mental illness

I guess it depends on how I look at it. One word: MANIC Since my bipolar 1 diagnosis 6 or so years ago, I’ve always went on and off meds. Normally go on when depressed and off when mania sets in. When I go off meds when manic it is usually because I start to feel I don’t need them. I’ve...

Has anyone on here had experience being in a relationship with a real life yandere? For those who don't know "Yandere" is derived from the Japanese words yanderu, meaning insane or sick, and deredere, meaning affectionate or loving. Simply put, a yandere is someone who is lovesick; someone who...

Is there anyone else on here who psychologically feels like a child or teenager in an adult body? I personally psychologically feel like i am still between 17 to 19 years of age even though i'm currently 26. How do you guys deal with an issue like this?

what it is like being in a mental hospital? for anything, but more specifically for suicidal ideation or attempts. and is treatment different depending on voluntary and involuntary check ins? i’ve done a lot of research, and some say that it was the best experience of their life, being a turning...

This thread is similar to another thread i created but different what are your guys opinions on NEETs? for those who don't know NEET is an acronym from The UK. it stands for Not In Employment Education Or Training it refers to people who are unemployed not in school and not in vocational...

How many of you on here are on the autism spectrum? i was diagnosed at the age of 8 and i am high functioning autistic.

I'm awful with pills. Getting prescribed antibiotics is like asking for a resilient continuation of whatever lead to a prescription in the first place. I'll even set an alarm, it goes off and I think, "Right! I'll go do that!" and then get distracted and forget. But any resistant infection would...

I've had one good therapist out of eight attempts. I planned to move back to where she is just to start dealing with some really hard stuff. I called today and SHE DOESN'T WORK THERE ANYMORE!!! I'm so worried! I hate therapist hunting, especially with my limited insurance. And I reeeaaaally need...

Legally I am an adult, but considering what I have been through there should be some sort of valid excuse for staying this long. I was raised by an emotionally neglectful father who also used emotional abuse in order to punish me for normal mistakes. If I happened to drop a glass cup that is...

Bipolar Disorder - A mental disorder marked by alternating periods of elation and depression. I was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder some time ago, and I've been afraid to tell people. I can be in a good mood, when one rude comment suddenly sends me into an ocean of angry emotions. I'll feel...

I was recovering but I noticed that 2017 has been a whole down year. I went spiraling back again to my worst of moments and lately it has reached again the peak that leads to the end. But the end is now a problem that it wasn't before: I used to be alone, but while I was recovering, I had to...

Hi, I have schizophrenia. My illness was diagnosed in 2005. It has been an intense journey after that. Now I have stopped taking medications for the past five or six months and its going fine. I am male,28 from India. Here are some things that can help you to be healthy, happy and productive...

Being neurodivergent in a neurotypical world is exhausting. *negativity, cynicism, pessimism ahead It's so tiring waking up every morning even less enthusiastic about living to see another day than the day before. There are just so many expectations! Thinking about the "sweet release of...

So I was diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder and Schizophrenia when I was 20, (im 26 now), I was diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder last year. To some degree, I've always been suicidal more or less... I can remember being as young as 5 or 6 and expressing to my mom thoughts...

Anyone have tips for explaining mental health and mental illness to parents and family?

Please do not read if you are easily offended or triggered. I realise that the majority of us here on this forum will have diagnosed and undiagnosed mental health problems. Many of us will have had terrible things happen to us in our past that have traumatised us that shape the person who we...

It's so ironic when someone who picked you up from misery, ended up breaking you. That's why i hate living. It's all about being picked up and destroyed by others. And feelings, i hate them. I don't want to feel a thing. I wonder how's it like to be numb from everything. I barely know what...

okay, it is really hard for me to say so i thought typing it out would help... I hate my life. not in an angsty teen way, i just don't really feel like i want to be around anymore. i have made so many lists trying to find positives in my life and reasons to not try to end everything...but i can...