What is the difference between being wired up and manic?

[moopymoodle]

Often if I've had a stressful week, or way too many coffees. I feel sort of on edge, wired up and irritable. After reading a few threads on here I'm a bit concerned about mania, can anybody elaborate on the difference? Thankyou

Mania would last longer than that and effect your judgement. The start of hypomania for me is a bit like having too much caffeine, in that my energy levels are high, I don't sleep well and I feel wired. Then I'll start having fixations e.g. On gambling, drug use, inappropriate relationships, shopping etc. I'll feel great for a while and get annoyed at anyone I think is trying to bring me down (usually family or medical people) because I struggle to recognise that I'm ill. This is usually the tipping point into full blown mania which is where I become angry, paranoid and delusional. It's awful.

Thankyou for clearing that up Magpie. I very much doubt I have mania then as I only really experience feeling wired up. What your experiencing sounds awful

As I understand it, everyone has fluctuations in their mood, so days when they feel down, and days where they feel happy and energetic etc. This is normal.
Mania is a very exaggerated version of feeling energetic and wired, as magpie describes above.
However people can experience this to different degrees, and there is something called hypomania, which is basically a toned-down mania.

Hypomania and Mania Mind.org.uk

This is a very useful page, have a look and see if you recognise any of these symptoms in yourself. Maybe make a GP appointment if you are worried?

Oh sorry, cross-posted there. Glad to hear you don't think you have mania!

Even it's not mania, if you're finding your symptoms difficult then do see your GP. There are also various relaxation techniques you can use. A lot of people find mindfulness very helpful, worth looking into.

Thankyou everybody. I've looked at the Mind link and can't really identify with any of it so I'm thinking I got a bit carried away and jumped to conclusions.

I've read about caffeine and it sounds like I'm having too much and that might be the cause.