Which mental disorders do you have?

[Depleted]

I have dealt with anxiety, panic attacks, depression and OCD. I once thought I was condemned to hell. I have had thoughts of what if the rapture took place already and I am still here, on more than one occasion. I don't consider myself depressed anymore. I like to sing of God's mercy toward me and praise him in song. I don't usually have panic attacks now, but still experience anxiety sometimes. Sometimes the anxiety is due to needing to eat. Once it was just there and I did not know why. It subsided with time.

When I was a kid, I was bitten by an ant and got hives -- big honking hives -- all over my body. They took about a week to ten days to go away.

Somewhere around the 8th or 9th day, another one rose up, and I panicked, thinking they were all coming back. Nope. It faded within a few hours.

Two Christmases ago, I had PTSD. I knew why, and had to keep going back to "it's not happening anymore. It's over. BREATHE! And then keep going."

Early last summer, I finally noticed all those thoughts and pop-up freak-outs had disappeared, and I didn't even notice they were gone. Monday, we were headed to the place where most of the trauma happened. It felt like PTSD never left, but then I remembered that hive. We did go to that place, and everything was fine. The terror subsided even when we were still there.

Anxiety is something that happens to all of us. Panic is something that happens to all of us. We've both gone through stuff that made it worse than most folks get. And now we're learning to pick out the differences. A wayward hive may show up again, but the illness is leaving our buildings.

 

[Depleted]

You are not alone. In my younger days I had panic attacks that would wake me up in the middle of the night and I would pace like a caged animal thinking I was going to die. Had severe depression at age 40 attempting suicide. Thank God I did not succeed. He has blessed me with an additional 22 years so far and I'm thankful to be alive.

Mental issues are real to be sure and treatment is available which I recommend when it is needed.

I have totally enjoyed this thread because if we can't laugh at ourselves then who do we laugh at?

Anyone volunteering to be laughed at?

(That's me. lol)

 

[Willie-T]

I was just mulling this over in my head...........

Someone who has been discharged from a Mental Hospital has papers (signed by a panel of respected doctors) that states they are sane.................. Can any of the rest of us say we have even that?

 

[Yahweh_is_gracious]

I was just mulling this over in my head...........

Someone who has been discharged from a Mental Hospital has papers (signed by a panel of respected doctors) that states they are sane.................. Can any of the rest of us say we have even that?

LOL. Wouldn't that be nice? Not sure how it would work though, since most mental health professionals are nuttier than squirrel poo and their stamp of approval wouldn't mean much.

Nope, just give me my pills and send me back out into the world. Talk to me for an hour, give me an Rx for anti-psychotics and pray I don't go on a six-state killing spree. Welcome to mental health care in America!

 

[oldethennew]

a while ago, my only sister who lives in another state, informed' me that she would no longer
be communicating with us, me in particular: she said that she didn't like 'confrontation',
which was perplexing, to say the least...she refused to 'talk' to me or 'e-mail' me...
she has told me that she will only use writing on paper to talk with me...

this is totally out of the blue, no clue at first', only that she was in some kind of on-going-crisis -
(un-happy marriage-frustrated-lonely-afraid, etc.) then she wrote me another letter and said,
'I've quit communicating with everyone, I've had a very quiet mind, it may be the Zoloft I take nightly'...

I'd give my life to be able to 'help her', but Jesus has assured me that He is in charge and that
He will let us know when, where, and the how to help, in His time...

deep digging into our Faith here and Trusting our Heavenly Father...

over-coming 'old-ways', such as 'jumping the gun' and going all out to be a savior or try to make
everything 'right' is just not Jesus' Way, we must discipline ourselves and learn to listen, rely,
lean, on Him, if our hearts are in the right place...

 

[Depleted]

I was just mulling this over in my head...........

Someone who has been discharged from a Mental Hospital has papers (signed by a panel of respected doctors) that states they are sane.................. Can any of the rest of us say we have even that?

Actually, my official record says I'm suicidal. I was -- 17 years ago. The sad thing about the mental health profession is they are happy to diagnose and then think that's the end of that. Rarely do they bother saying, "You're healed."

 

[oldethennew]

that's because, it's mostly likely a 'carnal-made-up-profession', a 'dark-imitation...'always there!

do we both know that Jesus has His own 'staff' out in this 'fallen-world to HELP us in our different times of 'need'?
of Course, we both know from experience, that He most assuredly does'...signs, wonders, and etc....

 

[JesusLives]

Actually, my official record says I'm suicidal. I was -- 17 years ago. The sad thing about the mental health profession is they are happy to diagnose and then think that's the end of that. Rarely do they bother saying, "You're healed."

I was told I wasn't sick enough cause I didn't hear voices in my head....lol The Doctor sent me back to work....as if that would help....lol

Of course I thought to myself - I hear voices all the time.. Especially when people talk to me.....

 

[NayborBear]

I was just mulling this over in my head...........

Someone who has been discharged from a Mental Hospital has papers (signed by a panel of respected doctors) that states they are sane.................. Can any of the rest of us say we have even that?

You AIN'T sane, unless you are BONAFIDE!! And, have "papers", to that effect!