For me it feels like different things.

Hypomania starts.off.good, I have more energy, more.goals.I.wamt to accomplish etc. The things turn dysphoric with going into mania/mixed episodes, mania and mixed feels.like a fast.spinning carnival ride, say the Tilt-A-Whirl it feels like I'm spinning out of control, everything is a blur. I'll get angry at the drop of a hat, irritable as hell, even suicidal (I did attempt suicide in one of my probably mixed episodes). And as the ride.spins faster, it gets to where I'll get paranoid, hear/see things, think I'm special am better than the rest of society, think I'm on this planet to save.h humanity and bring world peace. Or that I can read minds, speak with people.telepathically etc. I'll do things like apply for jobs I'm not qualified for like once I applied for a.dog grooming position I wasn't even qualified for and can't do due to vision impairment. I gotan interview too, and had to BS my way through it. My thoughts race, I have so many ideas I can't even figure them All out, I'm more talkative,,speech is faster (well what is abnormL for me since I'm usually quite and shy). I can't catch my thoughts, they're disorganized. I don't sleep (appetite is rather normal though), I've gone up to 4 days on 0--8hrs of sleep.through out the whole 4 days. I do self harm (I'm both mania and depression) I'll drink more (which isn't normal for me, as I only drink on special occasions or socially.) I'll spend more money than I usually would on things I'll never use (wear). And idk what else as I can lose insight in my episodes.

Then comes the depression where the ride suddenly stops, everything comes crashing down. I don't want to get out of bed, I usually sleep all day (or I can get insomnia too), I have no motivation, I lose interest in my goals, everything I once enjoyed. I self harm, get suicidal. My thoughts still race from time to time. I find little.joy in things. It is Hell...not much else.to say about depression.

That's what Bipolar feels like to me.