Hi David,
Sure sorry you felt you had to find us, but glad to meet you since you are here.
I don't think you are making it up. Here is a link that will help you understand it better :
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/bipolar.cfm and here is our Bi-Polar Forum :
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forumdisplay.php?f=38
Billye