the hypmanic part leading up to the mania feels great, I am on top of the world. I don't need sleep, or food, I just want to go go go!! I feel amazing, and so does everything else. Till I get to full blown mania and things take a nasty turn. The thoughts are so fast and fragmented, I become so agitated that I will pace for 16 hours a day. I cannot function at all. Psychosis steps in. It is anything but a good experience. Then I know it is hospital time. I am so low functioning at this point. I wish I could explain it better.