I would tell my mental illness story but it would take a short novel. 
Condensed version, I've always been very tired and easily depressed. I was diagnosed with depression in my late teens,and anxiety disorder in my early 20's, and put on a rollercoaster of drugs for the next 10+ years. After having a baby, my doc realized my symptoms were almost gone during my pregnancy, so he gave me progesterone. Bam, most symptoms gone or at least reduced to tolerable levels. He never changed my official diagnosis though.
I got a new doc, she took me off the progesterone because it's not an approved treatment for either anxiety or depression (and this was after promising me she wouldn't fuck with my meds until my hubby finished school because I need to be able to cope with HIS stress), so I'm still mad at her.
Back on the emotional rollercoaster I went, and still am. I just went in and had a nervous breakdown in her office. She wants to see if she can change my official diagnosis to PMDD, and get me back on progesterone (thought the kind she wants to proscribe my insurance doesn't cover, of course, and I can't afford, so I'm still trying to work that out). I'm like YES (If I can get the med covered)! My crazyness is totally cyclical with my menses. It's not normal PMS to want to kill people, hurt myself (which I have and still do), or cry uncontrollably in the bathroom, bedroom, and even the grocery store for 10+ solid days a month. I've been telling docs that for 15 years and no one listened.
Also, I just went in for a sleep study, and I have Narcolepsy, officially now. I should start an ask a narcoleptic thread. It's not a mental illness like the rest, but it sure doesn't help an existing mental illness, being so tired all the time and people not understanding that just because I don't fall asleep in the middle of a word, it doesn't mean I'm not narcopleptic.
What was that, like a quadrupal negative? Sorry. I also have trouble organizing my thoughts, a lot of the time.
Mental illness still is highly stigmatized and highly misunderstood though. To those still struggling, just keep at it. Every day can be a challenge, but it really can get better.
Condensed version, I've always been very tired and easily depressed. I was diagnosed with depression in my late teens,and anxiety disorder in my early 20's, and put on a rollercoaster of drugs for the next 10+ years. After having a baby, my doc realized my symptoms were almost gone during my pregnancy, so he gave me progesterone. Bam, most symptoms gone or at least reduced to tolerable levels. He never changed my official diagnosis though.
I got a new doc, she took me off the progesterone because it's not an approved treatment for either anxiety or depression (and this was after promising me she wouldn't fuck with my meds until my hubby finished school because I need to be able to cope with HIS stress), so I'm still mad at her.
Back on the emotional rollercoaster I went, and still am. I just went in and had a nervous breakdown in her office. She wants to see if she can change my official diagnosis to PMDD, and get me back on progesterone (thought the kind she wants to proscribe my insurance doesn't cover, of course, and I can't afford, so I'm still trying to work that out). I'm like YES (If I can get the med covered)! My crazyness is totally cyclical with my menses. It's not normal PMS to want to kill people, hurt myself (which I have and still do), or cry uncontrollably in the bathroom, bedroom, and even the grocery store for 10+ solid days a month. I've been telling docs that for 15 years and no one listened.
Also, I just went in for a sleep study, and I have Narcolepsy, officially now. I should start an ask a narcoleptic thread. It's not a mental illness like the rest, but it sure doesn't help an existing mental illness, being so tired all the time and people not understanding that just because I don't fall asleep in the middle of a word, it doesn't mean I'm not narcopleptic.
What was that, like a quadrupal negative? Sorry. I also have trouble organizing my thoughts, a lot of the time.
Mental illness still is highly stigmatized and highly misunderstood though. To those still struggling, just keep at it. Every day can be a challenge, but it really can get better.
“Eternity is a terrible thought. I mean, where's it going to end?”
― Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
― Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
