system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: What is being in a manic state? Why can't they see it?
gpt
Humans are surprisingly bad at recognizing our own brain states.  Sometimes people don't even consciously recognize their emotions and how they modify their moment to moment behavior.   


Mania tends to also come with impulsivity and racing thoughts that can make it very hard for the person to engage in things like self-examination as their mind can be going a mile a minute.