I feel the same way... This is a really good post... I have resorted to lying to myself sometimes... But if I am honest I'm not where I wanted to be at this point in my life....

I feel I have failed and I'm only 21. I am one of 7 children and all of them went to college except me and everyone reminds me everyday. I've never felt good enough for anyone. It's sad because I try to put on this face and hide evrything I am feeling and it works so well that I barely feel anything anymore. I don't think I will ever feel good about anything I do in my life it always feels like i'm behind everyone else.

I hate what I am,I had so much potential and I wasted it

I know I have failed. And I'm only nineteen. I've failed at life, failed at death, failed at everything in between. I don't know what it means to be a success. But I know that I am a failure.

Your words have came out of my mouth many times, I feel like a total failure. I have traced my failures from the day I was born. Failed failed and failed again. Freinds on here today have helped me today realize I might be a failure but I am loved and cared about(you all know who I am refering to) wink wink....

I feel I've failed all the time. I know if it wasn't for my wife telling me I'm not a failure.I wouldn't be able to get anything done

I understand exactly what your saying, I feel like I thru my life away by giving into unhealthy lifestyle and all the potential and opportunities that I had in life have passed me by because I chose the hard road.

Talk about a trigger....

Ok, we've all failed. I fail again and again and again. Laugh, it's the only thing I've really been good at.

That, and after licking my wounds and wallowing in self pity for a few weeks, getting back on the horse and trying again.

We all fail, even "normal" folks. You read the bios of successful people and they've failed again and again and again, till they succeed.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Ok, so here's what I do. I forgive myself for my past screw ups, recognize that there are still cool things left to do and keep going.

Keep trying all!

You nailed it Free, its not about falling down, its about getting back up!

yep, now where'd i put those darn crutches!

So, now that we've established that we've all screwed up! Laugh, we should compare notes as to which screw up is our best one! Anyway, now...What can we do to fix things?

What one baby step can we make for today, this week, this month and this year???

Hi....I would think most people feel that they have failed at something. I just think Bipolars take it to heart more then others do.
I've never had the dream job either...just a job to pay the bills.Now I don't even have a job, because I lost it because of a manic episode.
So now I feel like a big fat failure. I just try to stay positive and will get a job when I feel ready for it. I've attempted suicide in the past, but am happy it didn't work out that way.
Take Care and hang in there

In my mind when I'm feeling like a failure, I try to remember to go step by step so each step is an accomplishment and not think as large as day by day. It makes easier because each small step will lead me to something larger and I'm not biting off more than I can chew!

At the end of the day, even if all I've done is to check my email, walk the dog and wash the dishes. Well, that's a start. Only up from there.