My Manic Moment

"The diagnosis of a manic episode or mania requires at least one week of unusual incessantly heightened, grandiose, or agitated mood in addition to three or more of the following symptoms: exaggerated self-esteem, sleeplessness; pressured (hurried) speech; flight of ideas; reduced ability to filter extraneous stimuli; distractibility; increased activities with increased energy; and multiple, grandiose high-risk activities involving poor judgment and severe consequences such as spending sprees, sex with strangers, and impulsive investments." (APA, 2000).

After the last couple of days, I decided to do a little self-diagnosis. Hopefully, you can relate, and if not, either empathize or keep your mouth shut. Yesterday, I woke up around 7am, got my oil changed, got emissions test done on my car, went to the chiropractor, got a safety test done on my car, went to Michael's and Hobby Lobby (I had to get supplies for my jewelry show on Thurs.), ran to work to drop something off, came home, got chewed out by my mom about something I didn't even do (menopause and holiday season don't mix well), had dinner, then worked on making jewelry until about 3am (and while making jewelry, I watched America's Next Top Model, dumb but entertaining). All day, I'm my happy self, a little excited and anxious about my show. Woke up today around 7am, had a meeting at working, had two messages from my mom about something I forgot to do, ran to Wal-Mart looking for jewelry tags (not there), they directed me to Jo-ann Fabrics (not there), who directed me to Office DePot (bingo), ran home, mom's on my case about something else and this time I snap (honestly, my mom is amazing, but the holidays are stressful for her, and it usually doesn't bother me when she gets irritable, but today I'm very "on-edge"), got last minute stuff ready for my show, went to my jewelry thing (made $242 in 2 hours, whew-whoo!), went back to the oil place cuz my oil was leaking, picked up some dinner (this was the first time I had eaten all day), went home, unpacked from the weekend, did laundry, talked on the phone, and am now writing a blog. And on top of that, throughout the day I received/made about 25 phone calls. And boy, did my mood fluctuate today; I really, really tried to be in a good mood, but everything was ticking me off. So, I would say heightened or agitated mood with symptoms of sleeplessness, pressured speech, reduced ability to filter extraneous stimuli, distractability, and increased activities with increased energy. And I thought this was going to be a relaxing Christmas break. A few more days like this, then you'll have to give me some Lithium and call me crazy.