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Originally Posted by VickiesPath
I can truly identify with what you all have said and this quote is absolutely correct. I once heard the EQ (Emotional Quotient) determines a person's success in life much more accurately than IQ (Intelligence Quotient). If this is true, and it is true for me, then each of us with a mood disorder have one huge strike against us from the get go.
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I think that someone diagnosed with bipolar disorder can also have high EQ. We aren't in a hypomanic, manic or depressed state at all times. Certainly during those times our coping skills, human interactions etc. aren't where they normally are. I am extremely self aware and highly in tune to others emotions and moods (especially with animals) and I have been that way since I was a child. I just wanted to give another perspective and I hope you don't find it argumentative.
I got this from wikipedia,
defined emotional intelligence as being concerned with effectively understanding oneself and others, relating well to people, and adapting to and coping with the immediate surroundings to be more successful in dealing with environmental demands