Being chatty one day but almost mute the next. Anyone else?

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Yeah, I definitely notice this with myself a lot, although for me I think a lot of it has to do with social anxiety. If I make even the slightest social snafu my mind shuts down and I retreat into my shell, sometimes to the point where I can barely put together a coherent sentence (which only adds insult to injury with the anxiety). I also notice when I'm actually in a sociable mood that my mind tends to burn out very easily, so if I don't have any time in between to recharge my batteries I get very standoffish and irritable. I have my good days and my bad days, though...

Yes. Sometimes I don't mind chatting and engaging with others at all, and sometimes words accumulate into an auditory version of Chinese water torture.

Ja. It's like having to speak is itself torture. As well, I really hate the prompts for you to speak on the phone menus; where they ask you, for example, "Is the information you provided correct?" and you must speak into the phone the answer. I really really hate that for some reason!

Yep, for me it's mainly changes in mood and/or social exhaustion.

But basically, if I'm not hypomanic then I'm hardly going to say anything.

Sometimes it could be part of my combined ADHD. Inattentive symptoms leave me with less energy, motivation as well as no damn focus, but I feel like the more I try to faster I fall asleep, opposed to the hyper-impulsive side - my focus seem to be impaired by not being able to slow my brain down. I miss obvious things and might end up saying something unintentionally rude.

Yep. I telework on mute days and go into the office on chatty days.

OMG yes. Especially after a full day of socializing aka....work, talking to coworkers, dealing with students (I'm a teacher) etc....I'm so drained I just want to shut myself in my room and be alone for hours to recover. And some days I'll wake up hyper but others I'll wake up and not feel like talking AT ALL....and I almost have to force myself to.

I'm like this, and a lot of it is depending on my mood and energy. But for me it's more the situation (maybe 50/50). If one person wants to sit down and have a conversation with me personally, I can talk for hours. Especially if the conversation is flowing effortlessly because I actually love to talk sometimes.

Once there are more than two or three people, I shut down. In those situations I become "speak when spoken to" and answer short and be quiet again. At work, I more more-or-less mute. There are people with whom I've worked two years that probably haven't ever heard my voice saying anything but the sporadic mumbled, unenthusiastic "what's up" when asked how I am or good morning.

I go to extremes. I'm either chatting up a storm, speaking loudly, animated, maybe standing up and pacing while I do it. The other times I'm very quiet, staring at the floor or wall or TV (if there's on in the room), usually with my hands folded and mostly still. Almost like I'm trying to not be seen in my seat.

While this varies day to day, and I certainly understand the word bag (love the name) mine is more focused on the situation and number of people around

same boat here...think i got it cause of AS.some say i just have split personality but i know better

Yesterday I was chatty, but today my brain feels like mush. I've been reading posts here on WP and trying to think of something to say, but all my brain comes up with is "..................?"

I've been more social than usual this past week, but it might be wearing off now.

I'm like this. It feels like being a cell phone battery that needs to be recharged. If for some reason I am not given my space I'll take a long walk or go to sleep.

I think the topic of conversation is important too. And how the person expresses themselves. I instantly shut down around intellectual snobs, political snobs, music snobs, and art snobs. I am able to talk easier around friendly laid-back people who can toss their ego aside.

I alternated when I was suffering from a psychotic depression.

There are some days when I just want to be left alone, and other days when I feel alone and want company.

After work it is good to talk with an adult ie. my wife.

Years ago I was a Mime over Matter.
Folks asked me how I went all day without talking. It is easy especially with internal dialogue.
@voices in my head....Dot Com

I can only be chatty with close friends because I feel comfortable. I'm never chatty with anyone else, no matter how great a mood I'm in.

Mine isn't day to day.

It's shorter periods of time.
Folks I cycle with notice that my commentary goes from zero to more frequently.

Try, manic depression.