Medicated and unmediated, my intelligence suffers drastically in a bad depression. I can't think straight, I hear what people are saying but cannot register it. I can't make any decisions. No way can I complete any semi-complicated task.

When I first got my BP dx, I was very down in the dumps. I felt awful in so many ways. My husband told me to research "famous people with BP". I did and I felt much better. Whose to say for sure that BP does not offer a boost or advantage to a persons intellect at times. I even let this thought "go to my head" when I'm elevated. Depression grounds me and makes me remember this has almost taken my life on several occasions.

I mean, obviously there are different forms of intelligence. Someone can be very low IQ and the kindest person out there. So it only matters, when it matters.