Top 100 Manias

Top 100 Manias

What is mania ?

Mania is a condition in which a person becomes extremely obsessed with something. In other words, it is a kind of craze and madness to do some work. Mania is a serious psychiatric disease or say mental illness, in this the person becomes extremely agitated or even violent.

Sign and Symptoms of Mania

There are many symptoms of mania which are as follows

• Energy, activity is very high in such persons.
• Mood changes very quickly.
• Excessive talking, loss of sleep.
• Show hyperactivity towards a task.
• There can be many reasons for mania, the most common reason is bipolar disorder.

It is a mental illness which is also caused by depression and mood swings. In this, the mental condition of the person keeps on changing in two opposite states. After coming in the grip of the disease, it becomes difficult to control the behaviour many times. But if it is treated on time then it is possible to make the situation normal.

Stages of Mania

Stage I – Hypomania

Hypomania (Stage I). The first stage of mania (mania) is hypomania. It is a mild form which is a bit difficult to identify. If a person is suffering from hypomania then it is not easy to identify it by the people around him because these symptoms are very limited. Hypomania affects activity and may lead to increased impulsivity.

Stage II – Acute Mania

The second stage of mania is acute mania. This is the acute form which is easy to identify. If a person is suffering from acute mania, then it is easy to identify it by the people around him because the abnormal symptoms increase to a great extent. People with acute mania have a large increase in energy, loss of sleep, and talk very rapidly, often jumping from one subject to another. Some symptoms of psychosis are also seen in them. Acute mania affects activity and may lead to a greater increase in impulsivity.

Stage III – Delirious Mania

Delirious Mania (Stage III). The third stage of mania (mania) is delirium mania. This is a very intense form which is very easy to identify. If a person is suffering from delirium mania, then it would be very easy to identify it by the people around him because the unusual symptoms increase a lot. People with delirium mania have an extreme increase in energy.

These include temporary confusion, loss of sleep, and rapid talking and decreased ability or inability to connect with reality. Often these people are not even afraid of hurting themselves and others. There are many symptoms of psychosis in them. Delirium mania affects activity and may lead to a greater increase in impulsivity. They need to be admitted in the hospital.

List of Top 100 + Manias

1. Ablutomania- Mania for washing oneself
2. Anglomania- an absorbing or pervasive interest in England or things English.
3. Anthomania -Obsession with flower 
4. Bibliomania-Craze for books or reading
5. Bruxomania- Compulsion for grinding teeth
6. Catapedamania -Obsession with jumping from high places
7. Choreomania – Dancing mania or frenzy
8. Clinomania – Excessive desire to stay in bed
9. Dacnomania -Obsession with killing
10. Dinomania- Mania for dancing
11. Dipsomania-Abnormal craving for alcohol
12. Discomania -Obsession for disco music
13. Doromania- Obsession with giving gifts
14. Drapetomania – Intense desire to run away from home
15. Dromomania -Compulsive longing for travel
16. Ecdemomania- Abnormal compulsion for wandering
17. Egomania – Irrational self-centered attitude or self-worship
18. Eleutheromania- Manic desire for freedom
19. Epomania – Craze for writing epics
20. Ergasiomania -Excessive desire to work; ergomania; workaholism
21. Ethnomania – Obsessive devotion to one’s own people
22. Florimania -Craze for flowers
23. Graphomania -Obsession with writing
24. Habromania – Insanity featuring cheerful delusions
25. Hagiomania – Mania for sainthood
26. Hexametro Mania – Mania for writing in hexameter
27. Hieromania – Pathological religious visions or delusions
28. Hippomania – Obsession with horses
29. Hydromania- Irrational craving for water
30. Typomania – Craze for printing one’s lucubration
31. Tulipomania – Obsession with tulips
32. Verbomania – Craze for words
33. Xenomania – Inordinate attachment to foreign things
34. Zoomania – Insane fondness for animals
35. Thanatomania – Belief that one has been affected by death magic, and resulting illness
36. Theatromania – Craze for going to plays
37. Theomania – Belief that one is a god
38. Timbromania – Craze for stamp collecting
39. Tomomania – Irrational predilection for performing surgery
40. Toxicomania – Morbid craving for poisons
41. Trichotillomania – Neurosis where patient pulls out own hair
42.  Sitiomania – Morbid aversion to food
43. Sophomania – Delusion that one is incredibly intelligent
44. Squandermania – Irrational propensity for spending money wastefully
45. Stampomania – Obsession with stamp-collecting
46. Technomania – Craze for technology
47. Pyromania -Craze for starting fires
48. Rhinotillexomania – Compulsive nose picking
49. Rinkomania – Obsession with skating
50.  Scribblemania- Obsession with scribbling
51. Sebastomania – Religious insanity
52. Potomania – Abnormal desire to drink alcohol
53. Polemomania -Mania for war
54. Politico Mania – Mania for politics
55. Polkamania – Craze for polka dancing
56. Plutomania – Mania for money
57.  Phonomania – Pathological tendency to murder
58. Photomania – Pathological desire for light
59. Phyllomania – Excessive or abnormal production of leaves
60. Phytomania -Obsession with collecting plants
61. Planomania – Abnormal desire to wander and disobey social norms
62. Opiomania – Craving for opium
63.  Opsomania – Abnormal love for one kind of food
64. Phagomania- Excessive desire for food or eating
65. Pharmacomania – Abnormal obsession with trying drugs
66. Phaneromania – Habit of biting one’s nails
67. Oenomania – Obsession or craze for wine
68. Nostomania – Abnormal desire to go back to familiar places
69. Oniomania – Mania for making purchases
70. Oligomania – Obsession with a few thoughts or ideas
71. Onomamania -Mania for names
72. Onomatomania – Irresistible desire to repeat certain words
73. Onychotillomania – Compulsive picking at the fingernails
74. Nosomania – Delusion of suffering from a disease
75. Morphinomania – Habitual craving or desire for morphine
76. Monomania – Abnormal obsession with a single thought or idea
77. Micromania – Pathological self-deprecation or belief that one is very small
78. Metromania – Insatiable desire for writing verse
79. Methomania –  Morbid craving for alcohol
80. Melomania – Craze for music
81. Megalomania – Abnormal tendency towards grand or grandiose behaviour
82. Kleptomania – Irrational predilection for stealing
83. Islomania – Craze or obsession for islands
84. Infomania – Excessive devotion to accumulating facts
85. Idolomania – Obsession or devotion to idols
86. Icomania – Obsession with icons or portraits
87. Hypomania – Minor mania
88. Hypermania- Severe mania
89. Hylomania – Excessive tendency towards materialism
90. Pathomania -Moral insanity
91. Narcomania – Uncontrollable craving for narcotics
92. Opiomania – Craving for opium
93. Pseudomania – Irrational predilection for lying
94. Ecdemomania –  Abnormal compulsion for wandering
95. Entheomania – Abnormal belief that one is divinely inspired
96. insomnia – common sleep disorder
97. Icomania – Obsession with icons
98. Logomania – Pathological loquacity
99. Megalomania – Abnormal tendency towards grand or grandiose behaviour
100. Mythomania – Lying or exaggerating to an abnormal extent
101. Orchid Mania – Abnormal obsession with orchids
102. Theomania – Belief that one is a god
103. Cyclothymia – rare mood disorder.( emotional ups and downs)
104. Ailuromania – an abnormal love of cats
105. Andromania – an obsession with men
106. Apinomania – an extreme enthusiasm for bees
107. Arithmomania- a compulsion to count objects,
108. Autophonomania  –  obsession with suicide
109. Cynomania- abnormal love of dogs.
110. Entomomania – an abnormal love of insects.
111. Gamomania – obsessive desire for making bizarre marriage proposals.
112. Hedonomania  –  mania for pleasure
113. Hypnomania – mild form of mania
114. Logomania -abnormal talkativeness
115. Noctimania – abnormal love of the night
116. Ochlomania – mania for crowds
117. Oikomania – household

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