vj288
not actually Fiona Apple
I have had periods of highs and lows as well. Sometimes I get so "high" that I feel like I can do anything, usually I end up wanting to take a trip to another state or country. Or I will buy something outrageous, or I'll sign up for school or look at new cars or something. But that feeling usually fades before I get into any big trouble haha.
I have heard that the periods of mania usually include really erratic behavior, sometimes dangerous and without any kind of thought. People also only sleep a couple hours a night and have tons of energy.
Does that sound like you?
Not really. There are some things, like I was a little ambitious with my Christmas gifts this year, trying to do a little more than I could with them. And recently I did spend some money I usually wouldn't on some things, including something I didn't even mean to buy but was a bit too impulsive to realize till after the fact. Sleep lately has been normal, 4 or 5 months ago I did go about 6 days on 8 hours of sleep and didn't feel very tired throughout that week, I just didn't need the sleep.
That's all stretching quite a bit though, I'm probably just experiencing the normal highs and lows we all go through, even if they seem more noticeable to me lately for some reason. My lows tend to be unbearable too, I'm probably exaggerating my highs because of how they feel relative to my bouts of depression. I'll stop trying to define it and try to keep the good times rolling