Over Eating during manic cycle. Obsessive compulsive disorder. Checking things, like doors, windows, self, worry that I have lost things, forget things, repeat things over and over. MD causes self doubt and because the mind is so full of activity, there is always the thought that I will forget something, hence the reason to check, and re check. Thoughts and feelings chatter in mind independent of self.
Words come into mind without reason.
It's possible to have conversations with this chatter, thinking that the noise, voice is a separate person. In this stage I can achieve anything, and often in this phase I can achieve things that I could never do in a normal stable mood. Achievements however leads to commitments of which I may not be able to maintain on a permanent basis during my down depressed days. My brain actually feels numb, mostly after a manic cycle. I think the brain just turns off to protect itself from over loading, and to rest.