Bipolar disorder - Mania is the defining feature of bipolar disorder, and can occur with different levels of severity. With milder levels of mania, known as hypomania, individuals appear energetic, excitable, and may be highly productive. As mania worsens, individuals begin to exhibit erratic and impulsive behavior, often making poor decisions due to unrealistic ideas about the future, and sleep very little. At the most severe level, manic individuals can experience very distorted beliefs about the world known as psychosis. People with mania commonly experience an increase in energy and a decreased need for sleep, with many often getting as little as three or four hours of sleep per night. Some can go days without sleeping. A manic person may exhibit rapid, uninterruptible speech (pressured speech), with racing thoughts. Attention span is low, and a person in a manic state may be easily distracted. At more extreme levels, a person in a manic state can experience psychosis, or a break with reality, where thinking is affected along with mood.
Posted on: Sat, 08 Mar 2014 04:08:07 +0000
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