I've always had extremely vivid dreams my entire life. I remember as a child I used to have very vivid dreams that I could transform into a panther and I honestly believed it was real. I also have a lot of nightmares. The most common nightmare I have is getting caught in a tsunami. The most recent one was I was in a mall with my husband and kids and we were separated, and I was trying to run from the water and find them.

I also have the issue where I sleep but I don't really rest. My mother-in-law (who is bipolar I,) said her first psychiatrist told her that is part of bipolar - sleeping without rest. I don't fully trust her, though. (She also believes that she had a blood test proving she was bipolar, I'm guessing it might have been a thyroid test.)

Anyway, I'm not sure if the dreams are because I'm incredibly creative or because of the bipolar or both. I'm also a writer. I've had some trauma, such as my mom died when I was 13 and I lost custody of my oldest son to my ex (due to being homeless) when he was three and then didn't see him for over a year. I'm not sure if that adds to it.