what you discribe sounds a little like manic behaviour
link the wikipedia article talks about extreme cases and solutions, so please don't think that your boy friend needs to be hospitised or sectioned under the mental health act, but concider that his behaviour could be due purley uncontrolable factors. and that it is purley a temporary mood.
all mental illnesses have extreme and mild cases. The mild cases don't always need help as the treatment is far worse than the problem.
Anyway, just to be helpful check out the link as see if anyof it sounds true.