A List of 50 That Could Fit Any One

The following list may be any individuals mood for a particular time and place. However, since we may agree when someone is in a prolonged elevated or is having an irritable high, the problem is the lack of awareness and using the communication techniques.


If I can hear myself speaking in a loud voice, a genetic trait, if there ever was one. I'm aware, so 
I can lower its volume. Alone, it's quite harmless and do-able. Telling me to tone it down or shh-ing me only serves to irritate me.  It's when there is the "explosive element" that catches you by surprise. Coupled with a spending spree, recklessness, and inappropriate responses one may be happening upon an unmedicated hyper adult or college student.

Who isn't stressed out? What's the best remedy? A cup of tea and then taking a long drive. Staying home is safer. 

 

Dee's compiled list of moods and behaviors associated with an elevated mood:

1. changes in sleeping patterns, especially if one has lots of energy on just a few hours of sleep or you live with or know the 'energizer bunny'
2. described by family and friends as moody, temperamental
   
3. seeks stimulation
4. unusual reckless attitude and behaviors
   
5. unable to sit down for a lengthy period and simply relax, must be busy, puttering all/most of the time
   
6. endless, abundant energy, often accompanied with irritability, self-righteousness, thinly controlled or explosive anger
   
7. hostility when a plan or desire is thwarted
   
8. restlessly searches for ways to work off extra energy? Gym, athletic sports, running, consumed with youthful, appearance. 
9. increased talkativeness. if the "mouth runneth over", if the talk seems pressured or lots of over-talk takes place, a desire to unburden themselves, or an obsessive focus on an object or person
   
10. spouse/partner is sexually demanding (known as hypersexuality)
    
11. promiscuity, serial, multiple relations outside and inside of marriage, multiple marriages
    
12. hypersexuality includes 900 sex numbers, entranced with online porno sites
13. arrogance and more
    
14. disastrous spending sprees, rewarding oneself because "I deserve it", hoarding
15. can't stay out of the stores? Multiples of particular items?   
16. uncontrollable racing thoughts
17. delusions of grandeur -  making exaggerated plans (more on this later)
    
18. unreasonable irritability and/or hostility, verbal, emotional, physical abuse (Be cautious)
19. increased religious zeal or involvement
20. auditory or visual hallucinations or shows paranoid behavior
21. likely to wear brightly colored or flamboyant clothing
22. changes in medications can mean changes in behavior
    
23. distancing themselves from family, friends
    
24. changes in production in college and/or the work force
25. being challenging, difficult, rebellious
26. speaking in rhyme, poetry
    
27. voice and music volume is loud
28. over-bearing
29. creativity, productivity more than usual
    
30. THINKS AND BELIEVES these symptoms are their PERSONALITY.
31. master manipulators, use anybody or any thing to justify the ends
32. demanding
33. unaware and/or doesn't care their attitude and behavior may be injuring relationships
34. multiple telephone calls, (texts, emails) with a change in tone, urgency, frequency
    
35. surprise travel, desire to "get away"
36. keeps depressive episodes secret
37. lives in fear of discovery and diagnosis of a mental illness
    
38. is mean, is angry a lot and this behavior is directed outward on the world
    
39. generous to a fault, buying and giving to others
    
40. sudden loss or gain of weight
    
41. me, me me: needs to be the center of attention
42. bad to poor credit, credit card debts or liens on property
43. believes others are a "kill joy" of their euphoria
    
44. alcoholism, narcotic additions
    
45. lots of lying and questionable embellishment of stories
    
46. very secretive, private about experiences
47. family genetic history of depression, bipolar (manic-depression), psychosis,
    
48. history of suicide or attempted suicide in the family, first generation relative with a psychiatric disease
49. no appetite or reduced appetite
50. delusions, which is another way of saying ,"I'm making or made a HUGE mistake believing...x, y, z.    There is always a theme or story around delusions that outsiders can see through
    

DO YOU HAVE THE INTEGRITY, THE COURAGE and THE FORTITUDE to fight the ravages and destruction as this disease wrecks lives?

REMEMBER there is no pink or red or any other colored ribbon for this disease. 

Have YOU ever attended or ever heard about a fundraiser for Mental Illness or even Mental Wellness?


WHAT CAN YOU DO ABOUT IT?

1. invite a loved and trusted family member or friend to identify and communicate their observations
   
2. keep a journal of moods, thoughts, beliefs, activities
3. get a mental health check-up
4. ask questions
5. read
   

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