It's up to us on how we use it, treat it, and see it. Think your crazy? Mark my words' you carry on thinking that way theirs a pretty big chance you will be.
As a young woman ( well I like to think so ) I have known and meet so many different people with some form of mental health problem. Some conditions that are just a passing by thing, like depression or a breakdown of some sort. Then there are the conditions that well stick around like bipolar, paranoid disorders or schizophrenic disorders. It is so common now that nearly everyone will go through some form of mental health problem in the course of there life.
I myself have seen what it can be like suffering OCD and panic attacks when growing up. I also hit some real lows when I was suffering from depression ( something I try hard to avoid )
My partner has ADHD and my son is on the autistic spectrum with Aspergers.
Maybe for these reasons and others I have developed an interest in psychology. For sometime now I have been thinking of studying psychology as I enjoy it so much on many levels, but being a mother I just can't seem to find the time right now. A pretty rubbish excuse I know because I myself do firmly believe that if you really want something in your life you have to work at it to make it possible. So I'm hoping to take this chance in the near future' maybe next year! God only knows I spend anoth time reading about it I may as well study it. However there is something that I'm hoping to be able to start very soon! I have applied to be a volunteer for a local autism project. This well really give me the chance to get heard and raise awareness and funds for a cause very close to my heart. I will be involved in organising fundraising events and have one to one contact with other parents that have just found out there child is on the autistic spectrum. I have also been asked to become a founding member for a new online forum for ASD. This is due to Begin in April. This will also give me the chance to start conversations and answer questions from other parents that have just discovered there child has ASD. Really I can't wait. So really I have this and my family so that is going to keep me busy and on my toes for sometime.
Lets just say my mind will be worked and that's the way it should be.
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Hi claire your blogs are amazing! well i have also taken an interest in this blood as well, as it is something that is closed to my heart, well as you know i have been diagnosed as haveing ocd, emotionally unstable personality disorder and paranoid personality disorder to. and the one i dont like to admit to is kleptomania,the personality disorder are diagnosis you get when there has been some sort of abuse when you was a child, it is a thing you develop that becomes part of your personality, in order for you to deal with things.i was diagnosed with theses things 5 yrs ago and the age of 19, so it was oviously in flicted because of my childhood. i find the paranoid part of the disorder is probley the worst as i have instrusive thought of a paranoid nature,for instance i sleep in with my children as i feel they may be kidnapped dueing the night, or i will think that people are watching me and documenting things about me in order to take the children etc, it is a challenge i face and will face for the rest of my life!!
ReplyDeletehi CLAIRE YOUR BLOG IS AMAZEING,
ReplyDeleteAS YOU KNOW THE THINGS YOU DESCRIBE ARE VERY CLOSED TO MY HEART , AS YOU KNOW BY THE DIAGNOSTIC LETTERS I SHOWED YOU, THAT I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH EMOTIONALLY UNSTABLE PERSONALITY DISORDER, VERY BIG WORD!! AND PARANOID PERSONALITY DISORDER AND OBSESSIVE PERSONALITY DISORDER AND LASTLY KLEPTOMANIA, THESE ARE VERY BIG DIAGNOSIS, TO HAVE AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE , BUT THE PERSONALITY DISORDERS ARE IN WHICH DISORDERS YOU DEVELOP TO COPE WITH BAD THINGS THAT HAPPENED IN YOUR CHILDHOOD,I WAS DIAGNOSED AT 18:(, IT IS SOME THING I WILL HAVE FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE! I FIND THE PARANOIA ARE THE WORST AT PRESENT AS, I AM VERY PARANOID OF ANYONE. IF THET ARE BEING NICE I FELL THERE UP TO SOMETHING! AND I FEEL THAT PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT ME ALL THE TIME! AND I SLEEP IN MY ROOM WITH MY CHILDREN AND NOT JOE AS I BELIVE THEY MAYBE KIDNAPPED OR THERE IS A FIRE AND I WONT BE ABLE TO GET TO THEM, ETC, IT IS A VERY CRUEL CYCLE! AND LASTLY MY LITTLE BOY HAS ASD..