Throughout my life, I've had many friends who changed the way I think and feel. I had one friend who suffered from clinical depression and was bipolar with anxiety issues. Whenever I talked to him, even just to say %26quot;hello, how are you?%26quot; I'd always leave feeling really crappy and suicidal because he just had that affect on me. My other friend is one of those people who dresses in black and listens to heavy metal and does drugs. I leave her, believing in magick and dark arts and mystery and all (that sounds stupid, sorry). Other friends who are cheerful and happy, well, yeah, I leave those and I feel happy and bubbly. Is this normal for your friends and family (sometimes) to rub off on you and make you change so quickly? Anyone else experience this?
Could this be a hint of multiple personalities (DID/MPD) or bipolar?
Do you think your friends can change your personality and view of life?
It sounds like you're extremely impressionable....you take on the feelings of others temporarily.....this doesnt sound like bipolar or DID/MPD.
Do you think your friends can change your personality and view of life?
no.
nah
Not exactly. The ones I get %26quot;bad vibes%26quot; from, I don't hang out with, and those who do make good change on me is through talking and discussion.
i have ptsd and boarderline personality disorder and I don't thibk so
Of course the people that you interact with can shape you. These are your experiences that affect your emotions and your patterns of behavior.
You just seem to be very impressionable and emotionally sensitive. If you know this about yourself then you can draw boundaries accordingly and not allow certain things to have an effect on you in such a drastic way. But this does not mean that you have MPD
Bi-Polar is completely different, by the way. It just means that your moods may not be as stable as they should. People who are Bi-Polar can suffer differing degrees of %26quot;Mania%26quot; (being high) or depression (being low). They can become highly irritable or sensitive. Millions of people are bi-polar, and it can be controled by techniques, activities, and sometimes medication (if necessary). Just don't fall into the trap of readily accepting a label just because you have normal human emotions. You just have to decide what is a healthy level of anything.
it depends on how they act if they act strang and you just luv to hang with them then your ganna start actin like them it happend to me i lost my boyfriend and my bestfriend
no,its not bipolar.
No. That's totally normal. People open our eyes to different things, and that's a good thing. Peoples attitudes affect us to, which can be a downer, but that's why you have to surround yourself with happy people. There is nothing wrong with you :)
they could but its up to me to change.
this does not mean you have a problem. All it means is that you are easily influenced and do not have your own firm beliefs. Take some time to be by yourself and figure out how you feel about things and while your friends can share their opinion which might make you see things in a different light, they should not make you completely change what you believe from day to day.
sometimes but usually no
I don't think so.
I suffer from bipolar disorder and thats deff not it.
your friends have an impact on you, they don't change you as you change yourself.
All they do is be who they are and that has an effect on you.
You need to be stronger on who you are.
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Good luck!
My friend has this and we made up our own name for it Chameleon disability disorder. Where what ever group ur around they change u. but this is definitely a phase.
Some people are affected by others like you are, I'm an example of that also.
I have this one friend, and if she's happy, I could be having the worst day ever, but my mood drastically improves by talking to her. But if she's sad, then I just feel reallly empty and depressed.
Its like that with some of my other friends as well, but not with all of my friends.
And it isn't a hint of multiple personalities, you're just affected by others' personalities. I don't know how to describe it, its hard to explain.
yes. that's why you should surround yourself with people who have only a positive influence on you. you can't pick your family, but you can pick your friends.
you will discover as you get older, that the old saying %26quot;you can count your true friends on one hand.%26quot; really is true. so make sure they are worthy of your friendship.
Well tell ya the truth i think that its you not them.........but toy do get influenced by your friends!
no i dont think so, my sister is bipolar and thats not really how it works. People impact you and how you feel naturally, so don't worry about it. The mood and energy people give off effects people greatly, its not just you.
yeah your friends have a big influence on your personallity and view in life......I have friends from all social groups (social, goth, normal, gangster). I believe its a good thing because you understand peoples point of view...but just because you hang around those kind of people doesn't mean you have an excuss to act like them. I will always be me and my friends will always be themselves. Different worlds combined.
Sure, its normal and important to surround yourself with non-toxic people.
No you're not hun...you just have the gift of EMPATHY. You should find a way to balance yourself and find your own center - in other wirds, get to know who you are and what you think is right and wrong for yourself. Then you can use your keen sense of empathy to listen to others (NOT GETTING SUCKED IN TOO FAR INTO THEIR EMOTIONS leaving you feeling like them) and give them advice on what they should do to help their situation or feel better . Good luck!
as much as people say no the answer is yes while studying human behavior the opinion and beliefs of our friends influence are own life; for example if you start to become liking someone and your friends say eww there gross and stuff like that the chances of you going out with that person are slim to none.
It really depends on how strong your personality is. If you are easilly influenced and don't have strong beliefs/personality, your friends are likely to easilly change your mood. It's very normal for peoples moods to rub off on to you. If my friend is in a stinker of a mood, I will definately get in a bad mood because I am quite sensitive and my personality isn't strong. If I was a strong person, I would take other peoples moods with a pinch of salt and wouldn't let them get me down so much.
I for one experienced a radical change in my beliefs; one that I thought would never happen. I used to believe in choice when it came to abortion, but after meeting some wonderful people the subject came up one night and I viewed it from an entirely different light. I almost feel guilty about my past beliefs. I am against abortion now and am no longer concerned about the quality of life. We adopted a little boy with down syndrome after this revelation and believe me, you couldn't find a purer heart or a gentler soul if you tried. He is 13-years-old now and has more friends than most his age, and they all love and look after him. There was a time when if a doctor had told me that the risk was high that I would have a down syndrome baby, I would have opted for the abortion. God forgive me. Life is precious, in all forms. Follow your heart.
No. Rather, I'll say you have a delayed character formation. You are obviously in an emulative stage, where you copy the attitudes and beliefs of those around you, kinda like a three year old. You need to set aside YOUR preferences. Listen to all kinds of music and find the one that suits you best; read all kinds of books and find your element. Friends and family affect our behavior most, as we all have a primitive %26quot;Monkey see, Monkey Do%26quot; part of us that enables us fit in with different environments and circumstances. You have no disorder. You're probably just characteristically undecided and sway with every passing breeze of change. Form your own character and stick to it. Love yourself for who YOU are, and not how much like your friends you can be.
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ya of course they can. Whenever I talk to one of my friends she can always make me feel better about my life because I know that she hasn't had the best of life. And then I have another friend who when I hang out with her I feel happy all the time. And when I hang out with my sister I always feel like one of the biggest dorks in the world cuz she's such a weirdo but I love her to death. So ya my friends always change my personality and views of life especially the first person I talked about. She has helped me appreciate life a lot more. :)
It sounds like you are eager to please, are gullible, and you want to fit in. There's a fine line between being yourself and accepting your friends for who they are, and imitating their style. You should realize that you can share mutual interests with people without having to conform to their beliefs.
Friends help you pass the time by enjoying each others' company, which can involve having intellectually stimulating conversations about your personal beliefs and viewpoints on various important issues in life. If you have an exchange of ideas, like views on religion, you might change your mind about how you feel and begin to change your outlook. There's nothing wrong with keeping an open mind and taking in other peoples' opinions, but that doesn't mean that you should accept everything your friends say as fact and as the ultimate truth. Exercise a bit of skepticism and don't be so easily convinced in something you hear from someone else. If you feel like your friends have such a great influence over your life, its time to re-evaluate your priorities and determine why you let others control you mentally.
