Who thinks this way. I talk to other people who have anxiety, depression, bipolar, OCD. I have them all, yes they do get in the way, but I don't look at it that way like a lot of people do, everyone seem to think why am I cursed with this? They don't think in other perspectives about it though. It makes me a stronger person in the long run, it's who I am, it makes me have high intelligence, mainly the OCD because of the complicated thinking patterns. I feel different and i like different, I do like being the same as the rest of society. Since my OCD, i'm obsessed with numbers and I am obsessed with my grammar and spelling. That's 2 important things that I look at as a gift, i'm good in math and science because of it and also writing and reading. There's so many opportunities out there that I have the intelligence with this for because I have these disorders. Also, I understand, people who don't deal with this you may not understand what i'm saying, i'm just putting it out there.
2007-07-24 08:24:08 · 9 answers · asked by It's MIRANDA!!!! 4 in Health ➔ Mental Health
I think i'm gonna write on this, maybe I will become famous, lol. I'm not saying "everything" with my disorders is good, but I find good in almost everything that happens to me. Right now i'm in a mania phase of bipolar, I have all these thoughts, so I use this phase of mania to maybe become successful. I have the OCD which makes me obsess over numbers, spelling, grammar, the grammar comes in handy with my writing. Even the bad things that have happened to me because of this disorder, yes I have been in a mania phase and went to jail because of it, I don't want to get into it, it isn't anything that bad, but I learn from all mistakes, so now I know better. I don't look at things that have happened to me that are bad in a bad way. What if something worse happened, what if because that one thing happened, it saved my life? I could have left and got in a serious accident, there are numerous things, I couldn't write them all. I have all these thoughts, I just need to let them out.
2007-07-24 08:57:45 · update #1
Whizkid, just like you said your friend is obsessed over germs and spends 15 minutes having to park his car. I have never had to deal with parking my car like that, but I have been through about every phase of OCD there is. I am 23, I was diagnosed at age 6. I am obsessed over germs right now, if nothing else, atleast your friend won't have to worry about getting a disease, well atleast not as much. He stays clean, he more than likely don't get as sick as everyone else, which even comes down to not losing work/school time. That's important, if he never gets sick and don't lose time, that goes good on his record, and that does come in handy in the long run. So, i'm just trying to say, it's not all bad and, I can find the advantages in almost everything I go through with my disorders.
2007-07-24 09:04:16 · update #2
You have good obsessions. Many have bad ones like germs like one guy near me spends 15 minutes to park his car perfectly. These mental problems are not the source of your gifts. See the movie THE AVIATOR about Howard Hughes. He was a genius but he needed help when his OCD hit.
If anything many people like you who are geniuses have problems. See The Perfect Mind. Nash was a super math genius but imagined things. Have you heard the saying "There is a fine line between genius and insanity."
But you can be a genius but instead of depression, you can feel perfect peace and limitless happiness with no anxiety. See my website below as an example. It tells what top psychologists are now doing to help you get happy. Then see the page on helping depression and anxiety naturally. Many get it from lack of B vitamins, exercise, omega-3 or sunlight known as S.A.D.
2007-07-24 08:41:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You are not the only one. There are people who think of "mental disorders" just as a different kind of being, and object any treatment for them.
I agree with you to some extent. I have depression, too, so I can see your point. I do agree that such mental conditions come with favorable specialties... like being creative, having a unique viewpoint, being more sensitive, or like you say, intelligence. I do like the feeling of obsession about something if it makes me more productive. But you see... at some point I was so desperate, so depressed that I couldn't be productive anymore. Now I'm using medicine to be able to cope with that awful pain that had paralyzed me. I don't feel as sharp and sensitive as before, but at least I don't spend a whole day staring at the wall.
Yo see, this is a compromise. If you feel you like being that way, sure you can. This is your choice, as far as it doesn't affect other people. But you should always remember that there is a way to reduce the pain, and be just like other people.
2007-07-24 15:50:50 · answer #2 · answered by Algernon 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Right now you may think your disorders are a positive thing, but believe me, they will cause you to have major problems once you get into the workplace. Coworkers will have little understanding and lots of resentment, and fear of you. You will lose job after job (if you even get the job in the first place) because people will be unable to tolerate your extremes. It is a given that, left untreated, your behavior would become tremendously disruptive to others, and you wouldn't even see it because you are in the throes of your disease. Please get treatment, and be compliant. Your life will be so much better.
2007-07-24 21:42:27 · answer #3 · answered by holey moley 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thank you for your enciteful writing about subjects that most of the population dont really understand. I am just bipolar and at first I was wallowing in it and feeling sorry for myself. Of course those thoughts started me in a deep depression cycle. I decided to go to counseling to deal with my self pity. To my surprise, my counselor comes into the room in a wheel chair that she controls with her mouth, she has no usage in her arms and legs, and has to be helped in a lot of her daily activities such as going to the rest room, bathing, getting dressed, etc. Immediately, my depression switched off and I felt embarrased. But it was a wake up call to me that disorders and extreme disability is not a jail sentence and that I alone could make my way to a fairly normal life. I now recognize when I am cycling up or down and as a consequence have been able to control my erratic behaviour. My thing is playing and composing music on my keyboard. I now use my ups and downs as inspirations musically. We have to find our own paths in dealing with mental disorders.
2007-07-24 15:48:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I agree, on being different. I don't have OCD, but I do have ADHD. At my new school, they are big on labels, but they were unable to group me in any one particular section because I was so different. I was depressed, and so I got philosophical, which was awesome for me. I thought really complex stuff, and it rocked. My ADHD means I drift off and start thinking about things, and when I really pay attention, I pay attention. I am very talented in practically everything at school (besides sports) and when my weirdness got me teased, I learned to tolerate being stabbed at. It also helped me learn to ignore people really well, which helps in loud and noisy environments. Being weird due to mental anomalies is better than being normal and boring and completely sane.
2007-07-24 15:34:51 · answer #5 · answered by Curiosity (R.I.P.) 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I must say that i am deeply impressed by your way of thinking. If no one has ever thought about things that way, i think that they will now because of the things you have said. You have turned a negative situation, and made it positive. i guess that most mental problems do have their good sides, though i am a cutter and im not quite sure what the positive of that situation is....
2007-07-25 00:20:19 · answer #6 · answered by Me 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I certainly admire you.
You have done what most people with issues do not do.
You look for the special gifts you have and are grateful for them.
I would certainly encourage you to write about this, about how you think, about your experiences.
You certainly are an example for everyone to follow.
Here's my website. You do not really need to look. But it may help to encourage you to write.
http://themeaningisyou.com
2007-07-24 15:33:54 · answer #7 · answered by HJG 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
We all are given advantages with birth and disadvantages, the secret to life is what you make of what you get. Once you have a good diagnosis for your condition, there are exercises to learn to control it and accomodate your feelings.
2007-07-24 15:27:33 · answer #8 · answered by Steve C 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I just want to commend you for looking at it in a positive light. We should all try to see the benefits in whatever hand we've been dealt.
2007-07-24 15:27:21 · answer #9 · answered by Elle 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋