Things Got Better When I Started Liking the Man I Was Inside

It’s worth putting in the time to change how you feel.

Hi there!

I’ve always struggled with liking myself. 

Even as a kid, I often felt like I wasn’t good enough or didn’t have the talents of other kids. It made me shy, and I frequently remained silent around people I didn’t know well. Many people took it to mean I was stuck up, but I just felt unworthy of others’ attention.

My bipolar diagnosis didn’t come until I was 23, so I spent my entire childhood and teenage years wondering why I was different from everyone else. 

I hated myself and nothing anyone said made me feel better.

---

“It’s how you view the life inside you that creates the life outside of you. Everyday.”

- James Altucher

---

Scott Ninneman publishes two newsletters each week. The Sunday All Things Bipolar Newsletter (off Substack) features the newest content about bipolar life. The Speaking Bipolar Positivity Club Newsletter shares inspirational stories three times a week to help you maintain a positive mindset.

---

Putting in the Work

After I found out I had a mental illness, I went to work on myself. 

It was tough. I had lost all hope and didn’t see any way out. But then something changed. I started to see myself in a different light. Instead of viewing myself as a victim, I began to see myself as someone who was capable of overcoming anything.

I’ll never forget the day it clicked. 

Still wearing the sweats I slept in, watching some mindless talk show at 3:00 in the afternoon, I had a lightbulb moment.