[palemoss]

So - I can feel it too now. I am ready for take off.

This past month and half I have experienced mild mania with some bouts of depression. But I am doing okay - not on any meds, no racing thoughts, and/or auditory hallucinations.

However, I am not eating. I am just not hungry. I went from 125lbs to 115lbs in just a month. I'm 5'7 too.

Also, I'm obsessing. About a guy too. Lame - at least I know that I am, so I have some control.

But with regard to decreased appetite - has anyone else experienced the same tendency? What are some of the health behaviors that arise for you when you become manic or feel like you are about to have a manic episode?

[Direction]

I have so much to do when I'm manic that stopping to make something to eat or even just going to get something to eat just isn't in the cards. Sometimes I forget...sometimes I just say I'll eat in 30 minutes and the hours will pass.

It is at this time it becomes important to do "opposites" meaning I know that it is healthy for me to have 3 meals and 3 snacks through out the day...so now that you are mindful it is happening...start getting back into what ever is your healthy routine...Especially since you are sliding into the underweight category...

Well for me zero appetite is a signal, I will start missing nights of sleep. I've also noticed that my body literally will be vibrating, my hands and legs move much faster causing much clumsiness. My co-ordination is also effected negatively.

And another thing I notice, although maybe not really "health" behavior is that I stutter, and my speech gets rearranged, and a different rhythm, different word choices than normal.

I'm not gonna say too much about your eating, because I'm with you there. Try to get in a bit more calories than you are burning off, if your fairly active or exercising..

Since you mentioned live foods in my thread, I remembered something I saw the other day ...'live lettuce' at the market. Ever see it or have it?