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Originally Posted by Tryingtobehappy5
Hello monsieurben! Welcome 
Those symptoms are definitely things that fit into the realm of bipolar but just because you might take on big projects and not like people telling you its a bad idea doesnt mean you are bipolar.(not saying you arent, just generally people have different personalities, we arent all the same but it doesnt necessarily mean it is a symptom of something)
It is possible you checked the right boxes but in reality those things were not quite how it looks on a checklist and your therapist had more info from talking to you more in depth or on the other end that your therapist didnt know very much about bipolar and/or you and therefore couldnt see it.
Definitely spend some time reading up on symptoms. I am not sure how else I can help right now but you are certainly welcome to ask more questions if you have any |
It's not unusual for me to try to do many projects at the same time for sure. I am really into personality psychology and this is definitely a trait of mine, I just felt that it was a bit odd. From what I've studied, taking on many projects is associated with manic symptoms, however it is described in a way where a person is delusional, not simply idealistic or has many goals.
As far as the other things like suspiciousness, grandiosity, and impulsiveness, the only one I can see for myself is being impulsive, but for the other ones it's harder for me to identify in my life. I grew up in a cult like environment so I can understand suspiciousness in that specific environment, but I was very surprised with grandiosity because if I were to struggle with self esteem, it would be more with low self esteem, not narcissism.