Being a type of affective disorder, of which obsessive thinking is a usually common trait, manic depressive people commonly display creative traits seemingly on the level of genius. It is vitally important that we help the manic-depressive individual to first discover their inate abilities and then to harness this manic energy towards them. These are the people in our world that create . Smart and intelligent yet possess a quality of naivete.
Imaginations are good at fantasy yet can also be rooted in sensory reality.
Able to be both humble and proud at the same time. Possess both introversion and extroversion traits simultaneously, but in balance. Passionate yet at the same time capable of detached objectivity. Greater sensitivity to the suffering and pain of others yet also capable of greater enjoyment. Individuals with the above characteristics, more often than others, are able to enter unique creative state of mind or flow of creativity.