Bipolar Disorder Support Group
Bipolar disorder is not just a single disorder, but a category of mood disorders marked by periods of abnormally high energy and euphoria, often accompanied by bouts of clinical depression. This is the place to talk about your experience with bipolar disorder, learn from others' experiences, and find support.

From there I get extremely agitated and feel I need to go running in all directions at once. I put tremendous energy into simply holding still because I know that once this energy begins projecting, it is impossible to contain or control. I cannot predict where anxious energy will carry me.
Sometimes I will break a sweat....and stutter my words too. It all turns into agitation alot and I get really short with whoever is around me...only because I am battling the anxiety and not liking it. Not making an excuse for my behavior, just telling how it is!
agitation
heavy breathing
elephant sitting on my chest
heart palpitations
feeling like I HAVE to run away
I tend to shut down