Fun mentally ill things

A blog dedicated to posting aspects of being mentally ill. These aspects can be good or bad.

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having your suspicions confirmed by doctors years after you noticed having the issue

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wondering where youd be in life if youd gotten diagnosed when the symptoms first presented instead of years later

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stop acting like adhd isn’t a real/serious issue

not treating adhd can lead to a lot of problems in adulthood, including:

substance abuse and addiction

having symptoms of depression and anxiety

other comorbid mental health problems

binge eating

difficulty in school

failing grades

suspensions from school

dropping out

not obtaining a college degree

making less money

changing jobs often

lower likelihood of employment

losing important paperwork

difficulty keeping tracks of bills

risky sex

early or unwanted pregnancies

divorce

getting in car accidents

criminal activity and arrests

obviously not everyone with adhd will have all of these things be true of them, but they are more likely in adults and adolescents with untreated adhd

sources: [1] [2] [3]

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If you don’t have means to a therapist or mental health professional

Check out therapistaid.com. There’s worksheets there that you can download for free.

Of course it would be a lot more beneficial if you have a therapist to help you through it but not everyone has access to one.

It’s a free site where you can have free downloads of worksheets on many things.

If there’s something there that you think would be helpful, print it out and complete the worksheet on your own.

It’s hard to be accountable for yourself but at least there’s a way for you to have some insight and work on yourself.

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I love your @ Thoight it said "fundamentally ill", which was hilarious because of how I feel at times

mood

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shout out to people recovering from mental illness

shout out to people whose recovery has been hard

shout out to people who still have symptoms often

shout out to people who aren’t sure how to recover

shout out to people who have relapsed but still try to recover

shout out to people who are recovering from more than one illness at once

shout out to people who’ve had to change relationships to be able to recover

shout out to people still finding a place that’s conductive of recovery

shout out to people who are learning to deal with permanent symptoms as recovery

shout out to people in therapy

shout out to people on medication

shout out to every person recovering from a mental illness

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mentallyillunicorn replied to your post “mentallyillunicorn replied to your post “i got a new screening back...”

You're welcome!! Pdnos (in my understanding) is basically when you don't meet the whole criteria for a pd but you have strong traits of one or more which significantly affect your life. I don't have pdnos but I have bpd and before I was officially diagnosed I was self diagnosed and spent 2 years researching personality disorders which is the only reason I'm somewhat knowledgeable

thank you so much for helping me understand, it’s been a lot to process for one day

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sketchehkimmeh replied to your post “i got a new screening back today. this one says depression, anxiety,...”

I'm not sure how I can help, but I can reassure you that ADHD often comes paired with depresion and anxiety. Autism is "measured" on spectrum (from low to high). Some ppl with ADHD have some similar behaviors as autistic ppl and might be harder to diagnose with certainty if they are autistic at all. Are you meeting a therapist? They can help answer what's not clear. And don't take these results to heart; on good mental days, nobody will know or see any of this.

thank you for responding! i’ve previously has doctors bring up autism but i’ve personally also suspected having adhd for a while so it’d a relief to have that being looked at. i’m trying my best with the last part, it just was a bit of a startle

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mentallyillunicorn replied to your post “i got a new screening back today. this one says depression, anxiety,...”

It sounds like "unspecified personality disorder" means pdnos: personality disorder not otherwise specified which sounds like basically the same thing

thank you! i wanted to make sure cause i don’t know a whole lot about personality disorders

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i got a new screening back today. this one says depression, anxiety, adhd, autism, substance use disorder (there wasn’t a section for ocd and i didnt input it) and “unspecified personality disorder”

i don’t really know a lot about the last one (i’ve never been dxed with a personality disorder). i’m also having a bit of a weird time processing it, any help would be appreciated (i dont even know if that means pdnos)

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knowing you cant recover until you get to a better environment, but not being able to leave the one you’re in

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seeing little things that shouldnt be upsetting but still having everything rush back to you

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having a small army of mental health workers helping you

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when your fp of many long years leaves you like they promised they never would and even though you knew they would all along, it still surprises you

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coping by listening to sexual songs instead of sad ones bc you only feel valuable when you're thinking about/having sex

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people not taking your mental health problems as an illness and instead taking them as a personal failure

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not knowing how to help yourself but knowing you need it