Honestly, he seems to be handling it alright. 

He did impulsively book a 1 month trip to another continent. But he could still work from there. 

He is quite irritable. But I haven't heard of any incidents due to that.

He does take on too much at work. I believe a lot of it is mental pressure from wanting to expand the entire company (He is newly graduated and just got employed, it's completely unreasonable!). However, he doesn't seem to be especially bothered by this stress. Although I wonder what his boss thinks of his grandiosity.

I think he might be acting financially irresponsible, but it's not like he's taking loans and stuff.

It's possible that his irritability and grandiosity is taking a toll on his relationship tho. But I've only met him twice since he came home from his trip so I wouldn't know. 

Other than that I don't really see any consequences for his behaviour. 

I guess I'm having a hard time knowing what to do. Should I try to dampen his "flow" because it is in itself harmful? Or is it the consequences brought by his state of flow that are harmful? If so, what do I look out for/say/do, having in mind that he doesn't necessarily tell me the full truth?

Thanks 

/a concerned friend


TLDR: friend is having a manic episode. There are no clear consequences for his behaviour. What should I do?