manic
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Mr. Hernández has a febrile energy that finds him bounding around the stage with a convincingly youthful, manic intensity, as if new love has pushed his adrenaline into overdrive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
He attributed his behaviour to a "manic episode" brought on by bipolar disorder.
From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026
"Llangollen relies on tourism so if people see how manic it is with the traffic then they won't want to come back."
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
Everyone starts going crazy,” recalls Padilla, imitating the manic movements her classmates incorporated to be as noticeable as possible.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
We can’t go back in time and diagnose him, but from here it looks like a form of epilepsy or, most likely, the beginnings of bipolar disorder, which is also known as manic depression.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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