Insomnia is a strange thing.

For me, insomnia comes with depression and mania. Usually how it works is if I'm too depressed I can't sleep because I'm stuck on something I can't get out of my head and my brain keeps me awake to defend myself against it. I stay awake and cry. But, I am exhausted the whole next day and just want to lay down on the floor and take a nap. However, not sleeping can push you into mania pretty easily or cause me to have an episode. If for some reason I get bad sleep several nights in a row, it's not a good thing. I will definately have an episdoe then.

The symptom of manic insomnia is lack of sleep but you don't feel tired. I know it's bad when I can't get to sleep, fall asleep at 2-3 a.m. and then I'm awake just fine for work at 6:30 and have energy all day and not feel like a zombie. Instead I feel super-charged.