I haven't heard or talked to many people with bipolar disorder that mention doing certain things in an obsessive way so I am wondering if it is just me or even if it is a part of dealing with being bipolar. Like there are times when I get interested in certain activities, hobbies or anything and I will end up doing things regarding that activity or hobby excessively until I get bored with it or find something new to obsess over. As an example; for about a month straight I religiously tracked my moods on multiple mood trackers and journals and thought it was the best thing ever. I would keep trying to find ways to make the tracking process look neater and more extensive, then one day I woke up and was like ok that’s it I don’t want to do this anymore. But during that month I couldn’t imagine myself not keeping track of my moods.

I am noticing it more and more that I am doing that with a lot of different things. And these “obsessive” periods could last anywhere between a few days to a month on average. I will find myself getting interested in stuff and try to learn as much as I can about a certain subject and then out of no where thats it.. on to something else. A good majority of the time it’s not even just your normal “Oh well, I just heard about this.. let me look in to it.” It’s more like, “Oh well, I need to learn everything there is to know about this and I need to learn it now.”

Does anyone else get like this at all? Is this even a symptom of being bipolar?