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Aug 10, 2018, 11:22 PM
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Is a lack of self-confidence "normal" for those of us with bipolar disorder? I used to be so confident when I was younger. Now I can't even send a damn work email without looking over it countless times, questioning my work and fearing making mistakes.
Does anyone else struggle with this?
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...Out of night and alarm Out of terrible dreams Reach me your hand! This is the meaning that we suffered in sleep: The white peace of the waking. ~Edna St. Vincent Millay, "Song of the Nations"~ Diagnoses: Bipolar 2, OCD, Chronic Worrywart  Meds: Lithium (reducing), Trileptal, Latuda, Risperdal, Klonopin and Xanax PRN |
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Aug 11, 2018, 04:10 AM
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No. Worst bipolar cases I know are all overconfident.
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]Roses are red. Violets are blue.[ Look for the positive in the negative. PIRILON. If lemons fall from the sky, make lemonade. Unknown. Nothing stronger than habit. Victor Hugo. You are the slave of what you say, and the master of what you keep. Unknown. |
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Aug 11, 2018, 05:00 AM
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Yes I have had low self confidence since I was a kid though. So I don't know if it's normal as in with people with Bipolar or not. I can't handle letters in the post or family conflict or anything like that. I struggle big time
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Aug 11, 2018, 05:45 AM
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Yes! I feel incredibly confident in the hypo/manic state but lose it all when I come down. I left my job in March because there was an obvious attempt by a group of board members to get rid of me. It really shook my confidence because I've had such a successful career. I've started a new job and find I'm questioning everything.
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#5
Aug 11, 2018, 05:56 AM
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In my experience, having a lack of confidence may not necessarily be a bi-product of but a contributor to bi-polar. While I have always lacked confidence, it seems exasterbated by bi-polar. To me, it seems to magnify many issues, be it insignificant and manageable before bi-polar, and makes them seemingly impossible to get a handle on. This can apply to a lot of things. Shyness becomes social anxiety, hesitation becomes self-doubt, and perception delves into confidence. Bi-polar makes you perceive to be less than 'normal' people and the social/media stigmata of it is always leaving one to 'prove' to be on par with their peers. This lends one to double and triple check every day actions that were seemingly so simple before. It's a vicious cycle that I have found gets easier to cope with medicine AND a solid foundation/continuance of counseling. Hope this helps and makes sense. Again, this is MY opinion and perception, so it may be different for others.
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Aug 11, 2018, 07:43 AM
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I think it is. I have found that prozac helps a little but I still have low self confidence when anxious, especially. You had in your signature "worry wart." Anxiety is especially linked to low self confidence and low self esteem. Something to think about.
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Vinpocetine 30 mg 2x daily Bipolar II Generalized Anxiety Disorder "Only in the darkness can you see the stars." -- MLK Jr. |
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Aug 11, 2018, 10:03 AM
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I don't know if it's connected with bipolar or not. I've always had a lack of confidence, especially once I started elementary school. And it got worse & worse in high school even though I graduated as class victorian, and I knew by 10th grade it would likely happen. There was just one girl (thes alutlatorian) I had to really outdo, but she was very involved in band & basketball, plus she was Morman, so she was going to worship events all the time, and I think that affected her grades.
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