[ILikeHummus]

I am not sure how to explain this weird feeling I've been having, but I'll try. There are moments where I feel like my soul will literally crawl out of my body one day and just start flying. I do not notice anything in particular to trigger that feeling. It just happens. Could that be a symptom of mania or is it something entirely different?

[lunaticfringe]

I experience the same thing and yes, it could very well be a symptom of hypo/mania. It depends what else is happening along with it. I define the feeling as agitation. Agitation encompasses many feelings though and the feeling of wanting to crawl out of your skin is one that doesn't really have a name I guess. It's not fun. It might be the most uncomfortable thing in the world.

[ILikeHummus]

I forgot to mention that most of the time when it happens, I feel like I am invincible or not real. It's strange and very annoying.

[czarina1984]

I've had this too. Drs keep saying it is just a side effect of the meds but that doesn't connect to anything. It is only when I'm manic and it feels like my cells have so much energy they don't want to stay connected and start moving/crawling around.

[BastetsMuse]

Yes, I definitely think your description is hypomania or mania, especially if you're feeling invincible or not real as well.

[ILikeHummus]

Thanks for the replies.

[HALLIEBETH87]

Are you taking any antipsychotics?

[BipolaRNurse]

Could be akathisia, which is a side effect of most antipsychotics. But it could also be agitation---that squirmy feeling like you've got ants in your pants and/or like you want to crawl right out of your skin. And yes, that can be a symptom of hypo/mania. I get that sometimes when I'm transitioning from hypo to full-blown mania and it is not fun.

[HALLIEBETH87]

I've felt it and not was agitation hit I also got akithesia and it felt similar

I get this feeling also. For me, it's an utterly GROSS feeling and one I hate to experience. It feels like I'm scratching beneath the surface, and waiting to claw out or something.

[ILikeHummus]

I should have mentioned that I am not currently taking an anti psychotic nor any other medications right now. I was taking Risperdal before, but quit a few weeks ago due to horrible side effects.

[lifelies]

Sounds like a dissociative symptom... depersonalization probably... I often experience this... but I also have a dissociative disorder... i'm not sure how common it is for bipolar individuals to dissociate but i'm sure it's not uncommon...
if you want advise... try to relax and aknowledge it's just your mind playing tricks on you... some people enjoy this feeling... drugs like Ketamine or PCP cause this, so i guess people who take Ketamine really like this... we are lucky to have this for free
Allie

[Row Jimmy]

Yes, I get the same way. I have hypomania with rapid cycling and mine comes and goes quickly. It might have something to do with the fact that my mind starts to race and I can't stop until I crash into a wall. Then I put myself back together, feel badly about it, and do it all over again.

I get the same way... I describe it like how doing certain substances would make me feel when I was at a rave. It's like an overall desire to be up and at it for me. I usually only get the euphoric side of it when I am manic. I get the agitated and annoyed side when I'm in a mixed state... like a bad come down that won't subside.