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Originally Posted by wadingthruemotions
So I am wondering...Do you use your diagnosis to your benefit and if so how and why? If not, why not?
Just curious and want some feedback, tho I know this will trigger some people depending on answers and conversation.
Please speak your mind and be truthful. I do not judge, nor is this about judging.
I will start...I know I do and there are times when I enjoy it and there are times when I have to in order to get me out of sticky or troublesome situations. I have used them so to speak at work with some co-workers (not saying specifically what I have other than saying I have a reason to be this way). I have used them to get my way at home or with friends. I have used them as a reason to just be moody when I want to be moody or fly off the handle and let my rage and anger take over for a while.
Not saying this is necessarily right or wrong, it just is. It is the way I am. I don't mind it at time. I use my diagnoses to explain away my impulses when I do things that feel good at the moment but may not seem as such later on (i.e. self medication, flirting and beyond.)
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Hi Wadingthruemotions! Well, no I can't say that I do. I'm pretty much "in the closet", so to speak. So using my mental illness is pretty much not an option for me.
The one way in which I would say that I do use it is as an excuse for myself. In other words if I fly off the handle or, more likely, get angry with myself over something I did, & then throw a tantrum, I'll tell myself that I'm not to blame... it's because of my mental illness!
