   (((Zen888))) Sounds like you are taking some very positive steps in creating a calmer and more peaceful atmosphere for yourself. Good job! You know that your manic episodes are part of your illness; unfortunately, you can't control what other people choose to think, believe, or say about you. However, I can assure you that most of the people on this planet are not as "normal" as you or they might think. It is difficult to overcome that self-consciousness, but rest assured that most people are more concerned with what is going on in their own lives than in yours - and many are probably worried about what you think of them. Just do your thing and let everyone else worry about themselves. Again, take the spotlight off of you and put it on others - be more concerned with what you think about everyone else rather than what they think about you.
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"I walked a mile with Pleasure; she chattered all the way, But left me none the wiser for all she had to say. I walked a mile with Sorrow and ne'er a word said she; But oh, the things I learned from her when Sorrow walked with me!"
(Robert Browning Hamilton; "Along The Road")
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