Mental Illness

Do not feel bad. I have obsessive compulsive disorder. I check three doors, every button on the stove, my rabbits two latches, every outlet in the house, every light switch in the house, every animal in the house, and the floor (since the floor leaks i don't want people falling) In sets of three every night! Sometimes if i cant get it registered that its checked i will do it in sets of 6 or 9. I also *Puts up a fire shield* Pray obsessively for every little thing that goes wrong.
Its funny to talk about until you realize that it takes to much energy to go to bed and you would rather just stay awake. just like all cases of OCD i know how stupid and futile all my worrying is. Yet i still do it =P

Panic Attacks, Anxiety Attacks, Night Terrors.

Runs in the family.


And most likely a whole other mess of psychological disorders I never bothered to get checked out.


Nothing too serious I think.

Oh yea. I forgot insomnia. I take magic pills for it.

I was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. It is still there but it is not as severe as before. My BPD symptom is hyper-vigilance for signs of rejection from other people and can act in an extreme manner at the sign of perceived rejection. I had to go on anti-psychotics and psychotherapy for some time.

I have that too.

^5 for facial blindness!

I don't have it though, only a crap memory >_>

My cousin has Borderline disorder too.

Being on pills isn't supposed to make you happy, they are there to keep you from wanting to kill yourself. What makes you happy is what you're doing in life and how you're treating yourself. The pills help with that, as they are supposed to help keep you're mind from being depressed and thinking depressing thoughts all the time. They are not supposed to fix you or make you feel good. That is entirely up to you, so changing how you treat yourself is the first major step to recovery.

Eating well, exercising at least once a week, getting a reliable sleep schedule, and doing something constructive with your time can all help contribute to a healthy recovery. Being with friends, getting out of the house often enough, and participating in general group activities can help as well. Your psychologist and psychiatrist are wonderful people to be able to help you to becoming a better person for yourself.

I've known I was bi-polar for the last ten years, and am finally seeking help for it, and it's been about a month since I contacted my local behavioral health services to help me get back on track. Things like your mind being pure aren't as important as realizing that if the pills can help you, and you feel comfortable with them, you should definitely talk to your psyche about what you can use. Ingesting something as seemingly harmless as caffeinated soda has already made your mind "impure" as you put it. I'm assuming a lot by thinking you drink soda, but it is common place.

Alcohol, caffeine, nicotine, and any hard drug should already be automatically out of your life, as they affect your state of mind, most likely negatively. If you would like more support, feel free to PM me and we can have a chat sometime; IRC, Skype, even MSN are all viable options for me. This offer is open to anyone who may want to learn more about understanding what people with mental illnesses go through, or want any type of support that I may be able to give. Hope things look better for you in the near future, and anyone else who is going through these motions! <3

Fuck, that's exactly what I do. OCD is a fucking pain. I've been getting better tho.

To go along with the other theme of the thread (other mental illnesses), I do have a few more I am uncomfortable talking about publicly, but PMing and asking is not something I'm opposed to. As stated before, feel free to contact me if you would like to ask anything :3

Skype: Spacey-chan
IRC: Space. PMing me is the most effective option for gaining my attention.
MSN: PM me for it, don't feel like being swamped by a million people trying to troll me |:

I have ADHD (more of the Attention Deficiency though) and depression (pills are niiice). 'nuff said.

I assume I'm sane, because I function normally in society and generally respond to the world around me in a rational fashion.
I regularly hallucinate, but these hallucinations are fairly consistent, so I am usually able to tell that they aren't real. And even when they are different, it isn't that hard to quickly rationalize or use the people around you to tell if something is real or not. You get used to it, and you seem normal.
That is probably one of the more difficult things to adjust to, and by now I don't even really think about it anymore.
I was OCD and more of less got over that. It's a bit of a long story, but it was wrapped up in some other things, and was only ever bad when I got bothered by something or felt very anxious, which I don't anymore.
I've also always had very strong emotions, which can make me much less in control of things than I'd like, but I've pretty much repressed them and have done so for years now.
Sometimes I have urges or impulses that would be considered unacceptable, but that sort of ties into the hallucinations I mentioned earlier.
I also have something of a sectionalized personality, but again, for several years I have been predominately normal me.

I don't know if that's all, but it's probably most of it.
And I have it under control, so like I said, I believe myself to be just as sane as anyone else. We are all crazy, it's just in what way and to what degree.
I don't think I have an actual mental disorder, so to speak, I just don't think my brain works entirely correctly.
I've been diagnosed at different points in time with schizophrenia, schizotypal, OCD, borderline personality disorder, antisocial personality disorder, and schizoid personality disorder, if I remember correctly. And while I generally trust doctors, I don't think most of those are fair, and I think it's possible that those psychiatrist where just looking to fill out a diagnosis by finding issues where there are none. Not that they don't care about their job, or their patients, they just don't necessarily have time to go into as much detail with people as they may like, so they skim over.

I think I'm probably ok.

Even though I, myself, do not suffer from a mental illness, I know of people that have, and I am about 4 months away from my Bachelor's Degree in Psychology.

So...guess this is a bit of a service announcement, but oh well.

For those of you who are suffering from an illness, or believe you do, please, go seek help. Therapy can really make a difference in your life, and I'm a firm supporter of it. However, most mental illnesses need a combination of drugs and therapy, but that is up to your psychologist/psychiatrist to decide. Do not make those type of decisions on your own, and more often that not, self-diagnoses are inaccurate. Don't feel ashamed or embarrassed of what you may have.

I wish only the best for those afflicted with a mental illness.

Stay strong, and believe in yourself.

I'm born with a brain frequency malfunction causing Schizophrenia with it's various side effects.

Childhood wasn't very pleasant, but my family was cool with handling it once they started to figure out what's going on in my head.

The problems it caused are gone (Or rather, in my absolute control.) today after years of struggling with it, except for a few side affects like occasional insomnia, minor hallucinations and muscular cramps - the good points about it stuck with me, like increased dexterity, perception and learning ability.

I basically got rewarded for beating the shit out of my head.

I never took meds or teraphy after my schizophrenia and it's cause were diagnosed. I said "no" and my parents respected that. And a good choice they made.

It's interesting that there's quite a few with various issues on here. I'm glad I'm not the only one, though it sucks in a way, because it gives ammo for people that think fans of hentai are fucked up in the head.

Also, a few days ago after I jumped out of the shower, I felt sick and had many symptoms that are normally associated with panic attacks. I felt cold inside and nearly passed out, I still have no idea what the hell happened.

It's not just fans of hentai.

The good majority of people are fucked up in the head in some manner.

I am a Melancholic and depressive,I get lost in thoughts easily but never lose concentration and wanted to kill myself.I was nearly killed by someone when I was a kid and would like revenge now.

What the hell happened?!? If you're OK saying it, obviously.