Hi glamslam,

Thank you so much for sharing. This describes me very well. You explained it very well. When I experience this, I can't keep up with cleaning or things that are productive, because of the intersecting thoughts. This makes it impossible to finish important tasks with the racing thoughts that are all happening at once.

I have a tendency to be impatient with people as well during hypo/mania. I tend to interrupt more and jump from topic to topic when I speak, unless it's some overzealous idea that will get me carried away. The "pressured speech" is there, probably since nothing is up to my speed. Sleep gets difficult too.

Extreme stress definitely triggers me. Lack of sleep does too, which I'm experiencing. Once I'm asleep I can get some hours on Seroquel, but it's hard falling asleep. There is more pressure on me at work than ever before, so that can be a factor. I hope it doesn't get to a point of having to go to IP, but hopefully my pdoc can come up with a plan. Otherwise, I think I'm heading for full-blown mania or mixed mania. I feel pretty manic, alternating between states of being invincible and fluctuating with irritability and mania. Although I have some insight, it's impossible controlling this.