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About a month ago, I started working in the kitchen of a senior apartment complex, and I’m getting increasingly frustrated with my issues with audio processing disorder. Kitchens are naturally places where there can be a lot of background noise, and most of my coworkers come from a different socio-economic background t... | aspergers |
Too much of a backstory is needed for this.
I'm homeless. I'm living in a tent in an unfinished garage with my 5 year old and 7 year old and my husband. I just want to be warm and comfortable. I want to be able to give them a warm bath before bed. I want to be able to sit comfortably on a couch. I haven't sat on a cou... | depression |
I’m wondering whether I can ask my psychiatrist this medication for this disorder.
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Good god, I’m just so tired of being upset. I can write down my feelings over and over, but it doesn’t make it any easier when they don’t go away.
I’m currently in a position that has me working 7PM - 7AM, so I can hardly get any social interaction let alone regular things done in my day to day without staying awake t... | depression |
I might be having a mental breakdown? I feel like I'm not me.. | ptsd |
It can feel like trying to follow a set of arbitrary rules I don't know half of and trying to not mess up. Can be stressful. And of course the less communication you have the worse you get. | aspergers |
BUT, funnily enough, I'm not even repenting. It's more amusing than self-hatred inducing... I've been in this situation so many times before. I'm just doing a me again, treating this situation with anything other than humor would just be self torture at this point. I'm failing once again at life, but at least I'm doing... | ADHD |
So like I just recently matched w someone on tinder and I don’t have a pic on there because my self confidence is literally gone. And after talking for a bit I added her on sc, so that I can show her what I look like and….. you know when someone doesn’t even reply and just block you on sc and unmatch you on tinder. Wel... | depression |
Hello
I have been haunting this feed and I find it amazing. I am a 58 YO male who has experienced ADD/ADHD symptoms my whole life but have never been diagnosed.
I have issues with depression. I regret that because of my condition have not achieved all that I feel I am capable of, and a desperate fear of failure. I... | ADHD |
...and they had me down for "social anxiety" talk therapy. I do not have social anxiety, I just don't UNDERSTAND the social game *Bangs head on desk*
After years of procrastinating, I finally reached out to a behavioral health clinician in September, via email, spilled my guts out and mentioned wanting to obtain an au... | aspergers |
Hi, I'd like to know what you think about a situation when you suspect some public person (well known Youtuber for example) to manifest symptoms of Asperger's and you point this out, discuss it on a forum like reddit. Can this automatically be labeled as rude and offensive, basically unacceptable or should such a publi... | aspergers |
I can rarely order anything in person or talk on the phone without the other person being confused. I thought it was me until I paid closer attention to what actually came out of my mouth and realized it makes full grammatical sense, yet apparently it is a “miscommunication” because the other person didnt understand it... | aspergers |
Mass shooting survivor here. Ever since the shooting, loud popping noises have been really triggering, which has really sucked when I try to have fires in the fireplace. Some logs tend to pop really loudly as they burn, and it's the opposite of the restful experience I want when I'm constantly jumping from the popping ... | ptsd |
It's been a tough week. I have been suffering from ADHD since forever. Never taken medication though. I'm from a 3rd world country so most people don't take mental illness serious. Its been tough to live like this. I got a job finally as a assistant team lead. They fired me within a week as I was not good enough. I had... | ADHD |
I (22M) have BPD and PTSD. I have extreme difficulty getting close to people. For the most part, at best I’m completely apathetic towards people I meet, couldn’t give a shit if they lived or died, and at worst I absolutely fucking hate them. I don’t know why but it just feels like whatever part of people that makes the... | ptsd |
I'm not in a good place right now. I've recently switched my meds and I've been working really hard on ERP. It's all working, my OCD and anxiety are at an all-time low. But the rest of my life has kind of fallen to the sideline and I've been in denial about it.
I recently quit my somewhat prestigious high-stress job ... | OCD |
>Background: Elevated prevalences of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and major depression (MD) have been reported in populations exposed to war. However, no global estimates of war survivors suffering from PTSD and/or MD in absolute numbers have been reported.
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>Objective: We made the first attempt to estimate i... | ptsd |
I want to share what happened with me I didn't tell to anyone and cannot tell to anyone I know | ptsd |
I’m a sophomore in college and I told my best friend from hs I have ADHD and she told me she already knew. I never told her this but she said it’s obvious. If it’s that obvious I’m just curious why no one said anything sooner. I wonder why it took me going to a psychologist to talk about my problems to find out I have ... | ADHD |
Diagnosis Process & Presentations leads to https://tech.msu.edu/about/guidelines-policies/afs-retirement/
title should be "years" not "year"
I've had "assessments" on two separate occasions, several years apart. The last one was over 7 years ago I think. Bunch of tests administered by a psychologist specialized in "a... | ADHD |
The other three were fender benders but this is my worst car accident yet. I completely totaled my car this time (other car is okay). This is all within the last four or so years.
I was going 70 in the left lane when the car in front of me suddenly stopped and I couldn’t stop in time. I don’t know if they had reason ... | ADHD |
This is sort of a follow up to a post from a week or so again.
I recently resigned from my job of 7.5 years due to having too many symptoms related to the ptsd that occurred from performing my position. My symptoms began back in 2015.
Because I’m honest I explained at my first interview why I had resigned. I even exp... | ptsd |
I’m looking for something that looks less institutional, and more like a regular lamp/floor lamp. I’ve got other factors going on in my brain, and i know that if i don’t like how the light looks, i just won’t use it. Or when i do use it, ill focus on how ugly it is. This isn’t speculation. I’ve owned a couple in the pa... | depression |
Hey, this is my first post here.
For context, I have 3 sisters, all of whom are older than me. I'll start from the beginning. This is going to be a long post because I need to fit as much necessary details in order to paint the full picture of why I think.my sisters are either in denial or trying to avoid the point. G... | ptsd |
He started pre-k at the elementary. So far he has struggled during circle time. He is one of two kids who can’t sit still or stop making noises. The teacher has put tape in the shape of a square in the back of circle time so he can freely move if needed. He is also making high pitched sirens noises & truck noises where... | ADHD |
So i just watched a youtube video explaining how you could die from emotional trauma (although i think it is pretty rare)
And now i’m just sad because i wish i could just die rather than live while suffering emotionally every day. | depression |
I’m so tired, but yet I can’t fall asleep because I’m too scared of the nightmares. I was recently put on Prazosin for them, but I guess it’s taking awhile to work :/ I just wanna get real, proper sleep dude. It’s starting to really wear on me | ptsd |
So I was abused a lot as a kid growing up in Pakistan. Got bullied at school, got beaten by parents and general frustration up the wazoo from my formative years have made me somewhat of an introvert. That's not so bad. I got hobbies that keep me occupied and I might start socializing with people if or when I start feel... | ptsd |
Is it common to have ptsd from a general time period where you experienced abuse even if each event on it's own may not seem particularly distressing?
I don't have a diagnosis yet but from what I have read, I have many symptoms of ptsd yet the part that seems to be lacking is the direct connection with specific event... | ptsd |
I have a new therapist, and she mentioned that I might/probably have OCD. I've been in therapy on and off for years and am on an SSRI, but always thought it was anxiety/depression. I don't have any obsession with cleanliness or order, but have struggled with intrusive thoughts since I was a teen, anything from getting ... | OCD |
I have recently stopping the sessions with my therapist where i was being treated for ROCD and harm OCD since march for a variety of reasons(first and foremost beacuse i had to work 2 days to pay for one hour of therapy per week) and these recent months i have been mostly ok, but since today that i stopped i have an ov... | OCD |
it's not like i really even want one anymore. i don't wanna get better and have to deal with college and getting a job and being financially/socially stable for ~50 years until i die of old age. i don't even wanna live to be 21 at this point, im just keeping myself around out of obligation. there's people that care abo... | depression |
I take 15 mg adderall XR in mornings and 10mg IR in afternoon. I don’t typically take on weekends. (22F)
I notice it helps me a lot especially the IR. I can get a lot done and keep my room clean for the first time in my life.
However, we it wears off I get extremely depressed and anxious. I get this drop around the s... | ADHD |
Hi All -
I don't know if this is helpful for anyone, but I had a realization regarding my OCD after my last therapy session. I've realized that I worry about worrying a LOT - often times, my OCD puts me in a state of "Don't worry/think about 'x' otherwise, you'll be miserable! The only way you'll get out of that miser... | OCD |
So recently I have been just wondering if im making it up for attention and I wanna know if thats normal. | ptsd |
I’ll keep having to reassure myself that the actions are totally wrong, I’ll even research the moral implications of the actions to further reinforce that I wouldn’t do it.
Does this sound like an OCD thing? | OCD |
I’ve never been officially diagnosed with OCD, but the symptoms and problems I’ve been facing over the years have been slowly progressing. It started with simple things like checking to make sure my doors are locked, but it’s slowly manifested into so much more than that. I still check my doors, but now I do it all the... | OCD |
I’ve gotta get through the day. I just want to leave or isolate and be alone. I feel like I’m on the burst of tears, I just let it out in the bathroom.
What do you do on days like these? | ptsd |
My doctor said based on a test and my description of my problem I probably have ADD. I was prescribed Adderall and basically we are going to see how it goes. Suffice to say it has greatly improved my life. I feel like a debilitating issue that made it very hard to function in modern life has been fixed. My mother said ... | ADHD |
It's been 2 years now since my ocd came out but until now i don't know how to manage it.. Everywhere i'll go i have intrusive thoughts that i drop something important like my , cellphone, money, etc.. I try to check my stuff before going outside to make sure that i will not drop something but i keep popping on my head ... | OCD |
Oh great, back to this fucking site for mental health advice.
I have had the urge to remove myself from everyone else and leave for years. I am a student so this only extends to people within the school ground but thats all I have really. Its a combination of
1. i dont want to hurt people because i can get agressive.... | depression |
I'm 17, and i was having a great day at work today. my manger said im "crazy quick" at working the carts to the shelves and that he's gonna make me do that more often. i made a ton today on my investments, i was just happy, so happy i stayed another hour after cuz why not?
well all took a turn when some old lady neede... | aspergers |
This is my alt account for obvious reasons. And i would post over at stopdrinking but i was with them for 7 years and i know word for word what the response is. I don’t disagree.
I just need to tell someone what happened because i have to keep my head together overnight and realise im in my ptsd dissociate land.
I ... | ptsd |
I can't stop drinking. I have horrible dreams, sometimes related to trauma, but often times just really really terrible and dark and gory. I get sleep paralysis and sometimes lay awake with all my lights on until the sun comes up so I can finally sleep. I've ruined my closest relationships because of it. I don't trust ... | ptsd |
I feel homesick but I never left home. My chest physically hurts because the only one I have left is me. I already did therapy, but it feels pointless. | depression |
She always complains to me about health issues and instead of going to the doctor she acts like I’m supposed to find a treatment. My life is already miserable. | depression |
So I've been kind of using my own little CBT ladder and I'm struggling with this last one. It's not necessarily touching the object but it's the act of getting rid of it/not avoiding going near it anymore. I'm not sure how to handle it. I know this sounds like a sneaky compulsion but I honestly think it's still a big s... | OCD |
title says it. meds worked for me- helped stop the intrusive thoughts. I cut back after about 6 months and the annoying thoughts come back…. Makes me feel stupid or something for not being able to get rid of them by myself. Now every time I try to reach out for help, the people I reach out to point out I cut back on my... | OCD |
I am facing finals and everything is terrible for me. I am seriously burn out and tired as hell but can’t rest as I have to study for finals in order to get a good grade.
As you guys definitely know, when shit happens , they come in a row.
My secondary school or you may consider as high schoolmate are hosting an act... | depression |
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I mostly lurk here because I'm afraid I might actually have ADHD but I am hoping it is not the case and I do not want to self diagnose either.
Earlier today, as we entered the Garage, I saw a pipe sticking out of my neighbor's firewall and wondered what would happen if we had to place ours. Would they need to move the... | ADHD |
When depression gets really bad, it gets particularly physical, embodied. I don’t just mean tired, heavy arms and legs. I mean this sensation, a foreign object that feels like a ballon has suddenly installed itself under your rib cage, the pit of your stomach, and it’s full of a kind of sand esa that it light, like air... | depression |
I have planned in my calender a routine for showers, changing sheets and more. I have also bedtime notifications and an alarm clock for waking up. But I can't stick to all these things. I am always staying up late, because I want to still do things like watching series, and then the next morning I'm too tired to get im... | aspergers |
Does music help you relax and calm down your thoughts or a certain artist for me it's Juice WRLD just curious if it's a kind of therapy for other people? | OCD |
I wanna say right off the bat that I’m pretty sure they’re only available in America. My uncle is a pilot for SAS, so he regularly buys American things for me, that’s how I got it. Don’t trust the international sellers on Amazon.
It was a birthday gift, and the art style is right up my alley. Cute and colourful and br... | ADHD |
I was diagnosed in 4th grade, took Ritalin from 4th to 11th grade, and took Vyvanse from 11th grade to my first semester in college. I haven't taken anything for a year, and my life is kinda sucking as a result. I can't remember to make appointments, get my car fixed, clean my room, etc.
My mom has been getting on me, ... | ADHD |
I hate OCD. I wish my brain worked like a normal person’s. I’ve gotten through HOCD and ROCD but somatic OCD/health anxiety is a fucking nightmare. I’ve had it for 2 months now and it’s so incredibly exhausting, I hate not being able to get excited for my vacation with my bf in a few weeks because I’m just so scared I ... | OCD |
I don’t know if I need advice or someone to tell me that they felt like this once but don’t anymore.
I keep finding myself shutting down anybody that tries to pursue me romantically. It’s not that I don’t want to love or to be loved, I really would like to call someone my girlfriend, would love to take her on dates a... | ptsd |
It’s not as common as it used to be, now that I work for a decent company. But I remember it from the past. | aspergers |
hey all. i'm so tired.
every single month, it's this game where i call like 10 pharmacies for maaaybe one to have vyvanse, otherwise i just have to wait a week while they order it.
every.
single.
month.
it's vyvanse 60mg. they have the refill on file, but they can't order it until the refill request comes in, ... | ADHD |
I’m trying to have fun at sea world but I’ve been here for only a few hours and I can’t do this. Im sweaty, I’m covered in sunscreen, there are babies crying, my skin feels sticky, and I just need to shower. Is there anything I can do to curb this feeling? Please help. I feel disgustingly miserable. | OCD |
So my boyfriend went through a long time of off and on of s*xual assualt and I went through like a slightly less time of constant domestic violence as a child. I always feel like his is worse because of course it is. Do you have any advice on how to not feel this way? | ptsd |
i cant take a bath, i cant brush in the morning, i cant get out of bed, i cant work, i cant study, i cant go to sleep, i cant clean my room, i cant change my clothes, i cant brush my hair, i cant pee when i need to, i cant meet my friends, i cant talk to my parents, i cant drink water, i cant eat meals, i cant take car... | ADHD |
I have very vivid memories of being a baby/toddler/child - but a majority of my memories are sensory or tactile - like the feel of the tile floors, carpets, wood, blankets, my crib rails, smell of furniture and such - distinct memories of enduring smells of people when they held me as a baby (most of them bad haha) - i... | aspergers |
Hello,
I’m wondering what it is like for someone on autism spectrum when you meet fake or disingenuous people? Do you have any red flags go off or what do you notice?
If you have travelled, do you notice a difference between eastern and western culture?
What is your view of people like influencers on Instagram?
Th... | aspergers |
Damn all my life I thought I was just dumb for never being able to retain information or study the way I wanted to and then getting worse grades than my friends even though they didn’t study as much.
My teachers saying I keep making mistakes in exams I could have avoided if I “concentrated a bit better”, me having bla... | ADHD |
Just speculations! I know we can’t know anyones true intent but speculating doesn’t hurt. This looks person is clinically depressed too | depression |
I have a crippling depression and I wasn’t able to clean my flat for awhile. It feels awful, probably makes my depression worse too, but the thing is - I’ve always did it myself and it’s really hard to receive other’s help. My partner offered cleaning it, even said I can tell him what to do and how to do it and in what... | OCD |
I have the opportunity to meet a women that would basically do whatever I want (ONS BDSM), but she has sex with a lot of other guys too, also strangers. She will test, but there is still a risk left as the partners she slept with few weeks before me won't show up in a HIV test if they had it (for reliable HIV tests you... | OCD |
I (26F) have a bachelor's degree in English, with intentions to go into academia. That won't ever happen, thanks to my GPA that was/is .03 under the minimum requirement.
I went to horology school. The only shop hiring clock or watchmakers is owned by two extremely toxic people, and I lasted 2.5 months with them.
I'm ... | depression |
this is just gonna be a list of stuff i've been experiencing for a while now, with some elaboration on context, pls pls pls feel free to corroborate any of this with your own experiences, i would love to hear :)
firstly, i've been unable to reach an official diagnosis for anything besides generalized depression & anxi... | ADHD |
I got diagnosed with ADHD at the beginning of this year and started taking Adderall XR in June. After a little while, I realized that it was basically making me numb and I felt like a zombie when I took it. In August I switched to IR , starting on 15mg 3x per day and bumping that up to 20 mg 2x per day the following mo... | ADHD |
I have been on Ritalin for several months, and it was working OK but not lasting long enough and I couldn't ever remember to take the afternoon dose to extend it. My psych is having me try Focalin, which for the first week was great- some minor weirdness at first, but it's doing exactly what I wanted.
Until yesterday... | ADHD |
Okay, so I've had this thought in my head for a while. I have been on Adderall since 8th grade for diagnosed ADD.
I was pretty much diagnosed with OCD in 10th grade. My psych told me whatever I was experiencing at the time (can't remember. probably skin picking and having a hard time with change/getting rid of things)... | OCD |
I worry about something -> I feel that it's not worth worrying over -> I feel that I am not taking it seriously enough (loop)
I'm too worried. I need to worry less, because I am catastrophising
I'm less worried. I need to worry more, because I am minimising the situation | OCD |
it's hopeless to think about asking for help but then you realize everyone is dealing with their own issues so you just don't say anything. i think everyone around me might be deeply unhappy and idk if it's teen angst or not. maybe some of them are suicidal, i don't really know because we cope with our problems with se... | depression |
I started Adderall a week ago today and I have really appreciated how it's helped me with productivity and dealing with stress at my job. Tasks that would have had me rocking in a corner before have been manageable and I've been able to keep my head above water. I'm also better with my family and not so tied to my ph... | ADHD |
It was two years ago when my therapist told me i'm suffering from intrusive cumpulsive thinking patterns .
My question is do i really have ocd?
What are ocd peaople charactristics ? and how can i know if i'm really suffering from it ? | OCD |
For me reading articles about the biological differences in ASD compared to NT has been helpful in understanding the real difference. I like the "synaptic pruning" theory are there others that have such a solid foundation/reasoning? Have you found resources that have a good amount of compiled information? I am planning... | aspergers |
Started at 10. I’m 17 now. through the years my triggers continued to pile up, and now they include: contamination, intrusive thoughts, religion ocd mixed w sexual, checking, numbers etc. I keep thinking that I’m numb to everything now but as someone once told me - “it’s possibly gotten so bad you don’t even know how m... | OCD |
I'm just so irritated and I've had a long cry about this already. I'm camping with him, and I was inside our pop-up RV when I see him out the window just balancing my phone on top of the stuff he was holding. It fell, and now my phone screen as 3 decent sized scratches on it and it's bothering my OCD terribly. My scree... | OCD |
I really just want to mutilate my genitals and breast so I stop feeling sexual aroused and triggered because my body feels honry against my will. Is this a bad idea? I have no desire at all to have sex ever and I dont really see a downside other than a possible infection when I do it. | ptsd |
When I first started posting on /r/adhd it had a lot of users, but it was a super plain subreddit, no flairs, no weekly threads etc. Now it just seems like such an awesome support page and I love it! Great work from the mods and everyone in the community to get it to this point. It really helped me in the past when I w... | ADHD |
I feel like I have the conversational skills, and emotional intelligence of a 14 year old. But I have the intellect of a 21 year old college student. It feels like I'm a child around everyone else. | aspergers |
I had an obsession earlier where I had to rewind certain scenes of anime or tv shows again and again, I felt that I didn't see a scene of anime/show properly and had to rewind that scene as a compulsion.
I fought this obsession and I don't have this obsession anymore, but during this time a new obsession developed. M... | OCD |
I constantly think of this no matter what I am doing, whether I am washing hands or studying or turning up or turning down the volume, brightness, also while walking and almost all the time. Please share your tips about how you overcome these thoughts. | OCD |
So since 2020 I stared to have compulsive thoughts whit a lot of things like religion I stared considering myself a Christian, it was fine until this thoughts appear (what if God doesn't love you, what if your not really saved,what if he don't want you in his presence,is he even real ect) they were constantly at the po... | OCD |
I spoke with my dr last week and ordered another prescription of methylphenidate. I ran out over the weekend and was expecting my meds to be in the pharmacy Monday morning. But they've messed up and I've been med free since Saturday, it's Wednesday now... Weekends are fine as I just chill and there's no pressure.. but ... | ADHD |
I’ve been living in with my partner since the last 2 years. Initially it was all good but things changed as soon as I moved in. He was not that into me, did not take interest in keeping the relationship alive, kept the house extremely messy when he knew I had ocd. I started losing my love for him and here I am at the e... | ADHD |
I know it doesn’t work; but I do it anyway. It’s almost instinctive. I don’t think and it happens automatically.
I scream and yell at my intrusive thoughts. Like Tourette syndrome tics.
It’s terrible. | OCD |
Im 13 and i also masturbated to 3kids all of them 9-11 one was 10 or 11 when i did it i was 12 then but others were 9/10 im 13
It was months ago
I never did it again
I feel horrible
Also while masturbating to one i said a 6/7 year olds name in a sexual way beacuse i went past a picture while masturbating
Ive never done... | OCD |
Or any kind of physical clock! Anything that isn't a phone/computer screen! Time blindness is real, and eliminating the chance for distractions from my cellphone when I'm just checking the time has been quite helpful- especially when I wake up in the middle of the night. Oddly enough also just having something that's m... | ADHD |
Tomorrow’s my first day and I’ll be on Strattera 40 mg (taken once a day). What should I expect?
Also:
What time should I take it given that I start working at around 8am
What time are the crashes
What should I expect when I start crashing
Would appreciate some advice on this! I’m nervous but also hopeful that t... | ADHD |
Hi, totally new here. I’ve not felt well for a long time and I’ve always just compensated. Recently it’s been so bad I’ve had to get help and I’m working towards managing my triggers. I’ve just been so angry out of nowhere and my partner is really struggling with it. I think for me the loss of connection in my relation... | ptsd |
Has anyone else been affected by this? I find myself making mistakes like missing out filing files in folders, filing things in the wrong folder, sending out the wrong attachment (even after checking), just many small mistakes that you can’t explain or can’t remember what happened? When my boss asks me to explain mysel... | ptsd |
College and work stressed me out latelly. I was 3 months free from ocd, but I've had such terrible week and felt super anxious all the time.
I want to feel okay like I did past weeks. Any way to help it? | OCD |
If you wanna vent, let’s talk. It helps to have someone where you can just express yourself freely, I’m not feeling well so I think talking and venting with someone might be a good idea and vice versa. Message me! | ptsd |
Before my diagnosis and medication for ADHD, I spent over 25 years on various anti depressants and anti anxiety meds. But even then, I would sit in my room feeling horrible about myself and having waves of anxiety.
Depression says, "Why are you just sitting there instead of doing something like a real person? Why can... | ADHD |
I don't always realize that I talk loudly and I'm in class but my teacher told me I need to lower the volume a lot and I'm being really loud and I didn't realize it so now I'm embarrassed and want to cry. I really hate how unaware I am of myself and my own actions, I want to cry and curl up to self loathe. | ADHD |
For context: My former best friend caused me a lot of emotional distress for over a year until I unfriended them in late 2020. To put it briefly, they watched my every move dictating what I should do in my life(and my private life w/ my partner). I’ve blocked and cut all ties with them since then. It accumulated into e... | ptsd |
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