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Sep 08, 2015, 08:20 PM
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Grand Poohbah
Community Liaison
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Member Since: Jan 2011
Location: Surrey, SE London, UK
Posts: 1,628
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Hello dear A Hobbit and thankyou for posting concerning your worries. I really REALLY don't believe for one minute that there has been nothing at all wrong with you and it's simply down to ''attention seeking''  Wow, oh how I detest that saying. You know, that's exactly what was written on my Psych hospital notes after I had a succession of ''in~patient'' some 30 years ago, and two more recent stays (5 years ago approx.) I am extremely ANGRY that on my notes from way back when it was written that I was an ''attention seeker'' and a ''time waster/episodes of mania/anorexia/bulimia'' ~~ mostly I was in hospital after suffering awful depressions which led to suicide attempts. I KNEW without a shadow of a doubt I was very ill with something, and it all commenced when I was around 18/19 years old. It was only around 5 years ago that I received a correct diagnosis, that turned out to be Borderline Personality Disorder and that brought with it all of the other awful symptoms I named above. Receiving that official diagnosis was such an incredible relief to me! At last after all those years I finally got told what all those terrible years of suffering were about. As soon as I had the official diagnosis, it meant the Psych Dr started trying different meds. These proved to be life savers, not because suddenly I was ''cured'', as there is no actual cure, but the meds evened out my violent mood swings. All through the years I simply ''pretended'' that I was fine, to the outside world, but behind closed doors in my parents house I was a complete Jeckle and Hide, making my poor family tip toe round on egg shells frightened to upset me. PLEASE PLEASE seek professional help because I for one totally believe you may need help, it could be life changing for you and your wife.  Anything's got to be better than carrying on as you are now. xx
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