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[Mr. Hobo]

I'm sure there are quite a few hypochondriacs here, so let's post some self-diagnosis
People who actually have disorders/syndromes are welcome too. Bleh, I can't ward this any better without sleep

Schizoid personality disorder (Symptoms in spoilers)

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compliant
stoic
noncompetitive
self-sufficient
lacking assertiveness
withdrawn
aloof
prefer solitary occupational and recreational activities
asexual, sometimes celibate (lowish sex drive)
free of romantic interests
idiosyncratic moral and political beliefs
absent-minded
engrossed in fantasy
vague and stilted speech
alternations between eloquence and inarticulateness

[ShinaDutchAD]

Aspergers Syndrome Symptoms

Here's some symptoms for something that I ACTUALLY have. Huzzah D:

Edited by KRG, 15 September 2009 - 08:39 PM.

[nerdgirl]

Cool, another Aspie.

I'm convinced they stick that label on anybody who's halfway nerdy, though. Seriously.

[Elindoril]

Aspergers Syndrome Symptoms

Here's some symptoms for something that I ACTUALLY have. Huzzah D:

My God, it's explaining my entire life to me, though there are a couple I don't have from the list.

[jcrdude]

Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder

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The primary symptoms of OCPD are a preoccupation with details, rules, lists, order, organization, and schedules; being very rigid and inflexible in their beliefs; showing perfectionism that interferes with completing a task; excessive focus on being productive with their time; being very conscientious; having inflexible morality, ethics, or values; hoarding items that may no longer have value; and a reluctance to trust a work assignment or task to someone else for fear that their standards will not be met.

Some people with OCPD, but not all of them, show an obsessive need for cleanliness. Those that do not show this tendency are sometimes good at setting up systems to maintain cleanliness, but may not follow through with the need to clean because of other "more important" priorities. For example, the need to get a good grade or finish a project at work might cause the OCPD person to have a quite messy and unorganized home. But if that same person was suddenly unemployed or finished with other activities, he or she could very well start becoming obsessed with cleanliness as other activities take up less time.

Completion of a task or problem by an OCPD individual can be affected when excessive time is used in getting such to be considered right. Personal and social relationships are often under serious strain because the OCPD individual insists on being in charge and the only one who knows what is right. Uncleanliness is seen by some OCPD individuals as a form of lack of perfection, as is untidiness. They may routinely spend considerable time using a precise manner, as for instance putting everything in precisely the right place in precisely the right manner. OCPD sufferers can be anxious about the potential for things to go wrong in their lives and respond by hoarding money. Pathological money hoarding, looking like miserliness or stinginess to other people, may occur to minimize that spent on daily living.

There are few moral grey areas for a person with fully developed OCPD. Actions and beliefs are either completely right or absolutely wrong, with the OCPD individual always in the right. As might be expected, interpersonal relationships are difficult because of the excessive demands placed on friends, romantic partners and children. Sometimes frustration with other people not doing what the OCPD individual wants spills over into anger and even violence. This is known as disinhibition. Persons with OCPD often have a negative outlook on life (pessimism) with a low underlying form of depression. This can at times become so serious that suicide is a real risk.

Indeed, one study suggests that personality disorders are a significant substrate to psychiatric morbidity. They may cause more problems in functioning than a major depressive episode. People with OCPD, when anxious or excited, may twitch or grimace, or make odd noises, as in a mild form of Tourette syndrome, or do impulsive and unpredictable things, including risk taking. They may keep their homes perfectly organized, or be anxious about delegating tasks for fear that they won't be completed correctly. They may even insist on taking over a task someone else is doing so that it will be done properly. About one in four (source unknown) OCPD individuals may display rigid and stubborn characteristics, a defining criterion.

Also... the very fun

Bipolar

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Bipolar disorder is a condition in which people experience abnormally elevated (manic or hypomanic) and abnormally depressed states for a period of time in a way that interferes with functioning. Bipolar disorder has been estimated to afflict more than 5 million Americans—about 1 out of every 45 adults. It is equally prevalent in men and women, and is found across all cultures and ethnic groups. Not everyone's symptoms are the same, and there is no blood test to confirm the disorder. Scientists believe that bipolar disorder may be caused by chemical imbalances in the brain. Bipolar disorder can appear to be unipolar depression. Diagnosing bipolar disorder is difficult, even for mental health professionals. What distinguishes bipolar disorder from unipolar depression is that the affected person jumps between states of mania and depression. Often bipolar is inconsistent among patients because some people feel depressed more often than not and experience little mania whereas others may predominantly experience manic symptoms.

Depressive episode

Signs and symptoms of the depressive phase of bipolar disorder include persistent feelings of sadness, anxiety, guilt, anger, isolation, or hopelessness; disturbances in sleep and appetite; fatigue and loss of interest in usually enjoyable activities; problems concentrating; loneliness, self-loathing, apathy or indifference; depersonalization; loss of interest in sexual activity; shyness or social anxiety; irritability, chronic pain (with or without a known cause); lack of motivation; and morbid suicidal ideation. In severe cases, the individual may become psychotic, a condition also known as severe bipolar depression with psychotic features.

Manic episode

Mania is generally characterized by a distinct period of an elevated, expansive, or irritable mood state. People commonly experience an increase in energy and a decreased need for sleep. A person's speech may be pressured, with thoughts experienced as racing. Attention span is low and a person in a manic state may be easily distracted. Judgment may become impaired; sufferers may go on spending sprees or engage in behavior that is quite abnormal for them. They may indulge in substance abuse, particularly alcohol or other depressants, cocaine or other stimulants, or sleeping pills. Their behavior may become aggressive, intolerant or intrusive. People may feel out of control or unstoppable. People may feel they have been "chosen," are "on a special mission," or other grandiose or delusional ideas. Sexual drive may increase. At more extreme phases of bipolar I, a person in a manic state can begin to experience psychosis, or a break with reality, where thinking is affected along with mood. Many people in a manic state experience severe anxiety and are very irritable (to the point of rage), while others are euphoric and grandiose. In order to be diagnosed with mania according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (commonly referred to as the DSM) a person must experience this state of elevated or irritable mood, as well as other symptoms, for at least one week, less if hospitalization is required. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, "A manic episode is diagnosed if elevated mood occurs with three or more of the other symptoms most of the day, nearly every day, for 1 week or longer. If the mood is irritable, four additional symptoms must be present."

Hypomanic episode

Hypomania is generally a mild to moderate level of mania, characterized by optimism, pressure of speech and activity, and decreased need for sleep. Some people have increased creativity while others demonstrate poor judgment and irritability. Others experience hypersexuality. These persons generally have increased energy and tend to become more active than usual. They do not, however, have delusions or hallucinations. Hypomania can be difficult to diagnose because it may masquerade as mere happiness, though it carries the same risks as mania. Hypomania may feel good to the person who experiences it. Thus, even when family and friends learn to recognize the mood swings, the individual often will deny that anything is wrong.

Mixed affective episode

In the context of bipolar disorder, a mixed state is a condition during which symptoms of mania and clinical depression occur simultaneously (for example, agitation, anxiety, aggressiveness or belligerence, confusion, fatigue, impulsiveness, insomnia, irritability, morbid and/or suicidal ideation, panic, paranoia, persecutory delusions, pressured speech, racing thoughts, restlessness, and rage).

[ShinaDutchAD]

Cool, another Aspie.

I'm convinced they stick that label on anybody who's halfway nerdy, though. Seriously.

I can see where that comes from.

However, I did have the developmental stuff as a child....and my mom always knew I had it...

But she never came forward with it because she didn't want people to treat me differently as I grew up *sigh*

[Sasha]

Whoa, I have an OCPD and have never realized it until now :-o. Then again, I never go to any sort of doctors .

Ok, now I'm seeing my Neopets routine as a clear manifestation of OCPD.

Edited by Sasha, 16 September 2009 - 01:04 AM.

[Waser Lave]

A little bit of Schizoid Personality Disorder and a little bit of ADHD. Though I don't have very much of either so I'd guess I fall into the hypochondriac category.

I'm just a little bit country and a little bit rock-and-roll...

[akira4444]

My God, it's explaining my entire life to me, though there are a couple I don't have from the list.

Yep, that's me, I was diagonsed with minor Asbergus... but my meds keep me in tow. Thinking of trying to get the strength lowered, because I reckon it's interfering with my creativity. I haven't written/photoshoped ever since I started them.

[MasterJunpei]

I had ADD and ADHD until my mother beat it out of me. now I just have random twitches and burst of energy where i can't sit still and i look like i'm having a seizure

[Mr. Hobo]

Revolutionary

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dark
pro-people ideology
will kill a racist
goes on a violent rampage when seeing females attacked
is sexy
three hours of political education a day
going international for a month to help with revolution

all me

Where are you going? I'm guessing it's with that Maoist group you've been working with?

[Tetiel]

/facepalm

Anyone saying that they have a disorder when they're just looking at themselves and seeing symptoms needs to stfu. Unless something is actively disrupting your life, it's not a disorder. Everybody has their quirks and unless it's been diagnosed by a doctor - and that doesn't always mean anything - you shouldn't look for an excuse for bad behavior. A lot of those symptoms are just aspects of yourself that makes you YOU. Why does that mean you have something wrong with you? Because it's out of the norm? I'm just letting you guys know that this topic is all in good fun! Don't take it seriously

Anyways, I'm obsessive compulsive. Haha, even been diagnosed. I had this period during high school that I plucked out half my eyebrows with my fingernails just on impulse. It's actually interesting. People who have OCD can actually change what they're obsessed with if they work hard enough. People who have read Xenocyde by Orson Scott Card will probably understand this too. So instead of pulling out hairs I try to delve all the energy into artwork. I get so obsessed that I sit infront of the computer and can't stop till I'm done. Since it's not exactly negative anymore I don't classify it as a disorder. Only when I have negative behaviors again >_<

[Drakonid]

What Tetiel said.
You can't self diagnose yourself from reading symptoms in a forum. If you REALLY think you have a disorder, get checked by a REAL doctor, not a webpage.

[jcrdude]

What Tetiel said.
You can't self diagnose yourself from reading symptoms in a forum. If you REALLY think you have a disorder, get checked by a REAL doctor, not a webpage.

Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder

Diagnosed.

Bipolar

Diagnosed.

Any questions?

Also, I wouldn't have known to consult with a doctor in the first place if it hadn't been brought up in some conversation.

Last thing, right now I can't afford doctors or medication, so how would a person like myself who just happened to not be diagnosed go to find information on what's bugging them?

[Metigue]

Hebephrenia = BIG ONE for me lol
Pscyoempathic
Schizophrenia

[jcrdude]

Come on, Metigue... we can't be googling around for your mental disorders all day... hook us up with a description of symptoms!

[Metigue]

Come on, Metigue... we can't be googling around for your mental disorders all day... hook us up with a description of symptoms!

Lol well Hebephrenia is disorganised schizophrenia, which is where someone is prone to losing things and being extremely lazy, Ghandi was hebephrenic

Psychoempathic is the complete opposite of being a psychopath lol (I don't know the real name for it) It's where you are completely in tune to others emotions and feel them more then you feel your own.

And we all Know schizophrenia

[jcrdude]

Oh, and in recent mental disorder news, Multiple Personality Disorder got lumped back in with Schizophrenia again.

Yay unable to make up their minds!

[pyke]

Revolutionary

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dark
pro-people ideology
will kill a racist
goes on a violent rampage when seeing females attacked
is sexy
three hours of political education a day
going international for a month to help with revolution

all me

What qualifies as 3 hours of political education a day?

[Mr. Hobo]

Yeah, going to Nepal either in Dec or May.

Awesome. Going to take pictures/keep us updated like you did when you went to that retreat?

[pyke]

@Pyke: Today, it's Lenin.

@Hobo: Whaa, what retreat ? And yeah nigga I'ma take mad pics.

Just readings you're doing on your own I'm hoping. My experience with political science courses has led me to believe that they're typically a joke.

[Mr. Hobo]

@Pyke: Today, it's Lenin.

@Hobo: Whaa, what retreat ? And yeah nigga I'ma take mad pics.

I remember you taking pictures of like a garden or something similar?

[BillyMays]

ocd, add.


Also, am I a bad person if I laugh everytime someone mentions asperger's? It always sounds like "ASS BURGERS"

[Mr. Hobo]

Meh, nevermind. Might be confusing you with another guy

Can you speak Nepali or another popular language?
What do you mean big things? You think the commies are going to take down the centrist party?

[Eliam]

I show some of the symptoms of Asperger's Syndrome. I have an extensive knowledge in one particular field and study up on it almost constantly. I also have trouble with people touching me, and social interactions in general.

I do not, however, actually have autism.