When i just turned 30, I came in for a tough ride. Over the years, my life had been going into directions other people wanted me to go, and not in the direction I wanted to go.
I still remember the night that i was talking to a friend online, and I broke down. She and had been teasing me to send a real life picture. She had been quite open about her own psychical problems.. and somehow convinced me to well.. to confess… Rather to listen to my inner voice and accept what it was saying. I cried for several days. It was then i decided to see a shrink. That took several months (both the daring to take the actual step, as the procedure of getting invited for a inventory session.
Out of this conversation, I was diagnosed with several ‘disorders’. Normally, i don’t like gettign labeled. But when you know, and feel something is wrong, but cannot name it, the idea of a label can give you something to hold on. In the “More About Me” section under this page, you see a list of ‘disorder’ i have been diagnosed with.
Except when the identity crisis, and the depression were at their fullest, I have always been able to function reasonably normal, on a high level.
Before you read more about this subject you should be very good aware of the following:
- Recognizing Symptoms in yourself or others
One of the strange things about psychical disorders is that most, if not all of them, are quite normal for the functioning of the human brain.In other words, even thought you recognize symptoms of a ‘disorder’ in yourself or others, this does not per definition mean you have that ‘disorder’. Chances rather be that you are just fine, and your mind is functioning normal. However.. if you still have the distinct these symptoms are ‘worse for you’ then for others, i recommend talking to a doctor about it. People are quite fast into - Don’t Generalize Symptoms, behaviors and effects.
When you read about a ‘disorder’ or mental problem, it is easy to accept that someone having this ‘disorder’ (gosh i hate that word) has all symptoms listed, with the according behavior. However, it i s hardly if at all true that someone displays all symptoms and behaviors, and on the other side, it can also be quite true that an unlisted symptom or behavior is a part of the ‘disorder’.
