How many here have a Mental Illness?

[Pseudo Enigma]

Just curious.

I myself have been diagnosed with Depression and Anxiety since 2008. I don't prefer to take medications for it, and haven't since 2009.

I can see this getting out of hand quickly, but I think we're all mature individuals here.

[Mollocephalus]

Re: How many here have a Mental Illness?

First we should define what constitutes mental illness. Not everyone is aware about the nature of their behavior patterns.

[Syhto]

Re: How many here have a Mental Illness?

i always want to kill people i think something is wrong with me

[Pseudo Enigma]

Re: How many here have a Mental Illness?

i always want to kill people i think something is wrong with me

nope. Perfectly normal.

[Staiain]

Re: How many here have a Mental Illness?

I have a minor depression and extremely low self estem, dunno if that qualifies :v

[Fission]

Re: How many here have a Mental Illness?

hi

[21992]

Re: How many here have a Mental Illness?

I have a minor depression and extremely low self estem, dunno if that qualifies :v

At Times ^^. It's going to be hard to get serious answers here, I've tried. Besides many people (including me) lack the nous and sagacity to make that kind of judgment :/

[Sweet Angel]

Re: How many here have a Mental Illness?

I'm not really sure if I do or not, its mainly been this past year I've been getting really depressed. But I've had trouble talking to people mostly my whole life and have really bad social/anxiety/self esteem problems... I also feel that everything I do or say, someone is going to judge me and call me a screw-up. Talked to my mom about it but she wants me to handle things on my own instead of talking to a counselor or something.

[Charu]

Re: How many here have a Mental Illness?

My mother was worried about me having ADHD when I was little because of the way I would play with my toys.

Active imaginations were a great thing back when I was 7 or so, heh.

[PaperclipGames]

Re: How many here have a Mental Illness?

Definitely to be in this thread all over the place: people who wrongly self-diagnose with depression.

Though for a long time I used to think at least something was wrong with me, I'm starting to have my doubts on that now. Everybody including my parents and other direct family believed I was autistic because I always put myself in my own world and did not socialize.

What they didn't realize is because my world during those years sucked and there simply was noone I wanted to hang around with. I even got pulled into official tests and stuff because they insisted on my getting medication and stuff for it (which I'd have refused to take anyway; fuck meds). The test gave them a blatant false, which I'm happy with. Now that I'm safe and comfy and sociable at uni, it's pretty much proven I'm not socially retarded whatsoever.

Also, I'd have called myself clinically depressed up and until around two years ago; but like I'm saying in the beginning of this post, wrong diagnoses everywhere. Feeling sad and frustrated, even for a long period of time, does not equal depression.

[Trogdor!!!!]

Re: How many here have a Mental Illness?

i'm sad all the time is there something wrong with me pls help

[top]

Re: How many here have a Mental Illness?

i can get pretty paranoid about the most mundane shit, but that's more of a trait rather than a mental disability

[Coolboyrulez0]

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Clean, surprisingly.

[PriestREA]

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I have somewhat low self esteem (not necessarily a mental illness), but I do suffer from Bipolar I disorder.

[Snowcrafta]

Re: How many here have a Mental Illness?

ADHD (non hyperactivity) -Adderall
Anxiety Disorder NOS - Remeron
Depression - Remeron
Insomnia - Ambien
Alcoholism - Dos Equis