Dear Crystal --
Related? Can't say. I can imagine both a yes
and a no. Some people might merit this "live in a fairy tale" description who
don't have bipolar disorder, and I have to consider that you might be one of
them, bipolar or not.
But, as for the possibly-related-to-bipolar side, the
behavior of "daydreaming" is pretty frequently described as part of people's
experience in school, even when they don't recall other "ADHD"
(attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder -- which very commonly travels with
bipolar disorder and sometimes, but not often, requires treatment after
the bipolar symptoms are fully controlled) symptoms from that time, such as
fidgeting or blurting out comments and that kind of thing.
You can see that "fairytale world" and "daydreaming" have
some potential similarity. But, more than that, I couldn't say. The most
important thing in any case is to make sure your bipolar symptoms are fully
controlled. If they're not yet, I'd hold out some hope that this fairy-tale
story, if it was indeed related to bipolar disorder, might get "better" in the
sense that your friends might say they'd noticed you seemed to be more present,
or real, or grounded, or something like that.
Dr. Phelps