What debilitating illnesses do you suffer from?

[Mr2005]

According to therapists body dysmorphic disorder and aspergers. According to me PTSD from time spent with therapists instead of seeing plastic surgeons.

 

[Heart Shards]

Sorry, I was talking to the other one. I didn't make that clear. My fault.

It's okay. I was more confused than anything. Have a nice night/day Q22.

 

[TheQ22]

It's okay. I was more confused than anything. Have a nice night/day Q22.

You too, it's my bad jokes - they ruin everything.

You take care and I hope you feel better.

 

[meles_inoris]

Autism spectrum disorder, anxiety, ADHD, and depression. A combination worse than any cancer

 

[TheQ22]

I'm very glad for you since you are able to push through such an ordeal!

I have far less faith in myself though because every time I've tried I get in my own way. The only time I've been able to make it work was when I was going to a fast food job and only eating the very small meals I was allowed to eat from there. I lost 30 lbs but it was only because I was unaware of it. Once I became aware though I eventually had to quit the job and there was nothing stopping myself from eating. I just can't be made to give up the foods I enjoy unless maybe I had an external force to either distract me or force me through it. Since I'm stuck at home all day I have even less ways to occupy my time and distract me from eating too. :/

At one time I was almost 17 stone (about 240 llbs), I'm now about 13.5 stone (189 llb). Still too much for my height, and the NHS says I should be something mad like 9 1/2 stone to 12 stone 12llb.

If I was 9 and a half stone ike they say (c.132llb) I'd look like an anorexic grim reaper .

 

[Dude1983]

"My neurologist told me that since I've had these symptoms for five and a half years it was "good news" as the duration of symptoms indicated that I didn't have something like cancer."

No indications of something like cancer. Nice! If this is the good news, then what is the bad news.?

Man i feel u perfectly, i am in excruciating pain and Doctor say, "oh, good news, the test was good, nothing wrong with ur intestines" Then is when i start thinking how ill ctb LOL

 

[sihaam]

Type 1 Diabetes. I've had it since I was 2, one of the reason I'm done with life. I'm just sick of balancing levels. I feel like I have been walking on a tightrope. Also think I have major depressive disorder. I think I was born depressed.

 

[Painless_end]

I have no mental illness.

But I think I have neurological weakness that has always been inside me since I was born.

It has led to me having an extremely difficult time getting interested in productive activities and has thus hindered my personal growth as a human being to the point of considering suicide.

Essentially, I do not have any interests or hobbies and I also do not have the desire or patience to tolerate some office job just for earning money.

It's why I'm here.

 

[mathieu]

Schizoaffective disorder - bipolar type, BPD, ADD, anxiety, sleep disorder.

 

[HadEnough1974]

My debilitating illness... life in general?

 

[raindrops]

Please don't get me wrong here okay, I cant say this anywhere else but... I wish I was terminally ill, something that would kill me not hinder my life.

 

[Wisdom3_1-9]

Does being born count as a debilitating illness? I feel like being "me" has had disastrous, irreversible consequences.

Other than that, my depression and anxiety prevent me from carrying on with regular activities at times, but that's about it. And I feel you, @Jump123. I also wish I had a terminal illness. It would be painful, but at least I wouldn't have to do the work myself. My best friend died when he was 18. I would've given anything to trade places with him.

 

[Sk1n1M1n]

I have got too many I have lost count.

BPD, anxiety, depression, pseudo hallucinations, ptsd

Physical - dyspraxia, ibs, fibromyalgia, hard of hearing and issues with sight.

 

[Chupacabra 44]

Man i feel u perfectly, i am in excruciating pain and Doctor say, "oh, good news, the test was good, nothing wrong with ur intestines" Then is when i start thinking how ill ctb LOL

I chuckled when I read your last line, because the exact same concepts on my end. My new neurologist congratulated me three weeks ago as to how healthy I am, since I don't have cancer and haven't had a stroke or anything, and I'm thinking I've got about two dozen physical and mental health issues that anyone of which could cause me to CTB, and if I were to list out all the reasons here, then most would understand if I were to CTB - bipolar, social anxiety, fibromyalgia, autoimmune diseases, tinnitus......and another dozen plus potentially CTB worthy items.

I feel your pain, and sorry I chuckled but I get it.

Peace.

 

[k75]

There's a lot wrong with me, and there's not much hope of getting better.

I have gastroparesis and pancreatitis. Even when I'm not having flare-ups, I have nausea and vomiting every day. I've had to take Zofran and sometimes Meto multiple times a day for years to manage it. I see specialists, but nobody can figure out how to fix me. My tests usually come back normal, which is super frustrating.

I'm diabetic and require insulin.

I have chemo induced neuropathy, which has been getting worse lately. Diabetes is probably contributing to it.

Nerve damage from botched surgeries.

Then there's the psychiatric crap. I'm a mess.

 

[Squiddy]

Tinnitus, What I suspect a learning disability (not sure, but I'm going to a neuropsychologist as soon as I make an appointment), BPD, PTSD, Bipolar, Anxiety, Gastritis

 

[Emily_Numb]

BPD, Bipolar II, EDNOS, C-PTSD, PMDD and thats all I can think of right now.

 

[Robyn]

Cognitive decline and physical deterioration that comes with increasing age. And I know it's going to get worse, never better, past age 60.

The late, great Warren Zevon summed it up well:

 

[Pookie]

I've got a lot of chronic "itis-es" Gastritis, dermatitis, rhinitis, sinusitis, blepharitis etc. Basically my whole body is inflamed. I also have neurological issues such as restless legs syndrome and chronic paresthesia on top of fibromyalgia. I have anxiety and depression and chronic insomnia and chronic fatigue. I'm a genetic fuck up which is why I want to remove myself from the gene pool.

 

[SmellyRat]

Autism spectrum disorder, anxiety, ADHD, and depression. A combination worse than any cancer

Yep atleast cancer kills you.
This is like living on nightmare mode 24/7

 

[SadJessu]

Debilitating? Probably CFS/ME, OCD, Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder, and Panic Disorder. I've got many that make life hard to navigate like Aspergers, a learning disability in math, Depression, back issues, periodic anorexia, and self harm...though these aren't as debilitating as the others.

 

[BridgeJumper]

Aside from every mental illness that exists in the book I have a back and right leg injury from jumping and damaged ears causing me non stop vertigo and being unable to stand sounds.
According to doctors though its just in my head, so I have to either live this torture for decades or suck it up and jump.

I lie down and I see the whole room fucking spin and feel my spine shifting and I want to die in my sleep and never Wake again

 

[NightmareTour]

Gliosis and loss of mass in the right hemisphere of the brain (which has something like a couple of hundred symptoms), septic arthritis, and epilepsy (tonic-clonic/grand mal)

If that didn't already make me want to die, the meds I have to take would sort that right out.

Not going into mental health because my diagnoses are a complete mess and I haven't been able to get an assessment for years.

 

[clocktower]

depression, PTSD, ASD, SAD, GAD, BDD, agoraphobia and the worst of all - OCD. every day is a struggle. i'm not living, just surviving.

 

[AutoTap]

Generalized Anxiety, Social Anxiety, Panic Disorder, Depression, Agoraphobia, and yes I've tried meds + therapies and I'm still miserable :/

 

[Yuki Tenuki]

Depression, PTSD and Insomnia

I medicate myself with Pregabalin and Chlorprothixene.

 

[Chemicalcastration20]

PSSD (post ssri sexual disfunction) it's a very cruel way to live.. Lost everything I had in my life from antidepressants.

 

[LenkaX]

Schizoaffective disorder. And the drugs that I need to take (because I'm dependent on them) suck much more than the condition itself. I hate psychiatrists!

 

[Aurora]

tumors all over my skin, visual snow, tinnitus, stomach ulcers, bladder retention, depression

Visual snow and tinnitus here too among other multiple issues. I've never met anyone who knows what visual snow is before.

 

[mahakaliSS_MahaDurga]

Depression and anxiety.