I read the other day that some people can FEEL when their mania is about to hit. I didn't understand this until I felt it.

I havnt had caffeine for a while because of stomach problems - gastritis to be exact - and I had no "reason" to feel that buzz.

But I felt it. It caught me off guard during a meeting and my eyes were wide and my brain felt lit, like I had been plugged into the wall and was 150% alert. I felt like my brain was buzzing.

The next day I wanted to start building websites again (I'm currently a graduate student in a Social Work program), I wanted to outline chapters for a book I want to write, and I thought I should start buying clothes for a job I don't have yet and won't even be applying for for another year. Oh and then I started researching houses to buy in a state I don't even live in.

I caught my behavior in time and put my butt to bed early. The next day I was better, but then I got depressed. It wasn't too bad of an episode, but I was so focused on the mania I didn't think about the depression. I got down on myself for not being able to do all of the things I WANTED TO DO! Or that the mania wanted me to do. That made me sad.

Does anyone else have symptoms like this? Can anyone tell when their mania or depression is about to hit?