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Do you have any? I have depression and possibly anxiety.

Not sure... I'm not diagnosed with anything, but I might be depressive.

i'm a complete fucking nutjob, me.

seriously, i'm probably depressed but i've never got round to seeing a doctor about it. i consider it a few times a year when i get really bad but i always end up just letting it pass. takes a few weeks usually.

Those who dance are considered insane by those who can't hear the music. :)

I think I'm good for mental disorders, but there may be a possibility of developing depression.
At the moment I seem fine though.

I have OCD......I was diagnosed with a ton of other things before that though, misdiagnosed that is.

I have been depressed before, but not lately.

Depression (but I'm much better now)
co-dependency
and...uh...NSG.

NSG, depression (but only when I'm around people), borderline OCD.

i'm a complete fucking nutjob, me.

seriously, i'm probably depressed but i've never got round to seeing a doctor about it. i consider it a few times a year when i get really bad but i always end up just letting it pass. takes a few weeks usually.

Thats how my depression is. I will be fine for a month or two and then for no logical reason I will drop hard for about two or three weeks and things will get bad as my depression is certainly not mild. Eventually I will come out of it. Its like a roller coaster ride that isn't much fun since the highs aren't that high and the lows are quite low.

i got dyslexia and to others i'm nuts

co-dependency

I was codependent for a while, then I stepped up and got my own addiction, it was nice until I almost died, then and only then did I realize that I was in yet another codependent relationship, and figured out how annoying I previously was and fell into a deep depression and attempted suicide. true story.

NSG, depression (but only when I'm around people), borderline OCD.

I have NSG too. Is there any cure?

I have mild depression, but, honestly... who doesn't?

I was codependent for a while, then I stepped up and got my own addiction, it was nice until I almost died, then and only then did I realize that I was in yet another codependent relationship, and figured out how annoying I previously was and fell into a deep depression and attempted suicide. true story.

*hugs for Smunkee* We're glad you're here.

I have NSG too. Is there any cure?

Euthanasia.

Euthanasia.

What? Asian kids read NSG?

What? Asian kids read NSG?

No. That's why we're all fucked. :(

ADHD, I suspect bipolar but not diagonised.

I can not claim, that I am sane... I know how a psychiatry looks from the inside...

Bipolar II and PTSD over here. The PTSD is slowly but definitely easing up, though, which is nice. :)

What? Asian kids read NSG?

LMAO....thats great.

I'm diagnosed Aspie, but I have to entertain the possibility that I'm affecting Asperger's to legitimise my lack of people skills. I think I'm just a really logical guy with social anxiety.

I have ADD w00t! Yeah. I took medication, and it messed me up quite a bit. Thanks a bunch Concerta!

I have Asperger's Syndrome

Would ADD count?

If not, then NSG.

And brontophobia.

I have ADD w00t! Yeah. I took medication, and it messed me up quite a bit. Thanks a bunch Concerta!

Concerta works for me.....

I'm borderline obsessive-compulsive. *counts the letters in words*

I think I get diagnosed with something new every year. So far-
ADD
Bipolar I
PTSD
Generalized anxiety disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder
Severe Depression, Recurrent
Personality Disorder NOS with aspects of Borderline and Narcisistic Personality Disorders
Though I have had to point out that being a bitch isn't an illness.

I think I get diagnosed with something new every year. So far-
ADD
Bipolar I
PTSD
Generalized anxiety disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder
Severe Depression, Recurrent
Personality Disorder NOS with aspects of Borderline and Narcisistic Personality Disorders
Though I have had to point out that being a bitch isn't an illness.

:p I was previously diagnosed with most of that (well, Bipolar type 2) I think they finally figured out that I have PTSD, OCD, and depression, I wasn't really manic, I was "normal" (for me) or depressed. I do have Generalized Anxiety disorder, but it's mostly the PTSD that causes my problems.......well, other than the OCD but I can live with that if the people around me ignore it.

:p I was previously diagnosed with most of that (well, Bipolar type 2) I think they finally figured out that I have PTSD, OCD, and depression, I wasn't really manic, I was "normal" (for me) or depressed. I do have Generalized Anxiety disorder, but it's mostly the PTSD that causes my problems.......well, other than the OCD but I can live with that if the people around me ignore it.I'm sure that the PTSD had something to do with both the anxiety and the depression. But since I'm mostly over the PTSD the others aren't as severe. I must admit to ocassionally using the bipolar as an excuse for being bitchy, but it certainly doesn't help the situation. You should see me when manic, PMSing and just generally having a bad day.
So much fun.

I'm defiant..

You are all a product of a culture that says "I am the victim, I can't help myself, I'm not responsible for my actions." I call it Dr. Philism

You are all a product of a culture that says "I am the victim, I can't help myself, I'm not responsible for my actions." I call it Dr. PhilismYes, that explains the hallucinations.

I think I'm somewhat schizoid. Not diagnosed, though.

I have this thing where I'm a person. It sucks. :(
One of the worst disorders I've ever seen at least.

I have this thing where I'm a person. It sucks. :(
One of the worst disorders I've ever seen at least.

Life isn't a mental disorder, it's an STD.

Asperger Syndrome, or high-functioning autism. Never been diagnosed, but my cousin and another relative have AS, and I have similar symptoms to my cousin.

I have NSG too. Is there any cure?

Overdose, but it's only temporary.

You are all a product of a culture that says "I am the victim, I can't help myself, I'm not responsible for my actions." I call it Dr. Philism

Do you have anything resembling a sense of humor?

I see things that aren't there, Hear things that aren't there, Smell things that aren't there, taste things that aren's there, and even feel things that aren't there.

I either have Schizophrenia, or am highly attuned to things humans can't normally sense. Or both, I hope its both, that would be terrific fun. I actually enjoy my mental illness. Combined with my ADD, I'm very rarely ever bored, and think my life is quite exciting.

Not really in the category of "mental disorder", but diagnosed with Asperger's and Tourette's.

I suppose I have a mild case of Asperger's, given that I'm rather reclusive, quiet, depressive and introverted. That, and a bit on the sociopathic side (don't like being around others for too long).

If phobias count, I can say I suffer from a rather bad case of arachnophobia, even though I love spiders.

You are all a product of a culture that says "I am the victim, I can't help myself, I'm not responsible for my actions." I call it Dr. Philism
A lot of so-called disorders are probably hardly much other than deviant behavioural patterns. I think psychologists constantly think it necessary to prove the exigency of their presence in society.

I suppose I have a mild case of Asperger's, given that I'm rather reclusive, quiet, depressive and introverted. That, and a bit on the sociopathic side (don't like being around others for too long).

If phobias count, I can say I suffer from a rather bad case of arachnophobia, even though I love spiders.

you love spiders yet you are really afraid of them, thats rather odd.

You are all a product of a culture that says "I am the victim, I can't help myself, I'm not responsible for my actions." I call it Dr. Philism

Huh. Me, I think I'm responsible for my actions. I also think crippling depression isn't exactly an "action" I chose to engage in. Funny, that. :rolleyes:

you love spiders yet you are really afraid of them, thats rather odd.
Eh, they're fascinating creatures. But I could never touch one. They're about the only thing I am actually afraid of.

http://www.paleo.bris.ac.uk/~ggxir/ireland/images/040-spider-web-zoom.jpg

http://www.the-funneled-web.com/images/funnel1.gif

That is pretty much the contrast.

I have depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and Asperger Syndrome.

Eh, they're fascinating creatures. But I could never touch one. They're about the only thing I am actually afraid of.

That is pretty much the contrast.

So, if you saw this in the shower, would you let it just have the shower all to itswelf then, or what?
Clicky de Linky:
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i10/Rahegalhoff/23927_w.jpg

So, if you saw this in the shower, would you let it just have the shower all to itswelf then, or what?
Clicky de Linky:
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i10/Rahegalhoff/23927_w.jpg
Bwahaha. I'm not afraid of looking at them. Just don't want one on me (or in near proximity). I'd probably remain calm to keep the thing uninterested (it's panic that sets them in motion). How big is that beast anyway?

I apparently have ADHD. Attention Defecit Hyperactivity Disorder. If I do, it's barely.

My attention span is fine. I procrastinate a lot, but once I get to doing something, it gets done. I can be hyperactive at times, but only after a heavy dose of sugar or caffeine, which I suspect would be the case with many people.

The only thing I can find that says I have ADHD? I have the need to constantly be in motion. I can sit still. I can stay in one position. But if I do this, I become uncomfortable. If I'm sitting at a desk during class with nothing to do, I'll have to tap my fingers, or shift my feet about, otherwise I become uncomfortable.

ADHD? Maybe. But seriously, the bugger who diagnosed me was probably on crack.

Considering all the different medications I took as a child turned me into a psychotic, biting, suicidal dervish of hate and violence... this is highly probable.

But I do have arachnophobia. I can't stand spiders. Even tiny one scare the hell out of me... until I find something to squish them with. Tiny spiders = squishable if I have a tool. Big, hairy spiders = run screaming from the area, and get someone else to go kill it.

But I do have arachnophobia. I can't stand spiders. Even tiny one scare the hell out of me... until I find something to squish them with. Tiny spiders = squishable if I have a tool. Big, hairy spiders = run screaming from the area, and get someone else to go kill it.
I doubt the pics I just posted up will be to your liking then. :)

I suffer from capitagophobia; the irrational fear of polls.

Bwahaha. I'm not afraid of looking at them. Just don't want one on me (or in near proximity). I'd probably remain calm to keep the thing uninterested (it's panic that sets them in motion). How big is that beast anyway?

If that was a real pic, I would be too afraid to go near it. I'd just let someone else go measure the spider. Me, I'd let it have ths shower all to itself.

Send in the guys from Jackass to measure it.

That pic was created in Photoshop.

If that was a real pic, I would be too afraid to go near it. I'd just let someone else go measure the spider. Me, I'd let it have ths shower all to itself.

Send in the guys from Jackass to measure it.

That pic was created in Photoshop.
Thought so. It reminded me a little of those goliath spiders (http://www.gedcasserley.saddleworth.net/assets/images/Ged-spider02.jpg), which grow rather large. They're hairier than that one though.

I doubt the pics I just posted up will be to your liking then. :)

Nah, I can survive seeing spiders. On the outside of my window, or sitting on a web outside, I have no problems with them there. It's when they're in my territory! A.K.A, in a position to escape my sight, yet still be near where I am.

I do however, know somebody who wets himself at the very sight of our eight legged friends. I'm sure those pictures will come in handy later =D

Nah, I can survive seeing spiders. On the outside of my window, or sitting on a web outside, I have no problems with them there. It's when they're in my territory! A.K.A, in a position to escape my sight, yet still be near where I am.
Same here - in fact, from a safe distance I think they're pretty fascinating creatures (they're ruthless gynarchical predators, which is part of their appeal ...and also the drow's (http://drowcampaign.roleplaynexus.com/drowintro.html) symbolic creature). Right next to me or on me though? I'll usually just fetch my cat to take care of it...

I have a tendency to go into uncontrollable arm flailing fits if ever a spider finds it's way onto my body.

And it never fails to happen too! They seriously find some way to crawl up into plain view before I finally feel them, look over, and lose all control over my muscles as my upper torso begins swinging wildly in an attempt to remove it.

A good scary movie can make me jump. I enjoy being scared. It's fun.

But when it's "irrational fear for survival, despite the fact that your 'attacker' is the size of your thumb" type fear, it's less fun.

Otherwise, Spider Man is an awesome Marvel Character. Just behind Deadpool in terms of badassery.

I suspect I have some form of depression, but have never been to a psychiatrist about it, and I do not trust self-diagnosis. Its only when I am forced to remove myself from others company, lose the ability to function correctly, or go to sleep thinking 'I wouldn't mind not waking up', that I think there is something wrong.

depression and PTSD.

I don’t think I have any mental conditions..

Though I am very strange and tend to scare people :)

I suffer from vertigo because I have depth perception problems, which has come to result in panic attacks. I have a hard time with stairs. I can walk up, but going down is the actual problem.

I suffer from vertigo because I have depth perception problems, which has come to result in panic attacks. I have a hard time with stairs. I can walk up, but going down is the actual problem.

it's best not to walk up to begin with then?

I want to have a disorder named after me:

Goofball Syndrome. :)

it's best not to walk up to begin with then?

The subway station near me has no elevator - aka, disabled access. So, stairs and escalators are my own option. But, even still, it's not all stairs I have a problem with. Those which are secure and have a wall on at least one side are not a problem for me. The ones that are exposed on both sides that I can't use.

The subway station near me has no elevator - aka, disabled access. So, stairs and escalators are my own option. But, even still, it's not all stairs I have a problem with. Those which are secure and have a wall on at least one side are not a problem for me. The ones that are exposed on both sides that I can't use.

ah, that makes sense. I can't use spiral staircases, I get dizzy and faint. I never figured out why.

I've been diagnosed as bipolar, severe clinical depressive, SAD, mild schizophrenic, Asperger's, social-anxiety positive, a crackhead, and a lot of other stuff. In utero my parents thought I might be born with Down syndrome, but they were obviously wrong.

In reality I just don't like being around other people very much and act odd and deviant in general. Practically everyone, except the people I really like and talk to a lot, thinks I'm insane.

Yes. http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y223/GermanNightmare/irritated.gif

I want to have a disorder named after me:

Goofball Syndrome. :)

What you have ain't a syndrome. It's a gift.

What you have ain't a syndrome. It's a gift.
Then let's just call that syndrome "Goofball's Gift"! :p

ah, that makes sense. I can't use spiral staircases, I get dizzy and faint. I never figured out why.

<badpun> Probably because you're walking in circles! :p </badpun>

I have ADD. I don't take medication for it because I consider it a part of my personality and not a defect. I don't know the person I turn into when I'm on my meds.

Edit: I was diagnosed with General Anxiety Disorder and had panic attacks. Then I got off my ADD medication and it went away. I guess that's more of a side effect than a disorder. Panic attacks suck!

What you have ain't a syndrome. It's a gift.

:fluffle:

I don’t think I have any mental conditions..

Though I am very strange and tend to scare people :)

Hear hear!

I probably have a mild form of ADD...I have a 10 second attention span....I've just learned how to use it to my advantage.

I have ADD. I don't take medication for it because I consider it a part of my personality and not a defect. I don't know the person I turn into when I'm on my meds.

Edit: I was diagnosed with General Anxiety Disorder and had panic attacks. Then I got off my ADD medication and it went away. I guess that's more of a side effect than a disorder. Panic attacks suck!

What medication were you given for ADD that changed your personality so drasticly?

I've been taking Provigil and haven't noticed any change at all to my personality. There's been a change in my moods, but not a chemically induced one (I know the difference). I've just been happier and more relaxed because everything I do is easier now that I'm better able to focus on it and keep my metaphorical ducks in a row. It feels like the first day of summer vacation all the time.

I know that my lack of ability to organize has led me to develop a capacity for digesting large amounts of abstract information because even well analyzed and organized information becomes abstract when I get it into my head, but my medication doesn't seem to have diminished my ability to sythesize in the slightest, so I truly don't feel that my personality has changed, just a nuisance has been reduced.

What medication were you given for ADD that changed your personality so drasticly?


First they tried me on Adderall which zombified me. I'm normally very active, all I wanted to do on that was sit in my room and watch tv (I don't even like tv). I wasn't too keen on the whole anphetamine thing either, but my doc was very insistent. She finally changed my meds after much badgering about my side effects.

I was given Wellbutrin next, that's the one that gave me the anxiety and panic attacks. It also made me uber outgoing, not that I was particularly shy. Paradoxically I'm now super shy. My doc wanted to put me on Effexor for anxiety, and valium for panic attacks.

I was put on paxil for depression. It did't make me less depressed, but did remove my internal filter so I said everything that was on my mind. Turns out I wasn't depressed at all, just suffering the side effects of first generation depo.

I haven't had a good history with medication.

First they tried me on Adderall which zombified me. I'm normally very active, all I wanted to do on that was sit in my room and watch tv (I don't even like tv). I wasn't too keen on the whole anphetamine thing either, but my doc was very insistent. She finally changed my meds after much badgering about my side effects.

I was given Wellbutrin next, that's the one that gave me the anxiety and panic attacks. It also made me uber outgoing, not that I was particularly shy. Paradoxically I'm now super shy. My doc wanted to put me on Effexor for anxiety, and valium for panic attacks.

I was put on paxil for depression. It did't make me less depressed, but did remove my internal filter so I said everything that was on my mind. Turns out I wasn't depressed at all, just suffering the side effects of first generation depo.

I haven't had a good history with medication.

Isn't Welbutrin an anti-depressant? I know that my neurologist said that he thought that my inability to focus was probably a function of my being to anxious and depressed to focus on anything else and he wanted to put me on anti-depressants and anti-anxiety meds. I told him that I thought it was the other way around and the only problem with Pro Vigil has been the insurance.

Because of that he tried to put me on Stratera, which just made me really depressed. And that's supposed to be one of the better ones. Fortunatly my doctors approach to deciding on medication is "we're all our own guinea pigs."

ADHD and Asperger's. I've virtually grown out of my Aspergers with huge amounts of help (I still get kind of introverted when I have to process lots of information--such as last semester in Organic Chem, and I have a hell of a time trying to ask girls out) and I've learned to manage my ADHD without meds, which basically stopped working. I don't view either as being a "disorder", though; they are fundamental elements of who I am and I can't imagine life without them. If they came up with a cure for these conditions, I would refuse it in a heartbeat. Being "normal" seems scary to me. However, I'm someone for whom my conditions have ended up (at least these days) not being that much of a liability. When I was a kid, much different, but it's been a long road from there to here.

I did take an Adderall last year before one of my finals and it was a bit frightening how different I felt. No side effects but the rush of pure concentration was kind of disconcerting.

It's interesting how different situations bring out different aspects of my personality. For example, when I have to memorize lots of information, I tend to become more AS and have a harder time talking to people; when I'm active and doing lots of things outside, I'm at my most creative. When I'm bored and stuck inside, I tend to get really distractable, unless I'm working on something big, in which case I can get really absorbed in it... Has anyone else noticed this kind of thing?

My ADD gets worse with stress levels. Which gets people angry at me, which raises my stress levels...

Generally speaking I can handle stress quite well so it's usually not an issue.

*slaps everyone who said they have a mental disorder*

It's called life, kiddies. Suck it up and deal. *wanders off muttering* I can't wait until I'm senile and don't have to remember all this shit.

Isn't Welbutrin an anti-depressant? I know that my neurologist said that he thought that my inability to focus was probably a function of my being to anxious and depressed to focus on anything else and he wanted to put me on anti-depressants and anti-anxiety meds. I told him that I thought it was the other way around and the only problem with Pro Vigil has been the insurance.

Because of that he tried to put me on Stratera, which just made me really depressed. And that's supposed to be one of the better ones. Fortunatly my doctors approach to deciding on medication is "we're all our own guinea pigs."

Yes, Wellbutrin is an anti-depressant. I should know, I'm on a rather large dose of it.

*slaps everyone who said they have a mental disorder*

It's called life, kiddies. Suck it up and deal. *wanders off muttering* I can't wait until I'm senile and don't have to remember all this shit.

*slaps the insensitve pig right back.*

Yes, Wellbutrin is an anti-depressant. I should know, I'm on a rather large dose of it.

is it working for you? I couldn't sleep on it, it made me twitchy and nervous. :(

Yes, Wellbutrin is an anti-depressant. I should know, I'm on a rather large dose of it.

My doc said it was an off label use. I dunno, I don't see her anymore. She tried to perscribe me trazadone for my insomnia, which I had because I was working graveyard not because I was depressed. That was that.

is it working for you? I couldn't sleep on it, it made me twitchy and nervous. :(

I really can't speak to insomnia from it, because I had insomnia for years before I ever started using it; but I've heard that's a common side-effect. It seems to be working for me; at least in the sense that I haven't tried to commit suicide since I've been on it. Therapy has helped, too. I think it would probabaly be quite effective for someone who's a bit less screwed up than me.

well...
i have clinical depression (pretty badly too, though it's getting better)
i have adhd... which i'm medicated for...

and i prolly have others too... ::shrug::


OMG laser!!!!! :gundge: i want a laser gun! :)

Contrary to what some think:

Hallucination is not a part of life, unless your trying to tell me the the thing I saw earlier is a regular part of life. I can't really describe it too well, but it was like combining a chicken (White, with the classic red comb), a snake (Black king Cobra, I think), a dog(Golden retriever), and giving it antler horns at intermitent places on its body (The kind on a twelve point buck). You couldn't possibly convince me that it was either real, or a regular part of life. I'm not on drugs or medication either. I don't smoke, and I don't drink.

I don't go around crying the victim, I don't go asking docters to cure me, and I certainly don't try to get others to feel sorry for me. I also recognise hallucinations on an epic scale, occuring regularly is not right. Especially when your awake, which I was.

To the Contrary, I actually enjoy my hallucenations, except when I drive.

My doc said it was an off label use. I dunno, I don't see her anymore. She tried to perscribe me trazadone for my insomnia, which I had because I was working graveyard not because I was depressed. That was that.
trazadone rocks, although I would actually have to have time to sleep to use it, but it really helped with my OCD and insomnia.

I really can't speak to insomnia from it, because I had insomnia for years before I ever started using it; but I've heard that's a common side-effect. It seems to be working for me; at least in the sense that I haven't tried to commit suicide since I've been on it. Therapy has helped, too. I think it would probabaly be quite effective for someone who's a bit less screwed up than me.
I am glad it's working for you. It took me a few go rounds with other SSRI's before I found one that didn't make me either suicidal or twitchy.

Speaking of mental disorders, the Sarah Silverman Show is on.

Speaking of mental disorders, the Sarah Silverman Show is on.

I tried to watch it, until her cold syrup trip, it made me dizzy. I changed the channel.......her stand-up is good, but I don't know about this show.

I tried to watch it, until her cold syrup trip, it made me dizzy. I changed the channel.......her stand-up is good, but I don't know about this show.

Well she is fucking insane and vulgar - it's like the Norm MacDonald show but funnier because she can do this shit and look serious where MacDonald can't.

Well she is fucking insane and vulgar - it's like the Norm MacDonald show but funnier because she can do this shit and look serious where MacDonald can't.

yeah, I remember telling someone I thought she was funny and they called me a racist, they totally don't get the humor.

anyway, that show.....I might try again when I have had more sleep.

Well she is fucking insane and vulgar - it's like the Norm MacDonald show but funnier because she can do this shit and look serious where MacDonald can't.

Yeah, that's pretty much what I'm like when I'm drunk....so would I like it?