Yes I have taken off when I was manic, flown to a destination, "shacked up" with a guy from an internet romance, left, visited relatives, left, visited friends, left, hung out with strangers, left, hung out by myself, left, made it home exhausted and wasted, tired hungry and strung out. I then slept for days...

Now I find myself depressed and trying to normalize by taking meds and talking with my pdoc and therapist after being off meds and depressed for months. My pdoc happened to ask me if I could name ONE THING that I do that makes me less depressed. The answer was I like to drive aimlessly. I just like to get in my car and "get lost" down streets and roads I've never explored in neighborhoods I'm unfamiliar with. He said as long as I'm doing this in the daylight with a full tank of gas and the doors locked, my cell phone, and don't get out of the car it's OK. I also have a GPS, so if I'm totally lost I can just follow the directions home. I'm usually not exploring "inner city" areas, just driving by the ocean or in the country and suburbs and small towns.

So yes, I like to take off. I've just "adapted" it to my present condition.