Have you ever had the thought about other people with mental illness "I'm not that crazy, [insert description here] is crazy." Like if you've never had psychosis, or you've never seen things that weren't there, or you've never had compulsions to do things that you think are much more irrational than your compulsions, etc.
I find myself thinking this, and I must confess I am ashamed. We've all got our issues here, and none should be considered "crazier" than the other. It's all just mental illness that must be treated. We are all marvelous human beings with so much to offer.
Confession time. What kind of things do you find yourself thinking are "crazier" than others? And what kind of symptoms do you have that you used to consider "crazy" that you have now developed and had to come to terms with? What kind of stigma issues do you deal with (whether they be about yourself or about others)?
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...Out of night and alarm
Out of terrible dreams
Reach me your hand!
This is the meaning that we suffered in sleep:
The white peace of the waking.
~Edna St. Vincent Millay, "Song of the Nations"~
Diagnoses: Bipolar 2, OCD, Chronic Worrywart 
Meds: Lithium (reducing), Trileptal, Latuda, Risperdal, Klonopin and Xanax PRN
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