# The Damaging Beliefs of Bipolar Disorder

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> **[The Damaging Beliefs of Bipolar Disorder](https://psychcentral.com/lib/the-damaging-beliefs-of-bipolar-disorder/)**
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> When writer Elaina J. Martin was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, she felt "less than." "I felt like other people were better than me, less damaged than I was." In the first few ye

  
When writer Elaina J. Martin was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, she felt “less than.” “I felt like other people were better than me, less damaged than I was.” In the… ![](https://imgt.psychcentral.com/piwik.php?idsite=104&rec=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Flib%2Fthe-damaging-beliefs-of-bipolar-disorder%2F&action_name=The+Damaging+Beliefs+of+Bipolar+Disorder&urlref=https%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Flib%2Ffeed%2F)