a vicious cycle of running up my credit cards, getting loans on paid off cars, then getting a second or third mortgage to pay thoes bills off! the i would do it all over again! i owned two houses with 5 mortgages! i had an antique store that was thriving! instead of putting the cash in my business acount i would take the cash and go shopping and only deposit the checks! needless to say i lost my business over my manic spending, and my daughter was my worst enemy! she loves to shop too, she saw mommy with cash and was ready to spend all of it with me! my ex husband didnt know what i was doing, he is a bit air headed! he works shift work so while he was sleeping i would sneek the bags in the house and hide the taking things out a little at a time! i had a section of my huge living room that was my office for my business, it was filled with bags, he never noticed! once he asked me what all the bags were for and i said the business, he trusted me and never asked again! i also got in the vicious cycle of pay day loans! not a good thing to do! so i lost two houses, my business and have had two suv's repoed!!! now i stay out of stores, cut up all my credit cards, i only have one more to pay off! i havent bounced a check in over a year! (i was the check bouncing queen)! if im in a store now and pick something up, i walk around awhile and think "do i really need this" i usually end up putting it back! and i dont shop with my daughter if i can help it!!!

When I'm manic I spend alot of money. In the past I have been very hypersexual. I have booked myself into top hotels and run up large bills. I have put myself at risk and generally behaved in a very irresponsible manner. Glad to say since I started Lithium and Seroquel I have been a good girl.

WHEN I'M MANIC I TEND TO SELF MEDICATE TO CALM DONE. NEVER WORKS, MAKES ME MORE MANIC AND I LOSE IT. START FIGHTS WITH PEOPLE, PUNCH WALLS AND EVEN JUST WALK UNTIL I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE HELL I AM.

I tend to get weird and hyper and blurt things out, esp on the job........ sometimes I get hypersexual or shop too much... it's hard to know what I will do..............

i talk lots and i lose all my mates when im depressed and make a heap more when manic. um this might sound strange but instead of spending lots of money i walk around the streets and give it to people who look sad. because i want everyone to be as happy as me and yeah i guess you could say its losing jugdement but i think its being kind but also i dont have any money to be giving away but oh well. its goood at the time. i cant sit still or stop moving so i dance round and laugh at nothing. yeah i dont really know i cant remeber it was ages ago in febrary and march.

My acting out consists of me wanting to run up the credit card by traveling somewhere. nice....I want to drink alcohol but I dont and that makes me more frustrated....being hypersexual......speeding when driving......ahh the list could go on and on ....even on meds its been hard for me to be good these days!!!

Mine are the standard you see out here are NARSAD plus increased 'religiosity' http://www.narsad.org/dc/bipolar_disorder/
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080526125215AA6kj7Z

Mania Episode Signs and Symptoms (lasts usually for a week):

Increased energy, activity, restlessness;

Euphoric mood

Extreme irritability

Poor concentration

Racing thoughts, fast talking, jumping between ideas

Sleeplessness

Heightened sense of self importance

Spending sprees

Increased sexual behavior

Abuse of drugs, such as cocaine, alcohol and sleeping medications

Provocative, intrusive or aggressive behavior

Denial anything is wrong

I get bitchy and violent. I also get very paranoid thinking that my husband is a priest hired by my family also a secret agent. I tend to do a lot of shopping. I have all our credit cards maxed out because I had an episode last Dec/Jan. We are now trying to dig ourselves out of debt.