mental disorders- have you had one? how did you overcome it?

rose_ashes · **rose_ashes**

rather self-explanatory. i've been diagnosed with many disorders, and am pretty sure i've got several ones that have not been diagnosed yet. i'm a basket case Mr. Green

i was diagnosed with depression, anxiety disorders, and OCD at the young age of six. i've been on medication since then to control these issues, though the depression still persists despite the large dosages of meds i'm on. i also believe that i have serious issues with social anxiety and phobias. i am scared senseless of tornadoes, though i have no reason to be. so far, i have yet to find a cure for the social anxiety, depression, and phobia. i've also got a low self-image, which has lead me to eating disorders and other self-destructive habits in the past. but i guess there really isn't a cure for that. i'm a perfectionist and tend to beat myself up about every little flaw that i have, or if i don't get straight A's, etc.

so, now that i've spilled my guts to you guys, do y'all have any comments, stories of your own, or suggestions on cures? please partake in the poll as well! thanks.

also, as an extra tidbit of conversational matter, what do you think is the primary cause of mental disorders?

Rose

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Bebi · **Bebi**

I was first diagnosed with OCD in 2004, alongside depression and anxiety. After my first psychiatrist appointment he decided I was far too well trained to be simply OCD and has now labelled me as schizophrenic, agoraphobic, social phobic, self harming, telephone phobia, and very low self esteem amongst others.

I've had these problems all my life, they were made worse by my first husband. I was only 17 when I met him in 1994, had only had one proper boyfriend (who'd died in a car accident a mile from my home a year beforehand). He was 27 and should have known better. Basically I wasn't allowed any form of life outside of him and the home. It wasn't until the kids arrived I realised that it wasn't a normal relationship. I stuck it as long as I could for the kids sake, but finally left him in 2002.

I was diagnosed with depression in 2002, shortly after I had discovered a breast lump and the rest of my life was basically falling to bits. I'd just gone through a painful divorce complete with stalker problems from my ex, my grandma was diagnosed with untreatable cancer, my dad's pacemaker was starting to play up, my step-father had a stroke, and my mothers blood pressure was currently going beyond the danger level with her stress levels. I kept the news of the lump to myself until I'd had the preliminary appointments and the doc booked me into the hospital for a biopsy. The biopsy results were uncertain, and it left me with a weeping open wound for 10 months (I kid you not). I finally had a lumpectomy (just after I met Andy) and was pronounced clear.

I moved up to Yorkshire intending to make a fresh start. My first job was great, but the flat above had an abusive drunk living in it who'd harass employees and hammer on the doors of the business. I couldn't cope with this and decided I couldn't go back in Easter 2004, I couldn't even tell Andy the real reason, I just said I was ill.

That incident at work is what triggered my major problems. Even now if someone knocks on the door in a loud way I have to fight down a panic attack.

Oh my look at all that... Slightly off topic as well, but I guess it all needed to come out some way Smilie_PDT

Ashley - do you find that shrinks seem to just want to fill you full of tablets and ignore the psychological stuff? I've been waiting over 2 years now for any form of counselling - the waiting list seems to get 6 months longer every 6 months
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rose_ashes · **rose_ashes**

exactly!!! i try to talk to my psychiatrist about the serious issues i'm facing and he's like "......well.... here's some more zoloft. off you go!" i don't think any of them have a clue as to how to actually HELP patients if medications aren't working. :roll:

and i do admire you for what you've been through and managed to overcome. i hope you can find a therapist that's not such a dipwad and who will help you get things worked out further!
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7/22/04

shaitan · **shaitan**

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Shatain if you need a friend you got lots here ((((hugs))) we are rooting fo ryou....we can start a section for you... lol please feel free to rap we are a family here...... Orc ass

Bebi · **Bebi**

Shaitan don't feel you'll scare anyone off by being honest about your problems; I myself am schizophrenic.

I'd ideally like this section of the Berri's forum to become such a "great mental health" forum Smilie_PDT

Edit: This is a good site http://www.madnotbad.co.uk/index.htm
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JMPD · **JMPD**

Sadly, most psychiatrists are taught "better health through medications", the general concensus is that the 'little magic pills' will make everything all better.

Unfortunately, the meds do not cure the problem, they just make you able to be tolerated by society at large. Similiar to OTC cold meds: they don't correct, they just mask the problem.

I have been in therapy twice. Once for a job related incident (I found out that having people shoot at me makes me very very nervous.... ) and the second time was after the attack of 9/11/01. My company provided counseling for any who required it. Survivors guilt is a real Boitch to handle.

And, although I am a "deal-with-it" kind of person, I do see the value in seeking a professional to assist in correcting problems. Too often in our society, I see people palming off their problems on others. NOT that I am saying any of you are. But it is a dismal fact that our society tends to allow us to shift the focus of our problems on others.

Some of the problems of the mind can be traced to an organic source. Namely and imbalance in the chemical make up of our bodies. A change of diet and suplemental vitamins can sometimes help.

But, if your mental health provider is NOT providing you with the assistance that you feel you need, then you have to find another.

And, while I am not a qualified psychologist or psychiatrist, I am always available to talk to. Many times, just telling another can be of great help.
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Guest · **Guest**

I too have been in therapy a few times for my sisters murder Grief therapy and physcoanalism, therapy therapy for the suicide of my best friend as you said JM the survuor guilt is a MFer to deal with......marrige counseling for 4 years (we divorced) I am a great advocate of therapy, i went to a physciatrist once he wanted to medicate i said no and never came back.....I saw too many friends go loopy...a dear friend of mine killed himself on prozac...I jhave storys...NO MEDS here......

BaccaBerri · **BaccaBerri**

I'd say i'm manic depressive .... this has never been diagnosed by a 'professional' however those around me can tell you that it is pretty dead on.... laughing

As for dealing with this? doctors have given me anti-depressants in the past but that's not my type of thing....so basically if I have a bad day I listen to music talk to friends scream etc nothing to drastic....on 'manic' days i think i drive everyone around me insane froggy

i'm not easy to deal with in the best of circumstances never mind on an up or down day so life gets a bit rough at times for those around me :wallbash: but I figure if all else fails stop relax and have a beer :tchin:

Geri_Berri · **Geri_Berri**

It was hard for me to over come a deep state of depression...I once locked myself in my room for months...I wouldnt answer the phone...I locked all doors...I couldnt sleep and I couldnt eat...I was deeply depressed.....how did I cure it??

Its not completly gone...but I have over come the worst of it...and picked myself up and put myself back in the race again and began to re-build my life..its not easy...and anything could trigger it off again....I have bad memories of the state i was in...it was so hard and i would loved to have seen a shrink...I badly needed someone to talk to...I reached out...no one was there..then I became silent
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Rhyknow · **Rhyknow**

I've been diagnosed with very mild MPD (mulitple personality disorder) and depression... I'm trying to get over my depression but my MPD is finally controlled...
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El Bandito · **El Bandito**

When I was in my teens...my grandmother passed...very traumatic for me....because at the time...she had been living with us..and was taken to to the hospital...to never return to us..I also had no other grandparents....my fathers side...died before I was born and i met my granfather on my moms side once or twice "can't remember'

Anyway...right after we heard my grandma took a turn for the worst we took off the hospital...I will never forget ....ever.....my mother , me, my sister all running down the hospital hall to my grandma's room...with the nurses chasing us.."See grandma was very important to all of us" we didn't hear the nurses yelling...anyway we run into her room and there she is "Dead" I mean totally not among the living...the hair that I had set in rollers that day was totally limp...hanging totally hanging down...not a curl was there...Ok enough of that...Let's just say I was put in a state of shock...It was a tough week and then I took off to another state....thinking ok..I'll be fine...no grieving going on...so next thing I know It's the 4th of July...I'm sitting on the beach watching fireworks...All the sudden I get a feeling like I can't breathe...and I'm taking no air in my lungs..."my first anxiety attack"..now they continued for years until my oldest daughter was born...See I went through the whole shmeal ...where the doctors thought it was just a womans problem...it's not just a womans problem...but at the time that's what the docs were saying...so I overcame it by going through my own therapy...my own way....and now I'm so much better...the anxiety was caused by my grandmothers death..so as soon as I got over that I was over my anxiety....El Bandito
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Dit · **Dit**

I haven't been diagnosed with anything, but i have the simptoms of
obsessive compulsive disorder........... I should actually go see someone about it.

rachelr · **rachelr**

I have a mild form of MPD, also OCD.
With my OCD, I have a problem with things being alone, eveything must be in pairs, or even numbers Smilie_PDT

And I have a problem with chucking old items out, or lending things to people Smilie_PDT

This all started at the age of 7 when my parents split up, I guess stress trigard it all off Smilie_PDT

Bebi · **Bebi**

I can't throw anything away either... It drives hubby mad lol we have loads of boxes still packed of stuff I don't even know what I'm keeping for. I must admit I was very tough with myself and threw loads out when we moved, what's left I'm trying to work myself up to sorting out. I have to read every bit of paper I throw away too... If I don't I'm sat there thinking "but it might have been important" even though I can see it's a newspaper 2 years out of date lol

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