[Woolly Bugger]

I stole a loaf of bread from a bakery once. It was still warm, and I stuffed it down my shirt. I don't know what made me do it. That was almost 40 years ago and, as far as I know, I haven't broken the law since.

[furiousfever]

Christmas time 2001 I found myself throwing rocks through living room windows with people home, throwing a ball of multicolored cheese at a car driving towards me on the highway shattering their windshield, and busting the windows out of eleven cars with a baseball bat.
I of course, found all of this to be hilarious. I got arrested at my job bagging groceries and then went out and did it again...armed with citrus fruit.
Real winner over here.

[Raindropvampire]

my mania exhibits as rage. I was manic and for the second time in 6 days my exe's sister walked up and sucker punched me. I literally blacked out and apparently it took 5 guys to pull me off her. She spent 8 months in the hospital and rehab. I've never gotten so lucky in my life because her parents wouldn't let her press charges. They said a 23 year old had no business tapping a 15 year old on the shoulder and blasting her in the face once, let alone twice. Since they paid all her bills she lied to the police.

I use how horrible I felt seeing her in the hospital to make sure nothing like that happens again.

I got caught smoking weed on a playground at 2am. Drug charges and criminal trespassing. I just wanted to play on the monkey bars!

Originally Posted by Woolly Bugger

I stole a loaf of bread from a bakery once. It was still warm, and I stuffed it down my shirt. I don't know what made me do it.

Wanting to warm up?

I've done stupid things, and the usuals like ripping down mountain passes, driving too fast in general, partying, etc.. Other activities that could've proven problematic, but never been arrested. (Though I did get a little ride in the backseat of a cop car after having driven down an off ramp on I-80. With a UHaul, at night. Then abandoned it, completely hysterical. I'd gone very badly mixed. That one had me kind of scared. More that they'd think I was on something, as I was well and truly losing my ****. TG they were totally cool.)

But basically, I tend to keep to the right side of things. I have a terrible fear of getting in trouble (like obsessive anxiety over very unlikely scenarios, toss in some paranoia kind of thing...). 3 parking tickets in 37 years and no moving violations tickets. (Not that I didn't get damn lucky one time in particular and that's all I'm saying about that paranoia-fest inducer. It wasn't anything major, btw.)

Edited to add... Yeah, escapeartist! Monkey bars? But of course!

Just traffic violations and illegal drug use.

[StirredStill]

My mania exhibits as sexual... My husband has a grand ole time.
Its when I come back down that sucks ***.

Oh... Its very uncomfortable for ANY/ALL male counterparts. I get a real kick out of making them sqirm.

[HALLIEBETH87]

No crimes but I put myself in some dangerous situations

Nothing bad. Got pulled over for doing 57 mph in a 35-mph zone when I was in high school. I had to go to court because it was considered "reckless driving" (since I was zig zagging around cars). I had to argue to the judge why he shouldn't suspend my license for 5 years

Edit: the ticket was $320. Parents weren't happy

[Ripose]

Well, I spent many a night in various jails even though I was never charged with anything. The cops always said we're just going to hold you until you calm down, I'm so glad they never took me to a psyche ward.

In Vancouver I have been banned for life from 14 bars and public transit and once I woke up in jail in Calgary. When they let me out I looked around figured out where I was and I phoned a buddy in Vancouver, he said my truck was still there in the parking lot. How I got to Calgary and why I got arrested are still a mystery. I'm just glad I don't live in either city anymore.

No crimes here. Just impulsively dangerous actions that could harm myself.

[fishin fool]

Never anything bad but I put myself in dangerous situations quite a few times.
I had many fights when I was young but only got in trouble with the cops once.
As I have grown older the one thing that still happens sometimes is the crazy
driving. A few years ago I got pulled over and the cop told me I was doing
93 MPH. I didn't even know I was going that fast. I tend to have no fear when
I am hypo/manic and no fear behind the wheel. Not good.

[pirilin]

Let's talk traffic. The light stuff. Last two incidents.
1) On my way to Tampa. My car has no GPS, but it has 420HP at the rear wheel.
My wife gives me a route that includes a 2 lane highway like for 30 miles.
I can't drive 2 lane highways. I start passing on the left @ 100-120 mph.
They were in bunches of 6 or 7. When I pass the last bunch, finally have the road to myself, and feel relaxed, FHP comes out of a bush.
At this time I'm crossing a trailer park. Posted speed 45mph. I look down and I'm doing 95. I thought to myself, well, it's under 100. At least can't arrest me.
Then an idea comes to mind. I've had a plastic bag stuck to a muffler for some time.
When he comes to me, I said: (with a hand in my heart) "I know I was speeding,
but my car is burning!!! Can you smell it?. I need to get to a gas station fast!!.
He mentions there was a gas station 6 miles back, I admit I didn't see it.
Of course I didn't see it. Checks my documents, tells me to take it easy, and away I go.

2- I'm driving a Genesis rental on I-75. My car makes noise, but this thing is super quiet.
I own the left lane. In every highway. It's the smooth one. Trucks don't mess it up.
There is a truck in the right lane and a lady in the same lane accelerating in a BMW 3 series. I don't want to be in her way, but I won't let her pass me either.
We both accelerated, and to my surprise, my car is faster.
When we both pass the truck, I see FHP in the median. Look down, 125. Uh uh. Arrested.
He's trying to come out, but there's so much traffic that he can't.
And what do I do?. Instead of flooring to the hilt, I slow down. Now I'm trying to be a law
abiding citizen. HOW STUPID CAN I BE!!!.
I try to get out in the next exit and there is a line four blocks long. I still tremble writing this. I'm waiting to go to jail all this time. Either he got an easier one, or couldn't get out
for me. Spent an hour with a soda at a burger king.
And this is not even manic. It's just a thing I have (had) that I can't stand anybody in front of me.
Morale of the stories. I'm using the cruise control now 79 for the interstates 10% over in the rest. Nobody will stop me anymore.

[lilypup]

Stalking (not dangerously) someone else's husband. Then lying that he came on to me. Really horrific now that I think about it.

[ComfortablyNumb5]

Drinking and driving. I'm lucky I'm alive, still have my license, and haven't killed anyone. I don't drink anymore.

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[furiousfever]

Anyone else start thinking about this stuff and just feel like, " holy ****, I'm some terrible breed of monster"?

I find myself filled with shame. I could write a novel of all the terrible and illegal( though sometimes funny) things I've done while manic

[ComfortablyNumb5]

Originally Posted by furiousfever

Anyone else start thinking about this stuff and just feel like, " holy ****, I'm some terrible breed of monster"?

I find myself filled with shame. I could write a novel of all the terrible and illegal( though sometimes funny) things I've done while manic

Right lol. Between mania,hypo and my BPD, I've done and said some horrendous things. I don't even go and re-read msgs anymore. Just swipe and delete that crap lol

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[Skeezyks]

The Skeezyks has never broken the law to his knowledge. Fortunately, or unfortunately, depending on how you look at it... his crimes were not illegal...

[BipolaRNurse]

I drove drunk countless times. Never got caught, never hurt or killed anyone, never even had a fender-bender. I quit drinking on New Year's Day 1992 so of course have never driven drunk since. Now I abhor drunk drivers and think they should go to jail for the first offense and jail plus revocation of their driver's license for the second offense. There's no excuse for it. I still have remorse for the times I did it myself, even though it ended almost 25 years ago.

[Wander]

Another drink driver here and very lucky to not hurt anyone or get arrested. Once I thought if I hit the curb of a round-about fast enough I would just bounce right over onto the other side. Thankfully sense kicked in just before I got to the roundabout and I came to a sliding sideways stop up the curb with no harm done. I really thought I could make my car fly. I don't drink and drive anymore and if I go out to drink I will get taxi's or lifts to take away the temptation. When (hypo)manic and drunk I lose all sense of right and wrong and think I am invincible.

I was never arrested. I just like drugs and driving fast. I DO not drive when drugging, thank god.

[otherg]

No arrests or destroying property but I did a whole lot of speeding. One ticket after another. Just had to hit 100 mph before I finally stopped. Thankfully I haven't done that in 20 years.

[Tucson]

Plenty of wild wreckless driving while speeding. Plenty of spending all my money. Still do. I mean the money spending. I did steel a key blank from a hardware store when I was in grade school just to see if I can get away with it. No arrest was made. But I did get caught with a freind who I talked into doing the same with me.

I admit to no crimes! I'm perfect, obviously.