Compared to other people around this forum who some of them have more serious mental health conditions, I feel like I'm a "fake" and the likes of me don't deserve to be on this forum.

My diagnosises are anxiety, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder and a learning difficulty.

Compared to people on this forum who have things like bipolar disorder or schkitzophrenia (sorry I cannot spell that word to save myself) I feel like I'm nothing but a fake.

Not sure why I'm posting this.

[Fuzzybear]

You live in the uk . To me that answers your question... you’re probably so used to being “judged” etc by the “mental health services” that it’s become your default mode?

[downandlonely]

If you're a fake, then so am I. I suffer from "just" depression. But major depressive disorder is a serious mental illness, and you have as much right to be on here as anyone else.

Don't ever compare your struggle to anyone else's. It's apples to oranges. I know there are many people worse if than myself.my challenges, struggles and concerns are still valid. So are yours. You absolutely belong here.

Yeah I pretty much got told by mental health services there's nothing wrong with me despite those diagnosises and I'm wasting their time.

[Fuzzybear]

Originally Posted by whispershadow

Yeah I pretty much got told by mental health services there's nothing wrong with me despite those diagnosises and I'm wasting their time.

That’s terrible!!!

Why doesn’t it surprise me?

Possible trigger:

In 2012 I was suicidal and turned up to A&E where I lived at the time and got told go home you're a time waster. I didn't even have Ebony to hold on for then so I literally don't remember how I survived until Ebony came into my life in 2013. It's literally a blank.

From 2012, earliest thing I can remember is meeting Ebony round about september 2013, but I didn't adopt her until January 2014 because she wasn't well enough to get adopted out.

[Fuzzybear]

Hmm.. that’s appalling but again, I’m not surprised,

I’m so sorry that the “services” have let you down so badly

[Fuzzybear]

I don’t know how some of these “professionals” sleep at night!

I’m very sad about what can only be called their abuse

Kicking people when they are down.. it’s despicable.

[Miss Laura]

Mental illness whatever your diagnosis is, is a problem that you live with day in and day out. You deserve to be here as much as anyone else. We are all equals yet uniquely different

[downandlonely]

I'm so sorry that happened. Here, if you say you're suicidal they admit you. You have to pay a lot though.

Yeah UK is a farce for mental health.

No way are you a fake.

[Fuzzybear]

Originally Posted by Lavender.

Yeah UK is a farce for mental health.

No way are you a fake.

Good Post x (infinity)

[cool09]

You equate fake with your problems like they're invalid. Everyone's here for a different reason however tiny or big. No two people have the same exact problem.

[Emotionally Dead]

That isn't true at all. We all have varying forms of mental illness in this world, I believe. Some have it worse than others, but that doesn't make our issues less important than anyone else. Besides, this isn't just a site to discuss our own problems, we can always be there as support for others as well.