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Hi, my name is Lisa and I'm 21 years old. I've struggled as a self-injurer for 5 years and in the past year have gone through so many meds and psych diagnoses that I have lost track of them all. I just want to know if there is anyone out there, like me, who clings to the hope of having a diagnosis, once and for all?

It's ironic, to want to be labeled. According to ...

I'm 17 years old and for the last two years I've been having mood swings. I go from really depressed to unusaly upbeat and energetic. I researched bipolar and I can relate to a lot of the symptoms although I've never bought anything I couldn't afford or cheated on my boyfriend while I've been in a 'good' mood.
When I'm in a 'good' mood I don't get tired, I have loads of energy, feel happy ...

Hello everyone! I'm new to Psych Forums so be gentle. Where do I begin? You should know that my life is not horrible. Living at home is our 25 year old son who was diagnosed with BPD about 7 years ago but refuses to accept that fact. His mom and I, who have been married 33 years, decided to seek DBT therapy to learn how to communicate with our BPD son. I must say that ...

I remember when being called a freak phyco I was diagnosed with paranoid skitz at a young age i suffer from ptsd bipoler i am clinicly depressed and i was told "i needed to go to a phych ward for the deration of my life if i wanted to get better" I am 20 years old and thouse words still get used today In a aspect im not normal but in my eyes i am ...

I just wanted to introduce myself. My name is lisa and I am glad I found your forum. It has so much great info and I feel like I can really learn alot. I am about to apply for disability benefits which is incredibly scary. Anyone have any experience with this?

I am pretty much immune to when somebody insults me. The worst you could possibly say to me would be something racist, and even then I'll dismiss you as an ignorant someone with no couth or I'll think you're trying way too hard to offend me and I'll think it's "cute". I've been in two physical encounters in my life, both of which I won. But now I've got the idea in my head that ...

Does anybody else blush when they aren't nervous? Like when I have to speak in front of people, I'm confident in what I say, I'm not terrified, and I can speak just fine, but I can still feel my face get hot. Do you think it could just be a learned automatic response after all the teasing of younger years?

So I have been really confused lately. I have suffered depression my whole life and was diagnosed with major depression as a teen. I take anti depressants as safety net don't need them much because my life style has changed me so much. In fact the doctor says that I may not need them much longer but keep in mind I am much happier because of my chosen solitude. I ditched or isolated myself from ...

I have a 25 yr. old daughter who started stealing photos and creating false identities in high school, on the internet, by real mail, etc. She even used 2 regular journals, one for her and one for a boy. Being an only child, I thought she was bored or lonely but I put her in therapy which she found amusing, enjoying manipulating the therapist. (She was diagnosed genius in grade 2)
She was very attractive ...

How do you differentiate between anxiety and fear? I know the definitions of the words, but I have been under the assumption that anxiety and fear are the same for so long that it's kind of messing with my head. Give real-life examples if you would.

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they called me freak and phyco

New Member about to apply for disability, HELP!

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