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Old Jun 18, 2012, 11:17 AM
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Welcome to pc! I agree with perna in the college aspect, getting away from your family could be of great help at the moment. It could help you find yourself much better. Without all of those stressors. If you believe those disorders to be true of you, id recommend finding a good psychologist and therapist. Its not likely to accurately self diagnose, it take psychiatrists and mental doctors a minimum of 6 years of college studying psychology to do that, many disorder symptoms mimic the rest. Also, even psych doctors get it wrong from time to time.

I was originally diagnosed bipolar (1, with mania), schizophrenic, ptsd, and borderline, only one of which rings true with me (ptsd), but later in therapy was introduced to the dissociative disorder, which fit much more accurately and explained the symptoms mimmicing borderline, bipolar, depression, and schizophrenia. It was only after quite some years that my diagnosis was properly sorted. Was also claimed to have ocd, but thats not at all accurate for me. I have "rituals" i partake in that set my mind at ease, but those were learned as calming tools for me as a child during bad times, and still comfort me today. I believed the bipolar and schizophrenia when i was diagnosed, i was sure they were right. Until i started seeing a doctor that had been in practice 35 years that specialized in schizophrenia and dissociative disorders. He helped me sort my issues and see that i was nothing like i thought i was.

It takes a doctor years of practice, and often the patient years of therapy to get a correct diagnosis. They where giving me mood stabalizers for the bipolar and anti psychotics for the schizophrenia, that ended up making me borderline real schizophrenic, and didnt understand why, until my mental state was looked at differently. Now im on no medication and doing much better thani was before. HOWEVER with my dissociative disorder, no medication helps, only therapy, which i make sure to go to every one. I am in the process though of working with my pdoc in finding a good anxiety med for my generalized anxiety disorder. But that too is more therapy than medication.

If you truly believe your mental disorders consist of borderline, schizoid, and social anxiety, getting in to the doctor is crucial. Are you 18 yet? If so you dont have to have your parents permisdion. Talk to a guidance councellor, or your local hospital and see if they have any tips on low cost doctors, i have mine for only $2 a visit.

The best of luck to you, please take care of yourself, enjoy school, if nothing else its an escape from the chaos