Discussion What Mental Health Disorders do you have ? (POLL)

[Reishi]

I picked out the most diagnosed and known mental health disorders in the field and I'm wondering how many people have officially been diagnosed with some of these disorders.
(Please no self diagnoses here)

 

[NearlyIrrelevantCake]

PTSD since I was a child. Watching your uncle try to kill your father will do that.

OCD since I was about 12. I got group and individual therapy for it in high school and it did help tone it down. It's more background noise now, it doesn't control me but it will never completely go away.

Bipolar II since my early 20s, SNRI medication triggered my first manic episode and I was put on mood stabilizers. I've been relatively stable for the past ~10 years. When I do have episodes, I get ultradian/ultra-rapid cycling and can go through mood shifts within days or weeks.

 

[Hellis]

Persistent depressive disorder.

Less symptoms than major depressive disorder but harder to treat.

 

[_Vasa&Me_]

No OCD (thats the only one I know I have for sure, I refuse to self-diagnose for depression and some others)

 

[Arvayn]

MDD, diagnosed about a month after being abruptly broken up with by my ex-girlfriend. This isn't quite a condition, but that event was shocking enough that it triggered psychosis on top of that, which was... Fun.

 

[kurgan]

None!

 

[Tobacco]

Schizophrenia.

I hate it, I hate it, I hate it...

As you can imagine it's not something that you just can say to people what you have.

 

[Reishi]

Didn't expect so many people with eating disorders tbh...

 

[Sphinxi]

Including autism would've been interesting. I think autism is a risk factor for suicide mostly due to social isolation

 

[darksouls]

C-PTSD
MDD
OCD

 

[BillyBob]

Major Depressive disorder
Anorexia Nervosa
Autism

Out of the 3, the eating disorder is the worst. I just want to die soon from it.

 

[Reishi]

I have MDD, BPD , Scizoaffective disorder, bulimia, GAD,C-PTSD,and substance abuse disorder

 

[february flyer]

MDD, GAD, ASD, and ADHD.

 

[Forveleth]

Persistent Depressive Disorder
Major Depressive Disorder (for that two scoops of depression goodness!)
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (though this is co-morbid with my depression and goes away if my depression is under control)

 

[NormallyNeurotic]

I'm wondering how many people have officially been diagnosed with some of these disorders.
(Please no self diagnoses here)

Are "medical recognizations" allowed? I could get diagnosed but me and my therapist have agreed to keep some things off my record for safety reasons.

 

[Reishi]

Are "medical recognizations" allowed? I could get diagnosed but me and my therapist have agreed to keep some things off my record for safety reasons.

I'm leaving it specifically to diagnosed by a psychiatrist...

 

[NormallyNeurotic]

I'm leaving it specifically to diagnosed by a psychiatrist...

So, to just clarify because I realized that I was vague:

If someone is in active treatment for a mental disorder by a professional that can legally diagnose in their area, and the professional agrees that this person has these disorders, but has agreed to not officially diagnose due to multiple safety issues, is that not allowed?

It's alright if not, I just don't see the difference myself /gen

 

[Reishi]

So, to just clarify because I realized that I was vague:

If someone is in active treatment for a mental disorder by a professional that can legally diagnose in their area, and the professional agrees that this person has these disorders, but has agreed to not officially diagnose due to multiple safety issues, is that not allowed?

It's alright if not, I just don't see the difference myself /gen

Ok now that you clarify, sure . I've just never heard of it ever being a safety issue to diagnose someone .

 

[kuroshimi]

Officially (I guess) I was diagnosed with depression and anxiety, but I think it was preliminary diagnosis. That's why I want to try therapy once again to clarify.

 

[NormallyNeurotic]

Ok now that you clarify, sure . I've just never heard of it ever being a safety issue to diagnose someone .

It's no biggie! Safety issues vary by location and marginalization. There are multiple for me, but right now it's mostly to make sure insurance doesn't prevent access to gender affirming care and stuff

The ones I have medically recognized from the poll list are BPD, GAD, an ED, and (C)PTSD. GAD is the only one of these listed on my record, but I'll probably get (C)PTSD diagnosed sooner than later for better support access!

 

[Reishi]

It's no biggie! Safety issues vary by location and marginalization. There are multiple for me, but right now it's mostly to make insurance doesn't prevent access to gender affirming care and stuff

I just switched to diy hrt , they can't stop you lol. But I get it ...

 

[NormallyNeurotic]

I just switched to diy hrt , they can't stop you lol. But I get it ...

Oof, I wish I could afford the out of pocket lab tests because I'd so do that too

 

[Reishi]

Oof, I wish I could afford the out of pocket lab tests because I'd so do that too

I don't do lab tests anymore

 

[powersurge&achilles]

Schizophrenia.

I hate it, I hate it, I hate it...

As you can imagine it's not something that you just can say to people what you have.

It is the worst man. People think you're off when just trying to talk about certain things.

 

[Deepdense]

PTSD, treatment resistant depression, undiagnosed psychosis (undiagnosed in the sense that the root cause wasn't discovered), and ASPD.

 

[3FailedAttemptss]

Recently got my official Schizophrenia diagnosis. It's a difficult thing to come to terms with >w< On one hand it totally makes sense to me and I see myself in the diagnosis, on the other its motherfucking schizophrenia!!! T-T It feels so surreal. Half the time I accept it, and the other half I feel like I'm gaslighting myself into thinking I tricked the doctors ._. It's a weird place to be

 

[Liebestod]

Autism, Schizoaffective Disorder, Avoidant Personality Disorder, Bipolar II, Clinical Depression (before bipolar diagnosis), Social Anxiety, General Anxiety, ADHD, Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder. Just artificial labels to describe my behavior or ways of thinking that defy cultural values.

 

[wordsoutb4sumnelsin]

Counselor here has to mention how diagnoses/diagnosing is HIGHLY tied to the insurance INDUSTRY. Capitalized to emphasize industrialization of mental health. Even when the term behavioral health is used, that also has reasons/factors.

This could be like a whole thesis, but point being there are plenty reasons why mental health treatment has only been going up. Need going up.
Plenty of focus on individualization. Individual responsibility.
Hell, the whole pharmaceutical industry is another layer. Power and money mean so much. Though everything is ultimately products of humans being human...

There's a reason I have always started first sessions by clarifying that insurance requires diagnosing, and thus will simply need to happen.

Oh and of course me getting to thinking about death got to get me having family needing to claim that I must clearly be depressed and pushing for me to get evaluated. Fuck that, I know plenty well about psych wards. I know plenty well of not being able to talk about these things, unfortunately outside of a fucking online forum...

 

[Tobacco]

Recently got my official Schizophrenia diagnosis. It's a difficult thing to come to terms with >w< On one hand it totally makes sense to me and I see myself in the diagnosis, on the other its motherfucking schizophrenia!!! T-T It feels so surreal. Half the time I accept it, and the other half I feel like I'm gaslighting myself into thinking I tricked the doctors ._. It's a weird place to be

I struggle a lot with acceptance since I got my diagnosis.

 

[shampoo sniffer]

Depression, GAD, social anxiety, cptsd (not diagnosed but I think I have it).