Rapid-Cycling Bi polars have the ability to go from one extreme to the next or both at the same time. Mania for me is wonderful, It is my favorite mood state the reason being my energy is high
I can do so many things very goal oriented during this phase,I become very happy and social, I look great and dress wonderful my alter ego appears Suzanne!!she is quite wild she love to work shop,gamble,increased sex drive,spends money,travels,and at times drinks and party!! its a great time while it lasts but it doesn't last long anymore,when I was younger.this was my life.and I could maintain but when the rapid-cycling diagnosis came.it hit me like a ton of brinks...to be discussed in another blog
Mania now occurs less frequently within the last year which saddens me but makes my doctor happy.as the goal is to shorten the cycles and severity of symptoms.
when I have a mania cycle now in only last at most 72hours where i do not sleep,work on the computer,if I am very hyper I clean my apartment scrubbing everything and throwing things out
even things that I could still use,I just like getting rid of stuff when I'm like this,or I keep myself very busy with bingo, walks, shopping and my dogs or my grand kids they usually tire me right
out then it takes me few days to recuperate from that my mania is nothing compared to 9 grand kids all under 10 and two dachshunds Lucy and Luke