Mania is a form of manic depression. Therefore, elevated emotions, erratic thinking, and an increase in speech movements are its typical symptoms. The symptoms of mania vary depending on their severity. There are generally three situations.
Symptoms of mania 1. Hypomania: The main symptom is persistent elevated mood. Increased energy and activity often lead to a marked feeling of well-being and a sense of productivity in both physical and mental activities. Social activities increase, people begin to talk incessantly, become overly familiar with people, their sexual desire gradually increases, and their need for sleep decreases. Irritable, arrogant and arrogant, reckless behavior, etc. This stage is often not considered pathological by family members.
Symptoms of mania 2. Mania accompanied by psychotic symptoms: Such patients are more severe than the above-mentioned hypomania. The patient may embark on some excessive and unrealistic plans and spend money like water. , become aggressive and lustful, and some no longer have an elevated mood, but are replaced by irritability and suspicion. It can be severe enough to completely disrupt daily work and social activities.
Symptoms of mania 3. Mania accompanied by psychotic symptoms: The patient still has a persistent elevated mood, but the inflated self-evaluation and exaggerated ideas can reach the level of delusion. Irritable and suspicious. Persecutory delusions may develop, and severe and persistent physical activity and excitement may lead to aggression and violence. The patient has poor self-care ability. Loss of social functions.
If manic disorder is not treated, it is easy to relapse, and long-term relapses can lead to chronic disease, personality changes and impairment of social functions. Due to the influence of pre-illness personality and disease symptoms, patients have a high incidence of alcohol dependence, substance abuse, and drug dependence. When symptoms of mania manifest, irrational behavior may occur due to irritability, weak impulse control, and impaired judgment. People may act rashly, regardless of the consequences, squander money blindly, invest blindly, make random friends, and have sex. , hurting people and destroying things. Therefore, once a manic state is diagnosed, active treatment is required to avoid adverse consequences.