Suffering from "mania"
His success reinforced his grandiosity and distorted sense that there were ‘no boundaries.’ It was in this context that he developed the unrealistic plans for the festival. Despite input from others that he could not accomplish what he proposed, he clung to his grandiose plan until the end. His misrepresentation to investors grew out of an unrealistic belief that the festival would succeed and a fear of letting down those who had already invested. Following arrest, he had a brief period of lower mood and then reverted to his grandiose, unrealistic ventures. The ticket venture was grounded in his desire to make restitution. It failed because he over-estimated his ability to deliver tickets. Following his longstanding pattern of poor planning and grandiose appraisal. These patterns derive from his ADHD and mood disorder.