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'''Mania''' is an extreme sense of well-being, energy and optimism. It can be so intense that it affects thinking and judgement. Individuals may believe strange things about themselves, make bad decisions, and behave in embarrassing, harmful and (occasionally) dangerous ways. Like [[Depression|depression]], mania make it difficult or impossible to deal with life in an effective way. A period of mania can affect both relationships and work. When the symproms of mania are not so extreme, it is called 'hypomania'. Individuals in the midst of a manic episode for the first time may not realise that there is anything wrong , although friends, family and/or colleagues will. the affected individual may even feel offended if someone tries to point this out to them. The sufferer increasingly loses touch with day-to-day issues, including with other people's feelings.

'''Mania''' is an extreme sense of well-being, energy and optimism. It can be so intense that it affects thinking and judgement. Individuals may believe strange things about themselves, make bad decisions, and behave in embarrassing, harmful and (occasionally) dangerous ways. Like [[Depression|depression]], mania make it difficult or impossible to deal with life in an effective way. A period of mania can affect both relationships and work. When the symptoms of mania are not so extreme, it is called 'hypomania'. Individuals in the midst of a manic episode for the first time may not realize that there is anything wrong , although friends, family and/or colleagues will. the affected individual may even feel offended if someone tries to point this out to them. The sufferer increasingly loses touch with day-to-day issues, including with other people's feelings.

Individuals may exhibit some or all of the following symptoms of mania:

Individuals may exhibit some or all of the following symptoms of mania:

==Emotional==

==Emotional==

*Extremely happy and excited  

*Extremely happy and excited  

*Very irritated with other people who don't share the sufferer's optimistic outlook  

*Very irritated with other people who don't share the sufferer's optimistic outlook  

*Feeling more important than usual   

*Feeling more important than usual   

==Thinking==

==Thinking==

*Full of new and exciting ideas  

*Full of new and exciting ideas  

*Moving quickly from one idea to another  

*Moving quickly from one idea to another  

*Hearing voices that other people can't hear   

*Hearing voices that other people can't hear   

==Physical==

==Physical==

*Full of energy  

*Full of energy  

*Unable or unwilling to sleep  

*Unable or unwilling to sleep  

*Increased libido   

*Increased libido   

==Behaviour==

 

==Behavior==

*Making plans that are grandiose and unrealistic  

*Making plans that are grandiose and unrealistic  

*Very active, moving around very quickly  

*Very active, moving around very quickly  

*Over-familiar or recklessly critical with other people  

*Over-familiar or recklessly critical with other people  

*Less inhibited in general

*Less inhibited in general

==External Links==

==External Links==

[http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/ Royal College of Psychiatrists]

[http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/ Royal College of Psychiatrists]