Denise is very excited - she just mailed her first completed manuscript of a novel to a publishing company. To celebrate, she has invited all her friends to join her at an exclusive bar, where she is footing the bill for bottle service. Her friends ask her how much her advance is for the book, and she replies that she doesn't have a contact, let alone a contract - she just knows that her book is going to be a bestseller. When they ask how long it took to write it, she replies "three days." What is Denise most likely experiencing?

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Denise is displaying symptoms of a manic episode, such as grandiosity, impulsiveness, and decreased need for sleep. Her belief that her book will be a bestseller without having a contract or advance, and her claim of writing the manuscript in just three days, are both unrealistic and indicative of a manic state.

Denise Is Very Excited - She Just Mailed Her First