{"id":1066,"date":"2019-05-02T15:21:28","date_gmt":"2019-05-02T15:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/reacttoolkit\/?page_id=1066"},"modified":"2025-10-17T13:35:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T13:35:11","slug":"what-does-mania-feel-like","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/reacttoolkit\/toolkit\/finding-out-about-bipolar\/what-does-mania-feel-like\/","title":{"rendered":"What does mania feel like?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As mood goes up, many people go through a period of hypomania which can feel pleasurable at first. If mood escalates into full mania, this can feel very frightening and out of control.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">High or irritable mood<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Increased energy<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Decreased need for sleep<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Distracted by racing thoughts and ideas<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Seeking pleasurable activity \u2013 sometimes risky<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Disinhibition \u2013 behaving ways considered outside the norm<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The mood impacts on your ability to function<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>\u201cMy early warning signs are that colours seem very bright, particularly reds and yellows, they take on neon characteristics and I believe they have magical properties. I also start to talk much faster and more than is usual for me. If I do nothing about these signs, within a day or two I am highly excited, very active, wanting to run, dance and climb things. At this stage everything seems wonderful and I feel like I am a genius! The next stage is more worrying (though not to me at the time.) I become disinhibited and take off all my clothes in public. Also, I believe I can fly and try to get to high places so that I can launch myself into the air. What seems such a wonderful feeling quickly becomes very dangerous!\u201d<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Debbie<\/em><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1068 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/reacttoolkit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/New-5-2-300x231.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/reacttoolkit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/New-5-2-300x231.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/reacttoolkit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/New-5-2-768x591.png 768w, https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/reacttoolkit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/New-5-2-1331x1024.png 1331w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Watch James discuss experiencing the highs of mania<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/estream.lancaster.ac.uk\/Embed.aspx?id=88338&#038;code=dR~msPBLcRNfdH0fNKFVEpWRgz8BJoEKr\" width=\"1080\" height=\"607\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_column_text][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p>[arrows][\/vc_column_text]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] As mood goes up, many people go through a period of hypomania which can feel pleasurable at first. 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