Interesting theory. It's true that bipolar is a really variable condition - take the person who has only a depressive episode every few years or so, and contrast him with the person who cycles twice every hour, for example. Treating it as a syndrome might make more sense.

Incidentally, have you looked into the concept of the mood disorder spectrum?

At any rate the diagnosis may still help. I enjoy being a highly emotional person - it's part of who I am, but I don't really enjoy feeling extremely sad and hopeless, and feeling like I want to die, every time something goes wrong (or sometimes for no reason at all). It will at least help identify that you have a mood problem and maybe it will help you get treatment.

Ugh, speaking of messes...My trash can is overflowing and I still haven't emptied it...there is laundry everywhere, yuck. Doesn't help that I'm a mild hoarder as well, so there is useless junk all over the place.