I am usually not manic around the holidays and was not expecting to fall into this episode (cycles between manic and mixed....so it's definitely a major concern).

There's a lot out there about how to deal with depression around the holidays, but have you ever been manic around this time of year? The pressure to spend money makes my urge to spend excess amounts of money even worse, so it's triggering. The racing thoughts are bad, and I notice I blurt a lot of things out that I normally keep to myself, and it has affected me at work. Luckily, I have a few days off coming up, but I am having a lot of regrets. In other words, my impulse control is bad and all the thoughts going through my head.

How do you try to cope with mania (either mixed or otherwise) around this time of year?