I don't understand the 2 either, so I'll address mine as one. I can be overly: giddy, energetic, intelligent, 'flying', humorous, entertaining, creative. Often I come up with dreams of building a resort, a retirement home for country folks, a boy's home, a safe place for abused women, all right down to the floor plans sometimes. I think I could get a job. One time I put a bunch of stuff on layaway with a deposit and never went back, I have purchased things I don't use. I may be boastful, arrogant, impatient, and want to choke somebody. I may open mouth and insert foot.

Putting a label on it does nothing for me but labeling does have it's advantages. I feel like it's not an excuse for me and readily make appologies, even though in reality, I was not in control. It is never my intent to hurt anyone and they don't understand why I would do what I did.

In a weird way, I think some of my ideas aren't so far fetched but I may tend to go overboard. Like day dreaming to a fault.

I worked for 26 years in a facility for the mentally challenged. I felt the staff were more accepting of others there, but that is a one sided idea because I don't have another job to compare it to.

Over time, you will learn to understand things better and see what fits you. The first step is getting help, getting stable regardless of labels put on you. Even the psychiatric world doesn't fully understand us yet, and they are the ones that have studied us for years. At first I was Manic Depressive, then I was BiPolar and now there are 2 BiPolars, yet I remain the same.

This may make no sense at all as I am in an 'over-thinking state' today.