Signs of Bipolar episodes The ones I have (*) Manic Episodes: • No interest in sleep or sleeping less *• Undertaking more 'goal directed behaviour' e.g. activities with a purpose in mind such as making business calls, doing home improvements etc *• Increased sociability *• Thoughts start to race *• Irritable *• Increased optimism *• Over excitable and restless • Spending too much money • Increased self-esteem *• Loss of interest in food Depressive Episodes: *• Loss of interest in activity or people *• Not able to put worries or anxieties aside • Interrupted sleep *• Feeling sad or want cry *• Low motivation *• Cannot get out of bed *• Negative thinking • Feeling tired *• Disinterest in food