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Hi, first off so there is no confusion I am transgender. I also have been diagnosed with schizoaffective, depression, anxiety, and ptsd. My symptoms often play off each other. When I'm paranoid my anxiety kicks in. Sometimes my depression and anxiety play off each other to. Other symptoms do the same thing. I was diagnosed at 18 and now 38. I have been to group therapy where I learned ddp to help cope. My issue is I'm trying to cope with multiple symptoms at the same time. Anyone else go through the same thing and how do you cope?
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Hi Emilyrose, I have multiple mental illnesses too (schizoaffective/bipolar, PTSD, and probably ADHD). It's hard. It helps to read up about all the different illnesses and stock up on some good coping skills (things like journaling, drawing, etc) and grounding techniques (things that help ground you like square breathing).
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I do use grounding and squared breathing. Sometimes when the anxiety is to far its really hard to calm down. At night trying to fall asleep is the worst. I start to think about my current issues without even trying to. Then all the thoughts from my depression come up and anxiety kicks in. That's the hardest time to use grounding. It sometimes takes me 2 or 3 hours to fall asleep. Any grounding tips there?
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You have a lot on your plate. Have you ever read about these things called DBT or CBT? You might should just do a quickie lookup on them. I have found both to be very, very helpful in managing my psychosis and depression, not so much so for mania--that is for me, mostly just a med thing. I also have severe, longstanding PTSD and again, both CBT and DBT can be super helpful, at least for me they are.
The precise interrelationships between all these different illnesses are poorly understood. I would focus less on trying to tease all that out, because that could drive you crazy. I would focus more on getting some really good skills. Check these two out. You might find them useful. Good luck to you!! __________________ When I was a kid, my parents moved a lot, but I always found them--Rodney Dangerfield |
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I also have more than one diagnosis. I have schizoaffective, ptsd, borderline personality and panic disorder
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hugs. I have found squared breathing to be very helpful. I am allergic to most meds Trying to fall asleep is very hard for me. I agree about CBT and DBT (I have not had these due to where I am located... or the CBT wasn't actually CBT)
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Hi my name is princess Zelda and I have three Illnesses illnesses schizophrenia and bipolar aka Schizoaffective and dissociative Identity Disorder the schizophrenia and D.I.D over lap I have 6 alters/imagery friends and that effects my mood a lot im feeling just ok right now but a few days ago I hade mania and felt switch some times Don’t know who out or speaking I am the host though but one of my male alters is close by hope this helps any one have a good day and yes I take meds for them
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It can be very challenging but I found accepting what I needed to do to self care was key. So number one was getting enough sleep or if unable to, rest, because I found that impacted on everything else.
Then working out what medication was actually helpful and the best level to take by trying to work with a pdoc. Accepting I needed some medication for stability whilst I worked on things was key but I have to admit in the end I felt they wanted me to take too much. Feeding back to staff if you're struggling to cope on it as soon as you notice issues and having a mental health advocate to put your case across with you can be very helpful. Eating healthily, getting some housework done, budgeting and getting enough exercise really filled the rest of the time. Combining any of these with social contact or seeing friends purely for enjoyment was important. For me, i had to learn over and over to go gently at times. Finding something you enjoy can make a big difference too. I found cbt one to one with a psychologist helpful for a time . One book used was called Mind OverMood. In the end I found that folliwing things helped move me forward - recognising there had been some trauma and exploring that a little once I was stable enough, seeing friends regularly, and faith. Oh and I nearly forgot to say I take supplements. Vitamin c at a high dose daily, plus others. I used to take omega 3 for a while and i noticed the difference when I started it. Id recommend keeping a diary or calendar!! Or putting together a template for a weekly timetable. It's possible to get tear off weekly planner sheets - but go easy. I couldnt manage more than a couple of things a day sometimes and at times felt I needed to sleep. |
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I am dual diagnosis and have multiple illnesses. I have alcoholism (sober), technology overuse problems, PTSD, schizoaffective bipolar type, anxiety, personality disorder nos (meaning they can't pin it down to one) plus I have physical illnesses. I'm disabled, so I won't go into work problems. The PTSD agitates my schizoaffective disorder, so I go to therapy and use dbt mindfulness techniques to help relax. I've been in PTSD therapy for it for a year now. I've been check in therapy for 11 years and I've been making progress. Counselors and care coordinators worked so hard for me to be happy when I was in a serious depression, but I worked with them and with the right meds, right lifestyle, and right therapy I got out. I feel physically tired sometimes, but rarely actual depression.
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