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fakeimportance
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- May 4, 2023
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Already posted but forgot to introduce myself so here goes
I'm 26, British, been struggling with mental illnesses for at least 10 years but been autistic and ADHD my whole life. So I always drew the short straw. I grew up with a loving mother but a toxic father and during adolescence I was emotionally & physically abused at home. Because I'm a neuro-atypical outcast, I was also frequently bullied at school and suffered turbulent friendships that basically destroyed my ability to make and keep any long term friends.
When I was 15 my life was turned upside down by a completely unexpected, traumatising betrayal from someone I thought I could trust. I developed an adjustment disorder that was never properly diagnosed or treated, and because of that I became severely depressed and suicidal. I then developed anxiety disorders and bulimia, this morphed into anorexia after a couple of years.
Currently I still suffer with anorexia, anxiety, depression - and recently had a huge breakdown. I just have to take each day at a time.
I'm 26, British, been struggling with mental illnesses for at least 10 years but been autistic and ADHD my whole life. So I always drew the short straw. I grew up with a loving mother but a toxic father and during adolescence I was emotionally & physically abused at home. Because I'm a neuro-atypical outcast, I was also frequently bullied at school and suffered turbulent friendships that basically destroyed my ability to make and keep any long term friends.
When I was 15 my life was turned upside down by a completely unexpected, traumatising betrayal from someone I thought I could trust. I developed an adjustment disorder that was never properly diagnosed or treated, and because of that I became severely depressed and suicidal. I then developed anxiety disorders and bulimia, this morphed into anorexia after a couple of years.
Currently I still suffer with anorexia, anxiety, depression - and recently had a huge breakdown. I just have to take each day at a time.