IQ and mental illness

[CmdrShepSpectre2183]

http://psychcentral.com/lib/intelligence-linked-to-bipolar-disorder/

 

Does having a higher IQ makes a person more likely to have a mental illness?

[MonDie]

According to the article, premorbid IQ is normal. They only had higher arithmetic skills despite having higher grades overall. Thus the proposal that hypomania helped them focus on school.

[DrP]

I mainly love my hypomania!! (If that is what it is).. but the depression is a bit of drag from time to time. lol. Especially after a relationship break up or a death. I am not mentally ill though... I went to the doctors to get that checked out and apparently I am OK, I have a letter to say so too!

 

I used to think that the mania drove my creativity and helped me achieve things. but now I am thinking that maybe the flashes of brilliance or a good idea could be the things that get me excited in the first place and tip me into a manic state. I don't think i am fully bi-polar or anything but there is a mild similarity. Saying that, my IQ isn't miraculously high either, 125 to 135 or at a rough guess based on a couple of short tests I took and I do have a Ph.D.

 

Basically, I 'think' I am slightly/partially bi-polar with out the insanity part at the extreme ends of the scale. Sometimes I love it... some times it is hard to deal with, but I hide it well - it is both awesome and real pain at the same time. lol. High IQ??? Well compared to the average Joe, maybe, but not up there enough to join the smart clubs, lol.