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<blockquote data-quote="AppleCori" data-source="post: 689655" data-attributes="member: 16024"><p>I agree that low self-esteem can be "learned" from life experiences, but I'm also wondering if it is or could be innate, in some cases, because of a mental illness. Maybe even without a mental illness.</p><p></p><p>You know how they often do twin studies?</p><p></p><p>Well, my girls are identical twins, who have had as similar life experiences as just about any two people can have. They grew up in the same house, they took all the same classes, had the same friends, same interests and activities, worked together at the same places from high school to grad school, and even their first jobs after graduation. Same degrees, took all their classes together, were co-managers of the lab at school, lived together until late last fall (except for when they were RAs).</p><p></p><p>My daughter with bi-polar, had, if anything, more success.</p><p></p><p>But her self-esteem and self-confidence is lower than her sister's.</p><p></p><p>Maybe there is another explanation, but I don't know what it is.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AppleCori, post: 689655, member: 16024"] I agree that low self-esteem can be "learned" from life experiences, but I'm also wondering if it is or could be innate, in some cases, because of a mental illness. Maybe even without a mental illness. You know how they often do twin studies? Well, my girls are identical twins, who have had as similar life experiences as just about any two people can have. They grew up in the same house, they took all the same classes, had the same friends, same interests and activities, worked together at the same places from high school to grad school, and even their first jobs after graduation. Same degrees, took all their classes together, were co-managers of the lab at school, lived together until late last fall (except for when they were RAs). My daughter with bi-polar, had, if anything, more success. But her self-esteem and self-confidence is lower than her sister's. Maybe there is another explanation, but I don't know what it is. [/QUOTE]
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