Believing processes during the COVID-19 pandemic in individuals with bipolar disorder: An exploratory study

Table 3 Word frequencies of item 3 (“When I think about my mental/emotional situation, I believe”) in the Believing Questionnaire for the two groups

BD			HC
Word	Frequency	%1	Word	Frequency	%1
I	55	11.3	I	32	11.0
Good	12	2.5	Content	13	4.5
Me	11	2.3	Good	11	3.8
Myself	11	2.3	Balanced	7	2.4
Content	10	2.1	Calm	7	2.4
Not	8	1.7	Me	7	2.4
Better	7	1.4	Myself	7	2.4
Everything	7	1.4	Optimistic	7	2.4
Completely	6	1.2	Stable	7	2.4
Happy	6	1.2	Very	6	2.1
My	6	1.23	Reassured	5	1.71
Like	5	1.03	Carefree	4	1.37
Can	4	0.82	Everything	4	1.37
Confident	4	0.82	Expectant	4	1.37
Depressed	4	0.82	Happy	4	1.37
Much	4	0.82	Not	4	1.37
Optimistic	4	0.82	Better	3	1.03
Sad	4	0.82	Confident	3	1.03
Stable	4	0.82	Psychologically	3	1.03
Balanced	3	0.62	Self-confident	3	1.03
Currently	3	0.62	Strong	3	1.03
Feel	3	0.62
Now	3	0.62
Room	3	0.62
Still	3	0.62
Time	3	0.62

¹Shows what percentage of the total words the word represents. BD: Bipolar disorder; HC: Healthy controls.