Certain "stereotypes" (okay yes we could start a whole new thread on this one) never cease to amaze me ...

If I tell people about some of the challenges I've faced in my life and jumped over the hurdles to get to where I am today, they think noooooooo she must be manic with an overinflated ego .....

Classic example -

My first teaching job (this is back in 2000) - I was working at an economically disadvantaged school; just for that year; it was my first year out of University - I earned as much as a factory floor sweeper - for real - but I loved every minute of it because I'm passionate about what I do.

People think I'm crazy if I tell them how much I enjoyed that year.

All in my head.

Mania makes me say I loved it. I couldn't possibly have loved it if I earned peanuts.

That annoys me.

I mean I've done pretty crazy things when I'm manic.

But lie about my past?

Never.

Typical response - it's "just mania making her say that":