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Originally Posted by The_little_didgee
No I did not check the DSM-5.
The last depression I had was not a typical one. I had a lot of hallucinations and false beliefs. Some were mood congruent and others were not. When it was at its worst there was a presence beside me that I interpreted to be another worldly being that was waiting to pull my soul out of my body. There was other stuff too but this was my main worry. I also had a lot of agitation.
What is odd about this is I get hallucinations and agitation even when I am okay. I have been like that since I first got ill at the age of 25.
I have a history of depression but none are like generic depressions. A lot of it has to do with my ASD and the associated social struggles. I don't always know how I feel. I can usually identify the basic emotions such as anger and sadness. The more subtle emotions are a lot harder. Sometimes I feel like I have no emotions. It is as if I am mentally flat.
Dissociation doesn't sound like what is happening to me. I don't lose time nor do I have a history of abuse/trauma.
I know people with ASD can appear to be manic especially if they develop a new obsession because every waking hour can be devoted to it. Emotion regulation can be hard for them too. If they feel any kind of strong emotion it can be hard to return to baseline. This is very different from BPD because it is not triggered by fears of abandonment. A new obsession is enough to trigger it.
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By dissociation I didn't mean losing time or full blown DID. It's a spectrum like most things. Sometimes I get low grade depersonalisation & derealisation when I'm really stressed and it can be hard to know what exactly I am feeling. Lately I doubt my understanding of my emotions and I find it hard to tell what's happening. The obvious ones when I cry or want to punch something are easy, but the rest of the time I mostly have no idea.
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Originally Posted by Sometimes psychotic
well he isn't set up in the system yet but I will be able to check once that happens....and he mentioned inpatient when he got of the bus last time but it didn't register to me until I saw him....
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Well fingers crossed...
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Originally Posted by KUREHA
Willow - I guess I could look into self defence classes, as long as its not to far to travel anyway.
It takes a long time to get good at martial arts though.
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Yes, but it is a skill for the rest of your life then. You don't even need to become a black belt, just learn enough that you feel confident in your abilities to protect yourself should the need arise
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Originally Posted by The_little_didgee
I've been told bipolar can be mistaken for schizophrenia especially if the mood symptoms are subtle.
Negative symptoms are not a part of bipolar especially when the person is stable. At least this is what I have observed in others that I personally know with Bipolar 1.
I don't understand how people get diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder. There are people on PC with that diagnosis who have minor psychotic symptoms compared to me. One got that diagnosis for hearing music. I just don't get it.
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Idk...maybe they just don't talk about everything on PC. I know I don't list every thought/feeling/symptom I've ever had or am having, so maybe it looks like I'm whinging for nothing?
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Originally Posted by Sometimes psychotic
It's not me she just wants me to fill the surveys then we talk about the highlights of the surveys----it not like how are you what is going on in your life like last pdoc....I can't really control the convo when she has an agenda.
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Yeah, that would P me off!
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Originally Posted by Sometimes psychotic
By some small miracle I have jumped the therapy waitlist and have a T appointment next Tuesday.
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YEY!
Hopefully they're a good one and they help
*Willow*