[wiretwister]

do you see your self as having a mental illness or mentally ill .. or something else ...

the Tigger has not decided yet .... I like something else .... but what I don't know ...

I know .... the Tigger is puuuurfic .... lol ...

really am interested in your answer ...


ps: if having a little fun is not your thing ... I apologize ...

[Daonnachd]

I feel I suffer extreme quirkiness combined with a periodic antisocial bent.

[Nammu]

I fall somewhere between Calvin and Hobbes and Bloom County on the social meter. Mi? Depends on your POV, from my view it's everyday life. All systems go, make it so.

[FriendlyJoe]

I suck at trying to be funny. I've been told my humor isnt very humorous and people think I'm being serious when I'm just joking.

Anyway I dont view myself as mental ill or sick. It's just who I am and I've met others exactly like me in person.

[pirilin]

Today, I discovered my real illness: Alergy to poverty.
I'm bankrupt again.
And if I ever come around some money, I'll blow it again.
It's my form of self destruction. I like it better than physical pain thought.

When I have money to burn, I'm happy.
So What I have is MDD. Monetary Depending Depression.

Cheers.

PS: I'm not fully depressed yet. I still can make minimun payments, hehe.

[~Christina]

Sarcastic witch is how I roll. Good bad indifferent.

But to answer your specific question I have a mental illness.

[sarahsweets]

I am just Cray Cray.

[fern46]

Thanks for mixing it up with humor. We need more laughs to help tolerate the other side.

I have a genetic disease that adversely affects my brain chemistry and causes me to process emotion differently than other people. I'd consider myself mentally ill when I'm manic. I'm not sure there's any other way to describe the horrible state I was in. I'm also mentally stable at times and a million other things. Mental illness is not my only defining trait, but it sticks out more than the others when it happens. I'm busting my *** to stay balanced though. My illness cannot be cured, but I'll fight it with all that I have to control it.

Originally Posted by Daonnachd

I feel I suffer extreme quirkiness combined with a periodic antisocial bent.

I like this!

Racking my brain and can't come up with anything really. I've sometimes referred to myself as "the whole spice rack", but that doesn't cover the depressive parts. Maybe "the whole spice rack and a pile of dirt". Heavy, messy and very dark.

I have a hard time with the MI label on account if how it is periodic, you know? Like, when I'm doing fine, I'm fine, and can certainly be more well- adjusted than many who "don't" have MI. (Don't is in quotes because there's a whole lot of dysfunction out there). But when I'm not well, then I'm not well, therefore ill. If that makes sense.

When I stay on my meds, I don’t feel mentally ill at all. I start thinking the whole thing was just a big misunderstanding.

Before the meds, I felt like there was something terribly wrong with my brain and that science couldn’t understand.

Idk where I stand in general. ....I guess, yeah, I see myself as a person with mental illness. But it defines me a lot less since I found medicine and routines that mostly control the symptoms.

[Unrigged64072835]

I’m like the weather here...if you don’t like it, wait a few minutes and it’ll change LOL

I consider myself as having a rainbow mind. It has all the happy and sad colors, put together after the darkest of circumstances. Sometimes subtle, sometimes out for all to see.

I have a few mental illnesses, but that’s part of the package.

[Blueberrybook]

Unfortunately, yes, I do. I try (though I am not always successful) not to link it to my self-identity. Meds don't do it 100% though definitely they do some and tend to keep me out of the psych hospital when I stay compliant. I'm starting therapy again, hope that helps some.

I have a mental illness. I try not to let bipolar disorder define me. I guess the only time I might call myself mentally ill is when my illness is particularly bad, though even when it's mild it is affecting me negatively. I guess what I mean by the latter is that I don't like the term "mentally ill" used as a noun, like "Americans", but may use it as an adjective.

[MickeyCheeky]

You're all strong, wonderful people, whether you have MI or not Try not to let your MI define you, although I understand it's hard to do. I don't blame you if that happens. Just try to do your best. That's all you can do after all. Keep fighting! You're all awesome! You're all strong! You're all warriors! Sending many hugs to everyone. You're all strong, wonderful people

I feel I am mentally ill -- I spend months in depression to the point I can't even get out of bed. I just can't feel OK, or happy minus tiny moments when they come but they always go. It's not normal to be this, and so this disorder decides for me how I feel, despite my efforts. I've mentioned before how I feel controlled by my emotions, instead of me being in control. It stems a lot from that.

Sadly, this is who I am.

I only started calling myself mentally ill after my attempt. I was so shocked by it I thought that it proved I was crazy. Not sure that an attempt always means you are mentally ill. There could be situations where it could be quite rational.

I do think I have a mood disorder but maybe shouldn't call myself mentally ill because sometimes I can be quite rational.

I loved the Charlie Brown comic strips from a very young age. Depending on my mood, sometimes I can be like Charlie Brown. I can also occassionally (but not as often) be a little like Luna Lovegood and Tigger. In HS I was fascinated with the book "Gone With The Wind" because though I was not from the South, I felt like my mom was a little like Scarlet--feminine, ambitious and had good business instincts. I now can relate to it in that I have gained more appreciation for my H lately--but unlike Scarlet, I realized how good he has been to me before it was too late. It is never too late to learn important lessons in our life!

Some of the descriptions in the DSM seem to describe our temperaments, character, moods--that kind of thing. There can be good and bad that comes from all of it--the trick is understanding what is going on then compensating (using all the tools at our disposal) in order to live the best life we possibly can.....

[Jester's Rags]

I have Bipolar Disorder I. Just like I could have the Flu. I am not Bipolar any more than I am the Flu.

I've always been described as eccentric, 'different'. I've had people say they've never met anyone else like me. I used to take it as a compliment in my younger days.

[FriendlyJoe]

Originally Posted by Jester's Rags

I have Bipolar Disorder I. Just like I could have the Flu. I am not Bipolar any more than I am the Flu.


I've always been described as eccentric, 'different'. I've had people say they've never met anyone else like me. I used to take it as a compliment in my younger days.

I'm bipolar 1 and I'm also told I'm driven and eccentric. I remember when i was just bipolar but 2 years ago I found out about other types. In person I've only come across a few others like myself.

[BipolaRNurse]

Originally Posted by IRememberMyFirstBee

When I stay on my meds, I don’t feel mentally ill at all. I start thinking the whole thing was just a big misunderstanding.

Before the meds, I felt like there was something terribly wrong with my brain and that science couldn’t understand.

Idk where I stand in general. ....I guess, yeah, I see myself as a person with mental illness. But it defines me a lot less since I found medicine and routines that mostly control the symptoms.

This.^^