Symptoms of mania DIGFAST
D = Distractibility and easy frustration
I = Irresponsibility and erratic uninhibited behavior
G = Grandiosity
F = Flight of ideas
A = Activity increased with weight loss and increased libido
S = Sleep is decreased
T = Talkativeness
I guess most of these she exhibits although I don't find her easily frustrated nor is her behavior erratic or uninhibited. I have no idea about increased libido. She does have weight loss, talkativeness, not sure about irresponsibility. She says she can go three days with no sleep or food and it's not a problem.
Can these manic episodes last for six months? Because she's been pretty bad for six months although the past week has been off the charts, that I know of. I've been dodging her phone calls and she leaves these long rambling unintelligible messages that I just delete but today she came to my office and although I made her leave, when I went out to lunch she was out in the parking lot waiting for me in her car.
Actually being in her physical presence, added to those crazy phone messages is what finally scared me enough to try to do something.
Thank you.