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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My wife has bi-polar and mania is worse than depression in my mind. Mania is very sneaky, the first day or two of a manic episode is pretty nice, someone that frequently has the low energy of depression is super energetic, the house gets deep cleaned and suddenly sex is at the top of the priority list. As the manic episode continues the lack of sleep and the anxious, nervous energy get to be too much to bear and the destructive behaviors start to kick in just so the person can feel something that isn’t a nervous energy. Excessive spending, promiscuity, and cutting are all things that tend to happen in manic episodes as they extend and the frustration builds. Lastly, at least with my wife, after a really high manic episode the depression is EXTREME, she will go from all the things mentioned above to being bed-ridden. When my wife has attempted suicide (cutting is not a suicide attempt) it has been right after a really high manic episode.
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