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Imposter Syndrome and Eviction Time

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Impostor Syndrome and Eviction Time! 2/10/2019 Hey guys, I know it's been a while but this journey doesn't follow a timeline. Well, this journey coupled with mental illness doesn't follow a timeline for Me. Let's talk about impostor syndrome because there have been times during this journey that I felt like a fake. I felt like eventually, it all would come Crashing Down. Bipolar has me in a bit of a different position though I was waiting for the negative parts of mania. I was waiting to swing out of this peace. With each day I grow a little more cautious because Mania is nothing to mess with. It has now been eight months since an episode. I remind myself that my sleep is nowhere near Mania because when I'm shifting I stop sleeping. I'd be lucky if I got 2 hours of sleep once transitioning into media started. I remind myself that I sleep 5 to 6 hours during the week and 8 sometimes 10 on the weekends. I remind myself that if I was faking I wouldn't wake up f...