Mania
Increased physical and mental activity.
Racing speech, Racing thoughts, Flight of Ideas.
Heightened mood, exaggerated optimism and self-confiedence.
Impulsiveness, poor judgment, distractability.
Decreased need or no need for sleep without feeling tired.
Grandiose delusions, inflated sense of self importance.
Reckless Behavoir: Driving too fast, Money grows on trees for us baby.
sexual indescrections.
euphoria (couldn't cry if your best friend died).
Exccesive Irritability, aggressive or violent behavior.
Self Inflicted Violence (S.I.V.)
Self Medicating through alcahol or Drug abuse.
When severe delusions and hallucinations; usually due to lack
of sleep for several days
Suicidle and homicidle Impulses.
Depression
Sadness or unexplained crying.
Changes in appetite or sleep.
Irritability, anger, worry, agitation, anxiety.
Pessimism, indeference.
Loss of energy, persistant lethargy.
Unexplained body aches and pains.
Feelins of guilt, worthlessness, loss of hope.
Inability to concentrate, indecisiveness.
Loss of interst in sex, pleasurable activites, social withdrawal.
Excessive alcahol or drug use.
Suicidle thoughts, attemps.
These symptoms last for several months at the time a person can be stuck in a manic phase over many months as with depression. Often times the person is mostly stuck in one of the phases most of the time a rarely having to deal with the other. I am a mostly manic so when my mood shifts its safe to say its a shock. Bipolar people do experience "normal mood" inbetween their cycles however, that usually doesn't last long. These symptoms may be relatable to anyone its only when it affects your daily activities is when you should speak with a doctor.