Mania:
I keep at least 5 cans of Bumblebee tuna fish in the cupboard at all times.
I refold laundry that has been folded incorrectly - even dish towels.
If I am excited, I clap my hands three times. If I am frustrated, I pound my fist on the desk three times.
I rearrange the contents of my bathroom cabinet at 1 in the morning, after three hours of sleep the night before.
I will vomit before I will eat beef or chicken fat.

I run endlessly inside my head, a separate person with a crazed agenda, while my rational self picks out socks to wear to work. I spend hours obsessing over things I don't care about, I spend a split second making a decision about something important.

Ma"ni*a (?), n. [L. mania, Gr. , fr. to rage; cf. OE. manie, F. manie. Cf. Mind, n., Necromancy.]

1.

Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity. Cf. Delirium.

2.

Excessive or unreasonable desire; insane passion affecting one or many people; as, the tulip mania.

Mania a potu [L.], madness from drinking; delirium tremens.

Syn. -- Insanity; derangement; madness; lunacy; alienation; aberration; delirium; frenzy. See Insanity.

 

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