Signs of mania (ups)
 I feel like I'm on top of the world.
 I feel powerful. I can do anything I want, nothing can stop me.
 I have lots of energy.
 I don't seem to need much sleep.
 I feel restless all the time.
 I feel really mad.
 I have a lot of sexual energy.
 I can't focus on anything for very long.
 I sometimes can’t stop talking and I talk really fast.
 I'm spending lots of money on things I don't need and can't afford.
 Friends tell me that I've been acting differently. They tell me that I'm starting fights, talking louder, and getting more angry.

Signs of depression (downs)
 I am really sad most of the time.
 I don't enjoy doing the things I've always enjoyed doing.
 I don't sleep well at night and am very restless.
 I am always tired. I find it hard to get out of bed.
 I don't feel like eating much.
 I feel like eating all the time.
 I have lots of aches and pains that don't go away.
 I have little to no sexual energy.
 I find it hard to focus and am very forgetful.
 I am mad at everybody and everything.
 I feel upset and fearful, but can't figure out why.
 I don't feel like talking to people.
 I feel like there isn't much point to living, nothing good is going to happen to me.
 I don't like myself very much. I feel bad most of the time.
 I think about death a lot. I even think about how I might kill myself.

Other signs of bipolar disorder
 I go back and forth between feeling really "up" and feeling really "down."
 My ups and downs cause problems at work and at home.