I've mentioned this a few times here, but I believe (and have been told) that my baseline mood state is rather upbeat, positive, and excitable. I can definitely be more candid and impulsive than many people I know, no matter my mood state. Though I can be, at times, hard on myself (perfectionist), I have a healthy self-esteem. I have always been project-oriented, and I often talk and write a lot! My long-time psychiatrist twice said that he thinks my baseline mood is low-level hypomanic, but I don't like to see it that way. I am not a mental illness. Obviously I do have less vibrant days. Even those I try not to label as any form of mental unwellness (i.e. low level depression).