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Originally Posted by monsieurben
It's not unusual for me to try to do many projects at the same time for sure. I am really into personality psychology and this is definitely a trait of mine, I just felt that it was a bit odd. From what I've studied, taking on many projects is associated with manic symptoms, however it is described in a way where a person is delusional, not simply idealistic or has many goals.
As far as the other things like suspiciousness, grandiosity, and impulsiveness, the only one I can see for myself is being impulsive, but for the other ones it's harder for me to identify in my life. I grew up in a cult like environment so I can understand suspiciousness in that specific environment, but I was very surprised with grandiosity because if I were to struggle with self esteem, it would be more with low self esteem, not narcissism.
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For bipolar it's irrelevant whether your self esteem is generally high or low, the question is if it changes. If you have periods of high optimism with a clear and realistic view on goals in life, in no way delusional, then decide to enroll in professional certification programs with fixed annual exam dates, and you know it's not an intellectual challenge, just a commitment to work, but then a month later all your energy is gone and you can't make progress with the study material, it could be an indicator for a bipolar disorder.
I suffer from very low self-esteem, and yet I had episodes with visions of grandiosity. One doesn't exclude the other. If your self evaluation flips from being a loser who won't ever get anything done in life to being an overachieving genius, that's a bipolar red flag.