A lot of people I've met in the past couple of years thought I was either Gemini, blood type AB, or both. Especially last summer. Mostly because they thought I was type AB from the way I behaved or reacted. But I'm not. Neither of those. So that's been on my mind on and off since then.
It bothers me that I'm so misunderstood.

I'm just being myself, you know?

Anyway, do you take in things differently since you accepted the diagnosis of Bipolar {or what you were diagnosed with if it's not Bipolar}?

I've listened to/watched/played games & realized that maybe by such & such, they mean Bipolar... For example: Placebo - "Pure Morning", Kill Hannah - A New Medicine (ECT) & Persona 4 Golden - the shadow of Self (Jungian psychology). It might be one such interpretation, but I feel like maybe media, like digital new media, is starting to address illnesses that affect {infect?} a lot of people all over the world. Another thought: Persona 3 - Apathy Syndrome (major depression)

What do you think? Is there anything you've noticed about art/new media/literature that strikes you differently than it did before? Do you feel misunderstood by others in the a similar way?

I wonder if it's my fault that people tend to take me for {a Gemini and/or blood type AB}. I'm not a firm believer in the zodiac or blood types, anyway. (Too many people in Asia are big on blood types - it's just as much, if not more "important" or "reliable" as the Asian Animal Zodiac is there.) There is a bit of truth in myths & zodiacs, I think. But I don't think any of those can fully express what a person is like, or what is in store for him/her.

So. I was recently diagnosed with Bipolar. It's Bipolar NOS for now. Gotta talk with my psychiatrist some more & if I think I have a manic episode, I have to call him. (Never had a full day of mania so I don't think I'm BP 1 or 2.) Before he saw me in a chipper mood, I constantly showed signs of Dysthymia. But I think I might have Rapid Cycling.

Anyway, I had bought a book on Cyclothymia a year ago because people at school & the church I was going to at the time told me that I really looked like I have Cyclothymia. Bought 2 books on Bipolar because I thought more info would help. They are helpful in different ways.

But now I have A LOT of different charts/checklists/journal sheets. It's overwhelming.

I don't know if I should stick with a monthly chart or a weekly one...or a daily one.
Gotta stick with something, but I feel like I need to pick one or else I won't chart at all. :T

Do you keep track of your moods with tools like these?
If you do, does it get easier to affix your moods with a number or checkmarks?
(Multiple choice surveys never worked for me.)