I get manic in the spring, and the end of summer. Every august I get so manic. This is when I would be near or be hospitalized. In my opinion for myself it has a lot to do with the sunlight. Light therapy works for depression, but the do say that too much light therapy can switch a bipolar person to mania, so this makes sense for me, it's very dark here in the winter. Also my kids are home all summer from school, which affects my usual routine. I'm guessing that is why in combination with to much light that by the end of august I am always a mess.

This year I have decided that I really need to regulate how much sun light I am exposed to this summer, maybe darker curtains in my bedroom and trying to maintain more routine. Hopefully this year will be better.