Mental Disorder/Illness

[Carrot]

I got "Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Non Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS)" confirmed 1½-2 years ago

I still don't get what it is

 

[dunpeal2064]

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.

I AGREE! I felt the same way. Do you get emotional (like teary-eyed) listening to music as well?

 

[dunpeal2064]

I have suffered from a lot of depression in the past and still have problems with it from time to time.

Also, I work in a mental illness drop-in center, so I deal a lot with this subject and find it very interesting

 

[Carrot]

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.

I AGREE! I felt the same way. Do you get emotional (like teary-eyed) listening to music as well?

wtf!?!? I just felt like I wanted to see a dancing fish :fp and that's not normal for me I normal think of cake =D

 

[dunpeal2064]

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.

I AGREE! I felt the same way. Do you get emotional (like teary-eyed) listening to music as well?

wtf!?!? I just felt like I wanted to see a dancing fish :fp and that's not normal for me I normal think of cake =D

ARGH i want cake now... and now all I can think of is that stupid bass fish thing that wiggles and sings.

 

[whoIam]

test 123

 

[dunpeal2064]

test 123

I want a cube that does that when I solve it.

 

[Carrot]

test 123

I want a cube that does that when I solve it.

ehh... there is nothing that pops into my head when seeing that picture... only a word... and it's even misspelled :fp (btw, it's "fingerzzzzzzz...."

 

[StachuK1992]

If depression and OCD count, then definitely.

 

[luke1984]

Probably Asperger's syndrome, not sure though.

 

[Dene]

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.

You're indeed right, it is difficult to define normal. What it usually means is that you literally do not function in the real world. In the case of a social phobia, to get yourself diagnosed your problem would have to be to the extent that it was stopping you from living your life, or even to the extreme where you refuse to leave your own house out of the fear of being in a social situation.
Even if you mainly keep to yourself, if you still manage to get to school, go to work, go shopping or whatever, you are obviously functioning well enough to be considered "normal".

The really important question is whether you want to be sociable or not. It is indeed perfectly normal to be introverted. I myself am extremely introverted. For sure, my social anxieties prevent me from ever starting a conversation with someone I don't know. But I don't care as I have no desire to start a conversation with some random dude in the first place (Dene would much rather listen to his music). It may have been the social anxieties that caused me to be introverted, but that doesn't matter anymore.

If you do want to be sociable, but you are too scared, then you could probably get yourself treatment for the problem. However the treatment would probably just consist of some dude making you be sociable against your will until the point where it didn't bother you anymore (simple habituation, basically). You could quite easily treat yourself for this (and save yourself a major hassle, as well as a lot of money).

 

[Stini]

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[BeautifullyDecayed.]

I myself am extremely introverted. For sure, my social anxieties prevent me from ever starting a conversation with someone I don't know. But I don't care as I have no desire to start a conversation with some random dude in the first place (Dene would much rather listen to his music).

I'm very extroverted and love meeting new people and finding out about people and learning stuff and generally am quite friendly and will easily walk up to a stranger and start a conversation..
I am wondering, if someone came up to you and started a convo would you be annoyed/angry/nervous/scared or what?! I kinda wanna find out more about social phobias and anxieties 'cause I don't wanna annoy anyone or make them feel uncomfortable by my uhh.. outgoingness.

 

[Muesli]

I myself am extremely introverted. For sure, my social anxieties prevent me from ever starting a conversation with someone I don't know. But I don't care as I have no desire to start a conversation with some random dude in the first place (Dene would much rather listen to his music).

I'm very extroverted and love meeting new people and finding out about people and learning stuff and generally am quite friendly and will easily walk up to a stranger and start a conversation..
I am wondering, if someone came up to you and started a convo would you be annoyed/angry/nervous/scared or what?! I kinda wanna find out more about social phobias and anxieties 'cause I don't wanna annoy anyone or make them feel uncomfortable by my uhh.. outgoingness.

I think I'm similar to that. I'm not afraid to start conversations, but I'm also cautious as to prevent people not liking me. Sometimes I cube in public just to try and start a conversation with someone.

 

[Sin-H]

I am totally extroverted, but rather when I'm around people who I already know. I also enjoy meeting new people but first contact sometimes is pretty hard ^^ In that relation I am a bit sociophobic I've never been called a nerd or freak or sociopath by a person who knows me; except for fun

Sometimes I cube in public just to try and start a conversation with someone.

+1

 

[MichaelErskine]

I'm just your average idiot who, if society cared to examine him, would no doubt be classified as having some or other mental disorder.

I also like to speak of him in the third person -- he likes that... I mean, I like that. Whatever.

 

[Muesli]

I'm just your average idiot who, if society cared to examine him, would no doubt be classified as having some or other mental disorder.

I also like to speak of him in the third person -- he likes that... I mean, I like that. Whatever.

I know how he feels.

 

[Dene]

I am wondering, if someone came up to you and started a convo would you be annoyed/angry/nervous/scared or what?! I kinda wanna find out more about social phobias and anxieties 'cause I don't wanna annoy anyone or make them feel uncomfortable by my uhh.. outgoingness.

It would depend on the situation, the mood I'm in, and what the person wanted to talk about.
For example, one time at the skating rink one of the regulars gave me some skating advice. I had seen him there dozens of times and had spent a lot of time watching him and learning from observation, so he wasn't a total stranger. At that time I was quite happy to take his advice.
Another time I was at uni, and I had just had a tutorial for a philosophy class (a tutorial is time spent out of lecture time where smaller groups in the class get together and discuss the lectures). There was a guy who had a similar opinion to mine, and he started talking to me on the way out. At that time I had just spent an hour in discussion and didn't really feel like talking anymore.
Another time I was at the rink at a day session. Most people are at work or school, so often I get the place to myself. There were two girls there (15~) whom I vaguely recognised from the Friday night sessions (no idea why they weren't in school). I was just minding my own business in a far corner (listening to my headphones as always) and then they came over, said "hi" and asked for some skating advice. I'm not exactly an expert so they really had no business in asking me for help. That was pretty annoying.

I could go on for a while; the rare social exchanges that I have tend to stick out negatively in my memory.

So to your suggestions: Annoyed - sometimes. Angry - I don't get angry, but that's just me. Nervous - I don't see why I would get nervous, unless it was some pretty girl in one of my classes asking me out, which has never happened so I can't give a certain answer. Scared - Same as 3. I guess.

I think for me, most of the time I just don't feel like opening my mouth or actively listen to someone. I often go for many hours without talking to anyone but myself, even at work when there are people around me that I know. I am really much happier in my own head, preferably listening to music (DEATH METAL).

As I already mentioned, I'm more introverted than anything else these days. I can talk to people if they talk to me first (even if I'm not in the mood). But I simply cannot start a conversation with someone I don't know. Even if I see the same person several times a day every day for 3 years (like I have for the past 3 years at uni) I still couldn't just start talking to them as if we were best buddies. I could, however, if they started talking to me first. But yet again, only if I was in the mood.

Another essay post >_> . I tried to shorten it... honestly .

 

[StachuK1992]

I think for me, most of the time I just don't feel like opening my mouth or actively listen to someone. I often go for many hours without talking to anyone but myself, even at work when there are people around me that I know. I am really much happier in my own head, preferably listening to music.

I have been finding myself more and more going to this, and I've personally noticed that the span of time that I've been accelerating my distance from others is the same span of time that I've noticed myself getting more and more depressed, to the point that I lack sleep, when I do sleep, it's never of any good quality, and I always feel sick and fatigued.

I've gotten to the point where I feel that, to be happy at all, I need to push myself into social situations in which I do not like, as to not fall deeper into this realm. I've also, however, noticed that in this span of time, I've been expanding the depth of my thoughts, and actually think of ideas much more nowadays than people or events, which I personally believe to be a good thing.

Now I need to make a decision; either fall deeper into this rabbit hole, or push myself to stay far away from Wonderland, and force myself into social awkwardness.

 

[aronpm]

am really much happier in my own head, preferably listening to music (DEATH METAL).

This. Death metal, but also The Beatles. Makes for some nice contrast.

I get annoyed when strangers talk to me. Especially when I'm listen to music. I was returning forgotten textbooks to school on Monday, and as I was sitting at the bus-stop, an old lady told me that it was cold that day. No it wasn't, it's summer. A few months ago, I was getting off the bus, and this old guy (who seemed a little crazy) mumbled something about umbrellas to me, so I was like, "yeah..."

I also get annoyed when people are talking to me and they over-explain things. This year, when I told my maths teacher that I'd finished the entire maths course (year 10) in about 4 months, he explained (for 20 minutes) that he didn't want me doing year 11 maths because it would be 'too hard', and that I should do everything again. He wasn't a very good teacher. He spent an entire week of lessons explaining sine, cosine and tangent to the class. And when he told us to draw a sine graph, he told me off because I drew it in radians.

My grandmother will start talking to a complete stranger in the supermarket, and 2 minutes later will be showing them pictures of her family! My grandfather, on the other hand, hates talking to people for too long.