Normally I'm not a competitive person, but when I'm hypo/manic, I get SUPER competitive. I treat anything and everything as a competition. For example, if I see someone at my gym working out, I feel that I need to "prove" that I'm the better athlete. So, I'll start working out really hard and try to outdo them on everything, even when they may be a better athlete than I am. My logic is: "I'm the best and no one is better than me."

BTW, I don't actually tell people I'm competing against them. I feel that if I tell them it's a competition, they'll try to outdo me, and well... I want to be THE best. I'm manic, and I AM the best.