BIPOLAR SELF-ASSESSMENT

Has there ever been a period of time when you were not your usual self and…

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* 1. You felt so good or so hyper that other people thought you were not your normal self or you were so hyper that you got into trouble?

Yes

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* 2. You were so irritable that you shouted at people or started fights or arguments?

Yes

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* 3. You felt much more self-confident than usual?

Yes

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* 4. You got much less sleep than usual and found you didn’t really miss it?

Yes

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* 5. You were much more talkative or spoke faster than usual?

Yes

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* 6. Thoughts raced through your head or you couldn’t slow your mind down?

Yes

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* 7. You were so easily distracted by things around you that you had trouble concentrating or staying on track?

Yes

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* 8. You had much more energy than usual?

Yes

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* 9. You were much more active or did many more things than usual?

Yes

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* 10. You were much more social or outgoing than usual, for example, you telephoned friends in the middle of the night?

Yes

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* 11. You were much more interested in sex than usual?

Yes

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* 12. You did things that were unusual for you or that other people might have thought were excessive, foolish, or risky?

Yes

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* 13. Spending money got you or your family in trouble?

Yes

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* 14. If you checked YES to more than one of the above, have several of these ever happened during the same period of time?

Yes

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* 15. How much of a problem did any of these cause you — like being able to work; having family, money, or legal troubles; getting into arguments or fights?

No problem

Minor problem

Moderate problem

Serious problem