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Jan 23, 2018, 07:41 PM
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I think if you're "faking" mental illness then you probably have one, just maybe not the one you're faking.
I've had a hard time with my family believing that I have PTSD. They refuse to believe it because they a) refuse to believe anything bad ever happened to me and b) refuse to acknowledge the violent history of our family. So I understand not being believed.
When I was self-harming and suicidal, I was treated like a delinquent and like a criminal - I was just doing it for attention and misbehaving...nothing was really wrong with me.
It's terrible not to be believed.
I don't know why anyone would fake a mental illness. Telling people you have an MI doesn't get you support or sympathy. It means people inch away from you because they hope it's not catching.
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What if I fall? Oh, my dear, but what if you fly?
Primary Dx: C-PTSD and Severe Chronic Treatment Resistant Major Depressive Disorder
Secondary Dx: Generalized Anxiety Disorder with mild Agoraphobia.
Meds I've tried: Prozac, Zoloft, Celexa, Effexor, Remeron, Elavil, Wellbutrin, Risperidone, Abilify, Prazosin, Paxil, Trazadone, Tramadol, Topomax, Xanax, Propranolol, Valium, Visteril, Vraylar, Selinor, Clonopin, Ambien
Treatments I've done: CBT, DBT, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), Talk therapy, psychotherapy, exercise, diet, sleeping more, sleeping less...
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