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If I had the ability to choose whether or not to have mental illness or not I think I would choose not because of the pain and loss I have experienced. But that is not a choice for me to make so I try to embrace myself as I am. First having mental illness and being disabled has allowed me more time to raise my son for the past eight years. Even though several of those years I was detached because of my depression I am improving and I am more responsive to his needs.
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i wouldnt see things the same way
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I love schizoid pd because it stops me from getting hurt by people and doesn't let people upset me.
I love mpd because I get to escape from myself and can adapt to each situation. |
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When I felt it, I loved my grandiose, existential depression. It allowed me to see things in an uncommon way, and I think it's just a part of the philosopher in me.
I can't say I really consider myself "mentally ill," however. In fact, I do quite well for a girl my age. ![]() I hated my severe PMS (PMDD), every minute of it. It transformed me into an irrational, unstable, ill person; something inherently opposite of the real me. But I suppose that one's a hormone issue with mental/emotional manifests. So that's not really a mental illness either.
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I don't think I'd say I love my mental illness, but when I feel like I have absolutely nothing else, I can see now *after almost a decade of therapy :-) * positives that I have. Like some of you have stated -
> I'm more accepting of people that differ from me > can handle others' pains and difficulties easily > I refuse to conform just to be the same as "everyone" else > I'm also "eccentric", odd and I dont care that I am ![]() > my eyes were opened to how unhealthy my life was when I was obsessed with work - now thats MUCH more balanced > I have a fresh start to be whoever I want to be > and what I would have to say my favorite positive is that I'm never alone or bored (having multiples) just my .02
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