Mental Disorder/Illness

[dillonbladez]

i am pretty sure (and i hope) i dont, but some characteristics of ADD fits me.... weird .

 

[Weston]

I don't think that these kind of disorders can be "confirmed."
They are just a bunch of symptoms that some people might express and some people call autism or OCD or whatever. In other words, hese disorders are dependent on the presence of the symptoms. You can't really confirm it.

 

[Parity]

Is making noises without thinking about doing them a disorder or mental illness?

 

[desertbear]

I voted yes. I've been medically diagnosed with chronic depression, and also some minor paranoia.

 

[miniGOINGS]

I voted yes. I've been medically diagnosed with chronic depression, and also some minor paranoia.

If you wouldn't mind, could you possibly describe what the paranoia you experience is like? If you want it could be in a PM.

 

[desertbear]

I have no trouble discussing it in a forum. It's just the way I was born. To describe paranoia, at least mine, it's constant strong anxiety about things which you really have no knowledge/reason to be afraid of.

To be more specific, people usually associate this with something like the government, religion, or conspiracy. For me, it's more of mental instability/psychosis. I've never really been afraid of death, I guess depression as a child does that to you, but I am afraid of losing all mental capability; becoming a vegetable or a sociopath or something of the sort. So when my depression gets the worst in winter, I start to hear voices, hallucinate, and get up and do things in the middle of the night I can't recall (not exactly sleepwalking, because I'm apparently conscious and rational at the time). So my paranoia leads me to nights of insomnia, and doing strange things like trying to listen to my iPod all day so I won't hear anything else. Apparently the paranoia is what originally started my brain to black out things I don't want to remember. Everything seems kind of surreal when it's the worst, like everything you do is a dream. It's especially hard for me to trust people as friends, and when I do I have serious fears of losing them and terrible things happening. Also, I guess the classic definition of "you believe everyone's out to get you" is the best way to describe it. You take the littlest things about people and irrationally tell yourself that because they did something, they'll hate you or hurt you. It's also hard to hear what people say, or rather, actually take it in. I find myself replacing entire conversations with people I had in real life with made up versions filled with hatred and anger.

It's weird, but it's also probably why I had such a strong initial attraction to cubing. It took all of my focus, and I listened for each and every click of a move, which I found to be relaxing.

 

[Parity]

I have no trouble discussing it in a forum. It's just the way I was born. To describe paranoia, at least mine, it's constant strong anxiety about things which you really have no knowledge/reason to be afraid of.

To be more specific, people usually associate this with something like the government, religion, or conspiracy. For me, it's more of mental instability/psychosis. I've never really been afraid of death, I guess depression as a child does that to you, but I am afraid of losing all mental capability; becoming a vegetable or a sociopath or something of the sort. So when my depression gets the worst in winter, I start to hear voices, hallucinate, and get up and do things in the middle of the night I can't recall (not exactly sleepwalking, because I'm apparently conscious and rational at the time). So my paranoia leads me to nights of insomnia, and doing strange things like trying to listen to my iPod all day so I won't hear anything else. Apparently the paranoia is what originally started my brain to black out things I don't want to remember. Everything seems kind of surreal when it's the worst, like everything you do is a dream. It's especially hard for me to trust people as friends, and when I do I have serious fears of losing them and terrible things happening. Also, I guess the classic definition of "you believe everyone's out to get you" is the best way to describe it. You take the littlest things about people and irrationally tell yourself that because they did something, they'll hate you or hurt you. It's also hard to hear what people say, or rather, actually take it in. I find myself replacing entire conversations with people I had in real life with made up versions filled with hatred and anger.

It's weird, but it's also probably why I had such a strong initial attraction to cubing. It took all of my focus, and I listened for each and every click of a move, which I found to be relaxing.

Ever since the "Jessica lunsford act" I have been scared to death.
I haven't had a good dream ever since then.I hear voices everynight and can't stand it.
My mom actually had to sit with me in my room so I could go to sleep.Until I saw about 12.

 

[Caedus]

So depression counts then? I voted yes.

 

[daniel0731ex]

i have the Assburger Syndrome

 

[Davepencilguin]

I developed social anxiety disorder about halfway through high school, and that led to cyclothymia.
Anytime I need to go to a big social event (like a competition xD), I take medication that makes me social enough to talk to people

 

[JTW2007]

social anxiety disorder

After reading the wiki article on it, I'm about 97% sure that I suffer from this.

 

[DavidWoner]

Do any of these count? http://www.cracked.com/article_17522_6-new-personality-disorders-caused-by-internet.html

Although the article is written in a humorous tone, I think it actually makes some good points.

 

[Edward]

Do any of these count? http://www.cracked.com/article_17522_6-new-personality-disorders-caused-by-internet.html

Although the article is written in a humorous tone, I think it actually makes some good points.

This guys face caues mixed feelings of anger, and lulz'. I wanted to ppunch his nose in. Then I lol'd. Whats wrong with me omg.

Spoiler

This guy.

 

[LNZ]

I have alwas been very shy and withdrawn person.

And I'm hopless at real time and fast complex pattern reconisition too. I don't know if this is due to mild autism, aspergers or dsylexica or not. No follow up was ever done on me after my 2/10 score in the Raven's progressive matrices test in the early 1990's.

I was hopless at any ball sport (ie throwing/catching/passing a ball to a fast moving target) while at school.

And I can't read complex books and novels well too. I failed Year 11 (11th grade english in the USA badly with a D average).

In 2010, I'll visit university libraries alot to find out more on these subjects and their implications for me. To get to sub 30 on a 3x3x3, I'll need too!

 

[Dene]

EDIT: Also, I just read the wiki on AS, and about half of it sounds pretty descriptive of me. I am intrigued.

social anxiety disorder

After reading the wiki article on it, I'm about 97% sure that I suffer from this.

Be very careful about self-diagnosis of mental disorders. You do not suffer from this disorder - if you did you would already know about it.

And for everyone else: To be diagnosed with a mental disorder, the problem must interfere with normal functioning. If you get by day to day then you do not have a mental disorder. For example, you might have social phobias, but if you are never in a social situation and you do not want to be (as in, the fear is not the thing preventing you from being sociable) then you will not be diagnosed with a social phobia.
I could easily get myself diagnosed with many mental disorders; it's not difficult to convince a psychologist that you have a mental disorder. The problem is then the fact that they will want to treat you for it whether you want the "problem" treated or not.

 

[(R)]

people at school have surmised me as a sociopath and I believe I might be, I am not about to kill anyone though, hopefully.

 

[jms_gears1]

from what ive been told im supposed to have autism

Do you mean that people tell you that you have autism, or that you have read about it and some of the characteristics fit you.

You don't seem to be autistic, judging by your YT videos, but I can't be sure, I'm not a doctor

a bit of both

and autism is a very specialized disorder theres nothing standard so its hard to tell

 

[JTW2007]

To be diagnosed with a mental disorder, the problem must interfere with normal functioning.

I would say that "normal functioning" is a sufficiently broad category to be of little use. Would you please define "normal"?

If you get by day to day then you do not have a mental disorder. For example, you might have social phobias, but if you are never in a social situation and you do not want to be (as in, the fear is not the thing preventing you from being sociable) then you will not be diagnosed with a social phobia.

This adds to my confusion. My social phobia prevents me from being sociable, yet you have already stated that I do not suffer from the aforementioned disorder.

 

[Gurplex2]

i have nightmares of ibrahim...really..
my heart feels like it drops and i have this overwhelming dark feeling, like im being swallowed. i dont know what im thinking but i think its because he is always just a little better than me. i was going to tell him but i didnt.

its the most frustrating thing ive ever felt, i get so damn jealous that i cant even function!

 

[daniel0731ex]

i have the "must-get-all-six-sides-perfect-tension syndrome"