I understand that this is considered a mental health disorder and I’m sure there is a reason why but Mayo Clinic says that mania is characterized by an extremely elevated and excitable mood. It sounds to me like I would enjoy being elevated and excited. Now I totally can see why depression would suck in the case of bipolar especially oscillating between the two, but unipolar mania is a thing too.
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Since others have explained mania specifically…. Generally speaking…
… Most mental health/ mood disorders are made up of very familiar feelings and behaviors that at a moderate level are not destructive and are sometimes even helpful. What actually pushes something into the realm of a disorder is that whatever the behavior or feeling is, it is so persistent or so extreme that it begins to adversely affect the person’s life. When mental health professionals observe a predictable pattern of mood or behavior they will try to define and label it so to more effectively treat patients. But almost any behavior could become ‘disordered’ if the individual has no control over it and it becomes a problem for them.
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