I start making lots and lots of plans. New organizations and businesses I will start (never have acted on any of these, as I usually return to a normal mood in time to remember that I have absolutely no business experience, haha), new books I will write (I have made significant progress on five books, and actually completed a draft of one novel), exciting things I will do with my life. Should I spend the next year living in a different country every month (yeah, non-manic me is not brave enough to do that!)? How can I make a difference in the lives of people who are in pain?

I also find myself thinking a lot about philosophical questions. What does it mean to "think"? How do you define a person? What happens after death? What happens to the unchosen alternative when you make a decision?

And my cognition fizzles. I understand new concepts more easily, but I make a lot of mistakes in the details, and I get confused often about where I am, or what day it is.

I get hypersexual too.

This thread is reminding me that yes, I am indeed bipolar. (I wonder sometimes when I've been sane for awhile )