Interactive Bipolar Quiz:

Could You Be Manic?

Please indicate whether or not you experience any of the following:

1. I have a decreased need for sleep.
yes no

2. I have much more energy than usual.
yes no

3. My thinking is speeded up.
yes no

4. I feel unusually euphoric and "high."
yes no

5. I can't seem to stop talking.
yes no

6. I can't keep my mind on one thing--I jump from task to task.
yes no

7. I have a heightened interest in sex.
yes no

8. I am irritable and short-tempered.
yes no

9. I have a close blood relative who has had a serious emotional illness or alcohol abuse.
yes no

10. I think about dying or killing myself.
yes no

The information contained on this screening test was developed by the National Institute of Mental Health.