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Thought i'd update! :)
Since seeing a couple more shrinks, i do have Major Depressive Disorder, the OCD is pretty much all gone, although i believe those compulsions have gone into Social Anxiety Disorder instead.

Awesoooomesss xx

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I've just got back from the psychiatrist and in addition to the depression and borderline personality disorder, I now have a diagnosis of generalised anxiety disorder and panic disorder with agoraphobia.

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Diagnosed with anorexia nervosa and anxiety disorder

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I'd bet money I have a LOT of things I could be diagnosed with. But, when I brought up mental illnesses in the past, my mom shot me down. She refuses to even think that her children could ever have anything wrong with them. Let's just say though, if a doctor watched me...my actions and thoughts...for one month, he'd most likely make a diagnosis for something.

One illness I'm certain I have, though technically its 'not a real illness' because its 'not been tested enough or proven'. I've had people even call it an overactive imagination. LOL. It's not an overactive imagination. You can stop yourself from imagining things, and you don't make facial expressions, gestures, or anything to your imagination. I have Maladaptive Daydreaming.
Google it if you care enough, but basically its where you never outgrow your imaginary friends. You know they're not real, but you nod, smile, laugh, frown, and a lot of other stuff towards your imaginary friends. I believe I developed it from being homeschooled for way too long and not having any friends. Now, whenever I'm alone, I daydream.
In no way, however, is it a burden. It helps pass time...gives me something to do...and gives me friends who I know will never leave me. It helps me cope with real life crap, and helps me make decisions too. However, I find that when I daydream, I'm in some sort of foggy cloud. Can't think or see straight. I'm trapped in my dream, and find myself pacing around the house with no intentions of going anywhere. Everywhere I go, there they are. Everything I do, I consult them. Sometimes, I even act out books that I'm writing, and it helps me develop characters. So yeah. That's my retarded life. Hope you have a great day too.
If you got any questions on my stupid illness just pm me I guess. I don't mind answering questions about my flaws. No problem.

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I voted yes, because its the closest. I have been diagnosed with 3 that I can think of, and I suspect another one, but when I went to be tested, I was told not to bother, I had enough labels, and one more was not going to make a difference, especially as they are kind of related. I usually do not talk about them, especially in public, but in a PM? ... maybe, idk, but if your interested, feel free to try.