Alright, so I'm kinda bummed out right now. I'm starting full-time therapy tomorrow (full-time as in 9 to 5, 4 days a week for nine months) and I just.. I'm kind of really frustrated right now cause everyone around me is doing ok, all my friends are in college and meanwhile I had to drop out bc my issues have gotten pretty bad.
Very disappointed that I even have to do this, I mean I really wish I could just go to school and, y'know, function like a normal human being.
So yeah! Anyone else struggling with mental illness? Tell me your story (y)
Alright, so I'm kinda bummed out right now. I'm starting full-time therapy tomorrow (full-time as in 9 to 5, 4 days a week for nine months) and I just.. I'm kind of really frustrated right now cause everyone around me is doing ok, all my friends are in college and meanwhile I had to drop out bc my issues have gotten pretty bad.
Very disappointed that I even have to do this, I mean I really wish I could just go to school and, y'know, function like a normal human being.
So yeah! Anyone else struggling with mental illness? Tell me your story (y)
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Hello Grr, meet Depression, ASD, OCD, ADD, and all my other acronyms. Paranoia would say hi but I'm too worried about being taken advantage of.
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PTSD for me and all the lovely things that go with it. I still see a therapist once a month and a psychiatrist every couple of months since I take medication for it.
While it sucks that you have to go, the therapy will help you out immensely. Try to not be too hard on yourself about it. Mental illness can be caused by trauma, family history and so forth. I hate that I have PTSD, but I make the distinction between myself and it. I hate it, not me and it took me a long time to make that distinction. Honestly, I'm always going to hate that it's a part of my life.
However, the important thing is that you don't want it to have
you, or at least not have you for long. Therapy and if need be, medication can do wonders. It won't happen overnight, but stay with your therapy. It'll provide you with tools to better help yourself out when the mental illness decides to rear it's ugly head. Change your therapist though if you don't click. You don't want to be fighting your mental illness along with a personality clash with the therapist.
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PTSD for me and all the lovely things that go with it. I still see a therapist once a month and a psychiatrist every couple of months since I take medication for it.
While it sucks that you have to go, the therapy will help you out immensely. Try to not be too hard on yourself about it. Mental illness can be caused by trauma, family history and so forth. I hate that I have PTSD, but I make the distinction between myself and it. I hate it, not me and it took me a long time to make that distinction. Honestly, I'm always going to hate that it's a part of my life.
However, the important thing is that you don't want it to have
you, or at least not have you for long. Therapy and if need be, medication can do wonders. It won't happen overnight, but stay with your therapy. It'll provide you with tools to better help yourself out when the mental illness decides to rear it's ugly head. Change your therapist though if you don't click. You don't want to be fighting your mental illness along with a personality clash with the therapist.
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Grr Oh, I feel you...I have Schizotypal personality disorder, depression, anxiety...the works. And I wanted to go to collage. While somehow I made it through a 2 year Associate Degree, I had decided to transfer to possibly the biggest collage in my state. I thought I would do great. I got my AS so easily, no problems, with a 3.7 GPA...I should be golden, yeah?
No. On the second day of my first week, I had a panic attack so bad that the nurse had to come and get me, and my parents had to take me home. But I went back the next day...and everything just went to hell. I had to drop out of the 7 classes I had, and started seeing my psychologist once a week. (I was seeing her once a month before.) BUT, I signed up for a single class the next semester. Math. Something I'm
very good at, but...something else went wrong. No panic attack, but again I had to drop out, which is when I started taking medication.
Now I'm currently in limbo. Waiting to find the right drugs to sort me out, having serious behavioral therapy, and trying to find a job. It does suck, but there is one thing I've learned so far. It's not your fault that you have any sort of mental problem. Your ONLY job is to get up every morning and try your hardest for the next day. :> My parents also let me get a kitten. Cats are amazing for such causes, and she has helped so much with my anxiety, and even helped a bit with my Schizotypal issues. (I have a hard time explaining those...You can look it up. It's actually quite an interesting read.)
So yes, that is me. I do hope you feel better. Starting out therapy was pretty hard for me, but it's slowly helping. :> Sorry if I rambled.
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Grr Oh, I feel you...I have Schizotypal personality disorder, depression, anxiety...the works. And I wanted to go to collage. While somehow I made it through a 2 year Associate Degree, I had decided to transfer to possibly the biggest collage in my state. I thought I would do great. I got my AS so easily, no problems, with a 3.7 GPA...I should be golden, yeah?
No. On the second day of my first week, I had a panic attack so bad that the nurse had to come and get me, and my parents had to take me home. But I went back the next day...and everything just went to hell. I had to drop out of the 7 classes I had, and started seeing my psychologist once a week. (I was seeing her once a month before.) BUT, I signed up for a single class the next semester. Math. Something I'm
very good at, but...something else went wrong. No panic attack, but again I had to drop out, which is when I started taking medication.
Now I'm currently in limbo. Waiting to find the right drugs to sort me out, having serious behavioral therapy, and trying to find a job. It does suck, but there is one thing I've learned so far. It's not your fault that you have any sort of mental problem. Your ONLY job is to get up every morning and try your hardest for the next day. :> My parents also let me get a kitten. Cats are amazing for such causes, and she has helped so much with my anxiety, and even helped a bit with my Schizotypal issues. (I have a hard time explaining those...You can look it up. It's actually quite an interesting read.)
So yes, that is me. I do hope you feel better. Starting out therapy was pretty hard for me, but it's slowly helping. :> Sorry if I rambled.
Haven't been diagnosed with anything as I want to be 18 so any possible diagnosis isn't danced around due to my age, but I've been struggling with anxiety/depressive-like stuff. Not really sure what it really is, I relate most to Borderline Personality Disorder since it's really quick mood swings (compared to bipolar), but I can't self-diagnose that sort of thing. I'm pretty scared it actually is going to be a diagnosis :/ I just want to be happy ALL the time. I hate it.
Haven't been diagnosed with anything as I want to be 18 so any possible diagnosis isn't danced around due to my age, but I've been struggling with anxiety/depressive-like stuff. Not really sure what it really is, I relate most to Borderline Personality Disorder since it's really quick mood swings (compared to bipolar), but I can't self-diagnose that sort of thing. I'm pretty scared it actually is going to be a diagnosis :/ I just want to be happy ALL the time. I hate it.
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Don't be bummed out, just know that going to therapy is one of the first steps to getting better!
I went to therapy for PTSD when I was 14-16 and am feeling a lot better as a twenty year old.
It will get better, just surround yourself with supportive friends and family that understand you and won't judge you <3
Also understand that not everyone's life is the same, just because you're not currently in classes doesn't mean anything bad, your health comes first! After regular sessions you'll find that you will be able to go to classes and therapy (:
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Don't be bummed out, just know that going to therapy is one of the first steps to getting better!
I went to therapy for PTSD when I was 14-16 and am feeling a lot better as a twenty year old.
It will get better, just surround yourself with supportive friends and family that understand you and won't judge you <3
Also understand that not everyone's life is the same, just because you're not currently in classes doesn't mean anything bad, your health comes first! After regular sessions you'll find that you will be able to go to classes and therapy (:
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Amura Ahh yeah I'm pretty familiar with Schizotypal personality disorder, my ex has it! We kinda had to break up cause we both have issues that we need to work through, but we're still really close. Didn't have a clue what stpd was until her tbh. I know how tough it can be, I hope things'll get better for you soon!
Glad the cats are helping by the way, I have rats and they help a lot, too. Pets in general are great.
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ashotinthedark Yeah, I've been in therapy for a while now but it wasn't quite enough (few times a month). It has helped me so far tho, so I'm sure doing this will be good for me.
Good to hear therapy and meds seem to be working for you :>
Still struggling with the "I am not my illness" thing, but I'll get there eventually. I hope.
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Lesley Hi. bpd, chronic depression and anxiety for me. Waiting for some test results tho, so that's gonna be fun!
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Amura Ahh yeah I'm pretty familiar with Schizotypal personality disorder, my ex has it! We kinda had to break up cause we both have issues that we need to work through, but we're still really close. Didn't have a clue what stpd was until her tbh. I know how tough it can be, I hope things'll get better for you soon!
Glad the cats are helping by the way, I have rats and they help a lot, too. Pets in general are great.
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ashotinthedark Yeah, I've been in therapy for a while now but it wasn't quite enough (few times a month). It has helped me so far tho, so I'm sure doing this will be good for me.
Good to hear therapy and meds seem to be working for you :>
Still struggling with the "I am not my illness" thing, but I'll get there eventually. I hope.
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Lesley Hi. bpd, chronic depression and anxiety for me. Waiting for some test results tho, so that's gonna be fun!
I know how you feel. There was a period where my anxiety was so bad, I couldn't leave the house without getting a panic attack. I felt broken and dysfunctional, and was seriously worried I will never be a productive human being within society ever again.
Well I'm here to tell you that all bad things pass. Therapy helped immensely. (Be sure to go to a place with good reputation, a friend of mine was not so lucky and she had to drift between therapists which made it worse). Cognitive behaviour therapy really helps for anxiety, and I truly think they should teach kids in primary school the importance of being aware of the thoughts in your head and how much they affect your behaviour and outlook on life.
Medication also really helped. Don't trust the negative stigma about it going around, of how it takes away from you being your 'true self'. In fact, it really works in the opposite :p
Anyway good luck, be strong <3
I know how you feel. There was a period where my anxiety was so bad, I couldn't leave the house without getting a panic attack. I felt broken and dysfunctional, and was seriously worried I will never be a productive human being within society ever again.
Well I'm here to tell you that all bad things pass. Therapy helped immensely. (Be sure to go to a place with good reputation, a friend of mine was not so lucky and she had to drift between therapists which made it worse). Cognitive behaviour therapy really helps for anxiety, and I truly think they should teach kids in primary school the importance of being aware of the thoughts in your head and how much they affect your behaviour and outlook on life.
Medication also really helped. Don't trust the negative stigma about it going around, of how it takes away from you being your 'true self'. In fact, it really works in the opposite :p
Anyway good luck, be strong <3
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Avani Ah, yeah. I feel ya. How old are you now? Is it possible for you to see a therapist or something? I mean, you can't really get diagnosed with a personality disorder when you're v young but it can be helpful anyways. (also for me when I got my bpd diagnosis a few years back I was mostly relieved. Like, I finally knew
why I was feeling all these things/(overre)acting like I did, y'know?)
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Spriggan Thanks friend, that means a lot. It's just easy to forget stuff like that.
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Jebii Yeah, I was on meds a year ago but I quit because of reasons. Gonna discuss my options next week. And luckily I know I'm gonna be in good hands, this facility has a really good reputation around here, my roommate used to go there and it helped her a lot (y)
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Avani Ah, yeah. I feel ya. How old are you now? Is it possible for you to see a therapist or something? I mean, you can't really get diagnosed with a personality disorder when you're v young but it can be helpful anyways. (also for me when I got my bpd diagnosis a few years back I was mostly relieved. Like, I finally knew
why I was feeling all these things/(overre)acting like I did, y'know?)
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Spriggan Thanks friend, that means a lot. It's just easy to forget stuff like that.
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Jebii Yeah, I was on meds a year ago but I quit because of reasons. Gonna discuss my options next week. And luckily I know I'm gonna be in good hands, this facility has a really good reputation around here, my roommate used to go there and it helped her a lot (y)
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Thats really great that you're getting therapy. You shouldn't be disappointed at all. I'm proud of anyone who actually does something about problems they have.
I have bad experiences with people just ignoring their problems.
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Thats really great that you're getting therapy. You shouldn't be disappointed at all. I'm proud of anyone who actually does something about problems they have.
I have bad experiences with people just ignoring their problems.