I suffer from ADD, OCD, Dislexia, depression, and moderate clostraphobia.
But hey, that's why we've got drugs!
But hey, that's why we've got drugs!
18 years of pretty hardcore parental abuse. Hitting, mockery, etc. Nothing sexual, thankfully, but pretty much everything outside of that. Had a dream a few nights ago of my father trying cut me up with a cleaver. Hit him with a hoover (I don't get it either) til he stopped and yelled at him til I cried. Fairly tame nightmare, really.Alkaline said:Jesus. May I ask how, if that's alright?
For my family and I: Nothing diagnosed, anyway. I get these really high points and low points in my emotions over days, but I'm not going to bother diagnosing it because I can live with it easily.Griffolion said:It's believed about 1 in 5 people in the UK suffer or will suffer from mental health problems in their lives. I'm sure this will roughly be true for other countries too.
What do you suffer from, or what kind of mental illness affects you in your family (does a family member / friend suffer from a mental illness)?
I know the term mental illness seems quite harsh and repulsive, but the term extends even to stuff like depression and anxiety disorders.
Me personally, i have mild/moderate depression and have done for maybe 4 years now. It all funnily enough started a few months after i broke up with a girl i really cared about after she had been a real ***** to me. I guess it all just got on top of me, but considering the vast majority of my family has suffered in some way too, i think i was genetically pre-dispositioned. I'm doing a lot better now, a combination of some mild medication and supportive friends and family keeping my mind doing things and generally accepting me regardless of my issues.
So yeah, how's things for you?