Poll: Do you consider yourself eccentric?

Based on the definition from M-W:

b: deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways <an eccentric millionaire>

...i think so a little bit yep

Kinda yeah

I definitely am - but I am also diagnosed with Schizotypal PD.

Different, yes, in a good way, I hope, and thankful for it!

Genetic

Indeed I am a bit wonky

I guess I should reply to my own post! I think I am eccentric, but only in relation to other people. I don't really consider myself eccentric ... if that makes any sense.

Im certainly an odd bird

I thought this question would be easy from the post title. But... then relating it to BP or not stumped me... I'm going with no, I don't directly relate it to BP, because I was dx'd at age 36. So I've gone along this whole life and developed my personality without a dx. I'm well aware I've always been hypersensitive and have deep pronounced moods, but just thought it's how I'm wired, never gave it a name until I went to the pdoc.

I'm not rich enough to be considered 'eccentric'......I'm just an odd little duck. HAHA!!

After 5 mins of talking to someone I was told I was. People also say they broke the mold when they made me, I don't understand that one fully but I think it has to do with this as well. I've been told I march to the beat of my own drum plenty too.

Yep and I think it is mainly from the PTSD and bp

yes I am odd. Recently my pdoc said my bipolar and PTSD were under control but I still have my peculiar traits. Just me being me, wouldn't want to be 'normal' at all.

I used to be, but honestly, I'm a little sad to say I feel it's been medicated away

I have some eccentric behaviors. I dont attribute it all to bp, but i do think its related to some degree.

I'm totally & absolutely odd, but I have been since I was born! The link in my sig explains my theory on my eccentricities. : )

I am quite strange, compared to others. There's a very strong streak of eccentricity on my mother's side of the family. Bipolar comes courtesy of my father's side.

I voted that it relates to my BP. But I should explain that I see the BP as a side effect of eccentricity, not the other way around. There are plenty of people in our family who are mad as hatters with a propensity to wear hand-knitted multicoloured scarves without being BP.

I'm weird and darn proud of it!

I don't know how much my eccentricity relates to bipolar. I know that bp contributes, but I doubt that it explains all of it.

Yup, eccentric as heck. Does it have anything to do with my bp? Nope. I was weird before i was BP. I have a demented sense of humor, talk to myself in the grocery store, yell at the Tv and computer, and still have a teddy bear at 47. Oh yeah, I'm eccentric.