You've gone too far in the other direction. Mania can be extreme, far beyond what an ordinary person could imagine "very motivated" to mean. Deeply irrational grandiose thinking is common. Either mania or depression can involve psychosis, hallucination, or catatonia.
> mania or depression can involve psychosis, hallucination, or catatonia
Sure. And diarrhea is a possible symptom of the flu, yet saying "I don't have the flu, I'm not shitting my pants" is just outright wrong. Saying that people with bipolar disorder think their a god and see symbols and signs is like saying that people having a stroke are characterized by vomiting and stumbling around.
