Imposter syndrome
I hope at least one of you can relate to this, so I'm not alone. I often see posts from this community and others explaining their experiences and find myself thinking oh well I must not even had bd because I've never been in hospital for mania, or haven't lost everything from it, etc. My bd was caught pretty early I think at least, and while there was a time in my life prior to my diagnosis I was doing tons of wild things I'm not sure it's bd related so I don't associate it with bd. This means I've been able to get closer to stable a little quicker as opposed to someone who went many years undiagnosed.
All this is to say I find myself with some sort of imposters syndrome, like I'm not really right to say, or complain, I have this illness because it hasn't absolutely ruined my life though it's sure made me internally miserable and landed me in hospital for the depression side of things. Is this something anyone else can resonate with?