I've had some pretty gnarly manic episodes, although I never ran around naked or flew off to China on a whim. No, what I do is get crazy angry and scare the hell out of people, I drive (literally) like a maniac, and I can't get the 280 TV channels in my head to shut up. I also get religious delusions and see/hear things that aren't there. I've always questioned my bipolar 1 diagnosis even though four different providers have agreed on it, but in the general scheme of things I guess my mania does rise to the level of BP 1. I go back and forth with it a lot though. I don't suppose it matters as long as I'm getting the proper treatment, which I am. I just came through a mild depressive episode and am now back on track with just an uptick in my mood stabilizer, and so far I haven't had a hint of the insanity which usually accompanies the onset of Spring.