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I was diagnosed with anxiety last year and my friends were always there for me when i was having a panic attack at school. i remember that my 2 best friends helped me walk down to the office to call my mom one day during class. They don't judge me but my dad does he thinks im crazy. the only positive thing that came out of my anxiety is that i know how much my friends care about me and they proved that i can count on them when im at my worst

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Well, I don't think "Intellectually Gifted" isn't a mental illness. And good on ya for being considered as Gifted despite having ADD. :)

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The physchiatrist never diagnosed me, but my therapist says I have an eating disorder, and anxiety disorder! I was on meds for depression but they took me off, because they didnt work, so I guess that too.

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I feel just fine. A lack of any real problems or traumatic experiances have kept my mind free of hardcore stress. :D

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I've never been diagnosed for it but I suspect I have some form of OCD. I believe crazy things like the pattern of a stoplight or the way I eat something will change something irrelevant that can't be changed, such as the death of a friend or the result of a test or..anything. Has anyone else felt this way?

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unfortunatly, yes i do have a mental illness.
i have depression and anxiety/panic disorder.
the depression has been diagnosed but the anxiety/panic disorder hasnt been formally diagnosed yet.
ive never been discriminated against. no one really knows about it except for me, my therapist and my mom.
i havnt really learned anything positive yet. but im sure someday when im done with all this, i will look back and find something positive.

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Have you had a mental illness?
Yes, Generalized Anxiety Disorder. However, I'm about to go to a psycologist to see whatelse I have

Have you faced any discrimination for being mentally ill?
No.

Are there any positive things you have learned from having a mental illness?
Yes, I am who I am now.

My family has a history or Depression, Anxiety, and OCD.

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Yea, post tramatic stress disorder. Was diagnosed with depression but once I was in a hospital and started talking and explaining what happened to me, I was diagnosed with PTSD.

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Have you had a mental illness?
diagnosed, no. but im pretty (pretty meaning almost compleatly) sure i suffer from depression and maybe others.

Have you faced any discrimination for being mentally ill?
people made fun of me about always depressive and for all the other things i do. ive had people steal my stuff, destroy my property, and harm me. most of my family doesnt seem to understand why im always in 'such a bad/sad mood' and thus i get grounded (idk y tho. i mean seriously?)

Are there any positive things you have learned from having a mental illness?
positive.... hmmmm... i have learned that very few people will accept you for who you are, but the ones that do will never want you to change. if that counts as positive...

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I'd say that's positive. It's a good piece of information to know.

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I previously had an eating disorder that has since been taken care of.

I have been diagnosed with panic disorder (anxiety disorder).

I have OCD (which certainly doesn't help the anxiety disorder)

I'm also fairly sure that I have depression.

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There is no way I could be this lonely for all my life, and not have some sort of mental problem. I don't see myself as normal. And it's something I can't explain... I simply can't. If you asked me why I don't feel normal, I couldn't tell you, because it's something I can't put into words.

There's got to be some mental problems after sixteen years of isolation, and I know they're there. I just can't tell what they are. They still eat away at my soul though.

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Hehe I was diagnosed with more: depression, general anxiety disorder, possible schizoid personality disorder, and PDD-NOS( pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified) which is a mild form of autism. I also am pretty sure I have OCD but itgadnt veen diagnosed

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I know I have severe depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, adhd and ptsd. I am pretty sure I also have borderline personality disorder. yep. :nosweat:

I learned that there are people who will always be there for you and some people will leave when things get hard but it is god to give people a second chance.

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I've suffered from depression, anxiety, Insomnia and OCD. It's a bucket of fun. Not. P:

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I've never been diagnosed with anything, but I'm pretty sure I have severe depression.

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I have had depression for a year and a half. I'm on anti-depressants and I'm going to therapy.

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I'm pretty sure I'm ADHD and have Depression, but the 'rents won't let me get it checked out.

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i think i do have a mental illness,an anger/narcississtic disorder although i have never been diagnosed. my clos friends sometimes say that i might have such a disorder even though they r kiddin soetimes they seem srious

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I'm pretty sure I have depression (it actually runs in my family) and maybe BPD, but I haven't been diagnosed. I'm going to a psychiatrist or psychologist (i forget which) soon, though!

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I was told by my therapist that I have depression. I'm affraid I might also have bipolar disorder(sometimes... actually always, I withold information about it so she won't diagnose me....), becuase I show symptoms and it runs in the family... I just fear having it.

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synesthesia isn't an mental illness, it's just cool kind of wish I had it

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Yes I was diagnosed with serious depressive episodes, and a mild case of schizophrenia. yes i did, one of the reasons i do not attend school anymore. ive become a better person through the conquering of my mental illness so yes.

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In the past, I've gotten Social Anxiety and Dysthymia.

Now, I'm not sure if this is a "mental illness", but I've recently been diagnosed with PDD-NOS.

In other words: I'm a high functioning autistic.

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Have you had a mental illness?
I was formerly diagnosed with schizo-affective bipolar type and anorexia at 16.

I recently was re-diagnosed at 17 with borderline personality disorder, bipolar disorder, anorexia, psychosis and OCD.

Have you faced any discrimination for being mentally ill?
Well, I disappeared from school for five months when I was in hospital and no one would talk to me.

Are there any positive things you have learned from having a mental illness?
No.

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I was recently diagnosed with ADHD and Bipolar I.

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3 years ago I was diagnosed with Severe Depression (it's since gone down) as well as GAD (generalized anxiety disorder). I take medication and it helps with the depression and sometimes the GAD but then that gets so bad that I have to resort to calming techniques.