I, like others here, talk too fast & have racing thoughts, but feel tremendously GOOD. Have much more self-confidence, which is not typical for me. I also sleep little, pace a lot, and SHOP a lot (like an $800.00 vacuum cleaner, gold plated tweezers for my daughter & myself, books galore, clothes, etc.)

I have a note to myself in my wallet to NOT call, write, e-mail, smoke signals, any way of communicating with other people, because I will contact people I haven't spoken to in years, will call in the middle of the night & then regret it. I get too "cozy" with people--I just love everyone & my husband doesn't care for that behavior at parties where I am cuddling up to some man I just met.

I find myself counting in my head to stop the flow of ideas & thoughts. It can become overwhelming when they rush in so fast. I feel like I need to act on all these thoughts & feelings. I'm impulsive--drive too fast, spend too much, talk too much. It feels like a huge adrenaline rush all the time. I guess that is what it really is for me--too much of everything. Everything becomes a crusade & I'm the leader who will solve the problems of the world.

I think if you just check the med sites like this one for symptoms of mania you will find a good list. I don't have all the symptoms, like hypersexuality, but do have most of them.