Mania

• 1). Lack of sleep. Examine your sleep habits. See if there are nights when you only get three hours of sleep. Ask yourself if you are energetic the following day.
  
  
• 2). High mood. Evaluate your confidence to see if it is extremely high. Check if you feel euphoric and have grandiose thoughts.
  
  
• 3). Energetic. Think about your speech to see if it is pressured. Are you very talkative? Consider your thoughts to determine if they are racing--that is, one thought after another bombards your mind in rapid succession and they won't quit.
  
  
• 4). Behavior. Judge your behavior to find out if it is irresponsible, hyperactive, highly goal-oriented, impulsive or distracted. Decide if you have poor judgment that results in reckless behavior (socially, at work or school, sexually).
  
  
• 5). Irritability. Look at your behavior to ascertain if you have a bad temper and are overly aggressive.
  
  
• 6). Psychotic behavior. Assess your mental behaviors. Have you seen things which are not there or heard imaginary voices?
  
  

Depression

• 1). Loss of interest. Appraise your interest level in life. Determine if you have an unexplained loss of energy and have trouble concentrating on things.
  
  
• 2). Feelings. Explore your feelings to see if you feel worthless, have guilt feelings or have thoughts of death.
  
  
• 3). Sleep. Survey your sleep habits. Judge if you have problems sleeping and are not well rested the following day.
  
  
• 4). Weight. Weigh yourself. See if you have lost weight without dieting, or have gained weight (5 percent of body weight per month).