Don't have any mental disorders to speak of i do have severe Alexithymia but that's just a personality trait so no issue
Do You Have a Mental Disorder and How Much Does it Affect You?
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I'm sorry if I overstep my boundaries here, I don't wanna stick my nose into stuff where it doesn't belong, I just kinda wanna help...Eamar said:
My point is: Do you have someone who keeps an eye on your finances when you go into a manic phase? I've met several severely bi-polar people when I was institutionalised and they all ruined themselves financially in their manic phases. They founded businesses like nobody's business. Hell, one even surprises his wife with four giant luxury coaches standing in front of their house one day because he decided practically over night to go into the bus operating business...
I've seen and read lots of your posts and you seem to be an awesome, intelligent, empathetic and educated person and it at least seems like you're coping very well (as far as I can tell from the point of view or someone knowing jack about you
). Also, I hope you don't have much of the side effects of lithium. I've seen a lot of that and damn, those would drive me up the wall.That's the thing though with a lot of psychological diseases. Those thoughts are completely irrational and a lot of people even know that. It's the awesome duality of the brain that allows us to think: "Wait, what I'm doing here is completely fucked up, I should really stop" with the rational, frontal part of the brain. But than we do it anyway, because the lower, base part of our brain, the subconscious, thinks: "Nah, you're gonna do it anyway and fuck you, rational part of the brain, you're even gonna feel guilty about it." I've written at length about what this particular phenomenon does to you in this http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.846696-The-Depressing-Thread?page=3#20881195 post here. If you're interested, that whole thread may give you a lot of additional insight into what goes on in some minds.shootthebandit said:
Captcha: Live life. Just fuck you, captcha. Siriuzly, cerptcher, y u do dis?
I was questioning that myself, but I already saw someone post about it so I figured it was fine. They still fall under the label of psychological issues though, so I'd argue that they aren't all that different, just not as serious, mostly.Johnny Novgorod said:
And even then, things like dyslexia can be a real pain if you don't really try to overcome them.
Diagnosed with PDD-NOS (Pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified) 2 years ago (i'm 23).
Social interaction is really difficult for me, let alone making friends (I can count those who I have on one hand really).
Can't handle sudden changes at all, the recent renovation in our house made me have a panic attack at several occasions for instance. Only person i'm not afraid to share my secrets with is my best friend, since he's one of the few people I actually feel at ease with. That I'm bi isn't exactly a secret anymore (although it was difficult for me to come out) but he's the only person who knows the other stuff that I want but rather keep secret for others.
I am showing signs of depression aswell, having 'episodes' that last for a week or 2 that the only emotion I tend to have is either anger or being on the edge of crying the whole damn time while prefering to be left alone. I didn't see a shrink for it yet since 1) Short on cash, 2) I don't trust them at all.
It's not all bad though, I'm pretty good in math and one of my strengths is picking up foreign languages with ease (With the exception of german for some reason). I really want to study some asian languages when I'm done with IT.
Long story short: I live pretty much in my own world in which I only allow a few people (non of it being family for personal reasons). And outside what seems a depression, i'm fine with it.
Social interaction is really difficult for me, let alone making friends (I can count those who I have on one hand really).
Can't handle sudden changes at all, the recent renovation in our house made me have a panic attack at several occasions for instance. Only person i'm not afraid to share my secrets with is my best friend, since he's one of the few people I actually feel at ease with. That I'm bi isn't exactly a secret anymore (although it was difficult for me to come out) but he's the only person who knows the other stuff that I want but rather keep secret for others.
I am showing signs of depression aswell, having 'episodes' that last for a week or 2 that the only emotion I tend to have is either anger or being on the edge of crying the whole damn time while prefering to be left alone. I didn't see a shrink for it yet since 1) Short on cash, 2) I don't trust them at all.
It's not all bad though, I'm pretty good in math and one of my strengths is picking up foreign languages with ease (With the exception of german for some reason). I really want to study some asian languages when I'm done with IT.
Long story short: I live pretty much in my own world in which I only allow a few people (non of it being family for personal reasons). And outside what seems a depression, i'm fine with it.
Yeah, I'm fortunate enough to have never been a victim of eating disorders, but my sister had - and is slowly recovering from - anorexia. While I know that "only" effects your body, it can really screw with your head, too. She has to go to a therapist and take meds and do mental positivity exercises (Or... whatever they're called). She's gotten a lot better since she started getting treatment, but it was pretty rough for a while there. I'd say that probably fits in a discussion on mental disorders.Eamar said:
Not to be rude, but isn't this actually agoraphobia? Fear of crowded or open spaces? It'd explain why you're fine with cramped but uncrowded spaces, too.Blow_Pop said:
Aspergers, which has been diagnosed twice, but I still think it's just hyper-sensitivity.
My main thing used to be Generalized Anxiety Disorder, which messes me up really bad, but I just turned twenty one and suddenly the Bi-polar thing decided to kick into high gear. My mom has Bi-polar also, so she's good at helping me deal with it, but it's brought with it an intrusive thoughts thing that's really hard to shut down.
I get a sadistic rush when I enter a manic episode, but luckily I'll play some kind of game where you're nigh unstoppable and plow through a couple levels and it goes away. Then I just have to keep an eye on how much/fast I talk and how impulsive my purchases are.
My main thing used to be Generalized Anxiety Disorder, which messes me up really bad, but I just turned twenty one and suddenly the Bi-polar thing decided to kick into high gear. My mom has Bi-polar also, so she's good at helping me deal with it, but it's brought with it an intrusive thoughts thing that's really hard to shut down.
I get a sadistic rush when I enter a manic episode, but luckily I'll play some kind of game where you're nigh unstoppable and plow through a couple levels and it goes away. Then I just have to keep an eye on how much/fast I talk and how impulsive my purchases are.
I'm not really sure what I have... I think I might be bi-polar, or something, but to be honest, I've never had the money/coverage to see a psychiatrist or anything so, I'm not sure.
All I know is that my emotions tend to really annoy me, and I seem to have an entirely different set of emotions than all the people around me, this confuses them, and generally ends with people who befriended me during a rather positive time in my life, leaving me to rot if they see that I'm not always pumped for my future, or that I'm not always 100% ok with being the guy that is guaranteed the short straw.
I mean, I've been seeing a trend, everyone else gets hugs and kisses, and general positive physical contact from others, they're all fine for the most part, have times when they feel down but have people there to comfort them. With me, I've been hugged a grand total of 8 times in the last 3 years, 1 was from my mother seeing me off at the airport when I moved last, 1 was from my best bro at said airport, 3 of those times were by drunk people who'd normally never touch me, the other 3 were by people who felt so fucking sorry for me that they couldn't help it.
Maybe it's because people feel uneasy around me, maybe it's that they feel my unease, I dunno, I don't know how to stop it, and I hate being untouchable, I hate being the one person I know who's treated like a fucking leper socially.
All I know is that my emotions tend to really annoy me, and I seem to have an entirely different set of emotions than all the people around me, this confuses them, and generally ends with people who befriended me during a rather positive time in my life, leaving me to rot if they see that I'm not always pumped for my future, or that I'm not always 100% ok with being the guy that is guaranteed the short straw.
I mean, I've been seeing a trend, everyone else gets hugs and kisses, and general positive physical contact from others, they're all fine for the most part, have times when they feel down but have people there to comfort them. With me, I've been hugged a grand total of 8 times in the last 3 years, 1 was from my mother seeing me off at the airport when I moved last, 1 was from my best bro at said airport, 3 of those times were by drunk people who'd normally never touch me, the other 3 were by people who felt so fucking sorry for me that they couldn't help it.
Maybe it's because people feel uneasy around me, maybe it's that they feel my unease, I dunno, I don't know how to stop it, and I hate being untouchable, I hate being the one person I know who's treated like a fucking leper socially.
severe depression and social anxiety. it effects me quite a bit. i find it expremely difficult to do anything where i know there are people. even shopping makes me uncomfortable and if i know i have to meet someone for the first time it can give me trouble sleeping for several days beforehand.
I suffer from depression, paranoid schizophrenia and an anxiety disorder. I'm fairly well medicated these days (I take about 14 pills a day) which is a massive help, but, I still suffer from hallucinations (of varying severity) and I still have days when I can not get out of bed, because I'm depressed. Plus, sometimes my anxiety stops me from leaving my house. It can play havoc with my work life and means I have a non-existent social life, but at least I'm dealing with it better than I used to.
To be fair, I'm not an expert in any sort of psychological field and I don't mean to speak in any manner that suggests any sort of knowledge outside of my own experiences, but I think that could be part of your bi-polar disorder. I haven't been to college in two months, bar evening visits to collect books from the library, and I haven't been out in public during the day in at least 5 weeks. I have been going through these phases over monthly cycles for years (times when I've not wanted to leave my house I mean), but seeing as this has been the worst episode of my own experience with bi-polar disorder and it seems similar to what you have described, I think it could be a symptom of it.Beffudled Sheep said:
**once again, I don't have any knowledge of psychiatry or psychology, and I have no knowledge of your specific circumstances and don't want to appear presumptuous , I'm just noting a similarity between our situations based on what you've typed. Y'know, solidarity and all that.
Depression for several years. Got medication about six weeks ago. Everyday is a struggle and I've tried to off myself once. Mental health sucks because you can only understand if you've been through the same thing.