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Do you have a mental Illness

Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2019 3:25 pm
by princesscookie19
Soo Theres alot of famous people who had mental illness problems. There is alot of people who are extremely intelligent ..So Does anyone here that are on medication and still battling? :roll:

Re: Do you have a mental Illness

Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2019 12:26 am
by ellisacoy
I do take medication for bipolar.

Re: Do you have a mental Illness

Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2020 5:10 pm
by akanksha
well, i have anxiety and distorted version of reality as my therapist says. i dont take any medication but i just suffer, a lot

Re: Do you have a mental Illness

Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2020 6:17 pm
by ant
akanksha wrote:well, i have anxiety and distorted version of reality as my therapist says. i dont take any medication but i just suffer, a lot

we all suffer silently in some form or other.

Re: Do you have a mental Illness

Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2020 12:32 pm
by princesscookie19
I think reading makes you more intelligent and might suffer from a mental illness like schizophrenia or Bi polar

Re: Do you have a mental Illness

Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2020 6:28 pm
by Taylor
It is certainly true that one can gain knowledge by reading,Its fundamental :P. I think there’s a correlation between the two but it does depend on what is read doesn’t it?.

As to mental illness, I can only write, that there is a benefit to honest conversation with a qualified professional. I personally have had anxiety and depressive disorder for the majority of my life. For me pattern recognition was key. Once I realized that there was a definitive pattern of highs and lows I was able to deal mostly on my own, But did help to also talk to a doctor, I take a low dose of serotonin uptake inhibitors. For me it helps. But that’s just me. The complex vicissitudes of life...go figure! :x .

Re: Do you have a mental Illness

Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2020 5:00 pm
by Cattleman
In response to your question, I quote the late Waylon Jennings: "I've always been crazy, but it's kept me from going insane." :x :P :wink:

Re: Do you have a mental Illness

Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2020 11:34 pm
by Taylor
I came back to this because it’s just nothing. @ Cattleman, I know you have a good head on your shoulders but you added nothing to this thread. Give us something from your mind. I love Waylon Jennings but you’ve gone nowhere.

Re: Do you have a mental Illness

Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2020 7:28 am
by Cattleman
Taylor, I owe you and all the others an apology. I would never make fun of mental illness or someone who is mentally ill. One of my daughters best friends was diagnosed in her teens as bipolar. It plagued her all her short life - she committed suicide in her early thirties.

I am asking Chris to remove my earlier post.

Re: Do you have a mental Illness

Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2020 8:13 am
by LevV
I may have been off the mark, but what I read in that quote, in the context of the whole song was a call to do your own thing in your own way, even if it is "crazy", and it just may keep you from going insane.

I got no hint of Cattleman making lite of mental illness and I'm very sensitive to it having members of my family and my wife's family with serious mental problems.