Wouldn't you rather have a nice cup of tea?
According to the DSM-V the criteria for diagnosing a mental disorder is that it creates "clinically significant distress." In other words, if you don't think of your "disorder" as problematic enough that you want to do something about it, then it's not a disorder. Sexual addiction is a thing, but it's accompanied by risky behavior, guilt, remorse, and feelings of worthlessness. Sexual addictions are a compulsive behavior that severely interferes with other priorities in life (such as child-care, self-care, employment, etc.). Simply enjoying sex (a lot) is not a disorder.
Don't believe everything that you read.
I suffered from a serious nervous breakdown about 16 years ago. Unusually perhaps work was a solace, probably because my mind was occupied with high level routine tasks and I didn’t have to think.
I sought medical help and was prescribed Prozac which I took for the next seven years. During that time I was prescribed low dose dopamine for an unrelated neurological condition and eventually I was able to give up the Prozac. Was there a link? Who knows, but among its other functions dopamine is an essential neurotransmitter in the pleasure centres of the brain.
I had counselling from a female colleague of my wife, who apart from being a trained counsellor was also a physiotherapist and trained Reiki exponent. She also had strange beliefs about auras, angels and reincarnation. And yes, I had Reiki too although I still don’t believe in it.
I have since accepted that I am bipolar — friends at church commented yesterday that I was hyper — but I have suffered only short term depressions over the last two years since my granddaughter was born.
Would I change? Short answer — no. The demons in my head may get the upper hand occasionally and I need understanding friends around me at those times, but the creative rush, often as a result of feelings while I’m depressed, is amazing.
I have stress-related anxiety. It comes and goes throughout my life; I'm not anxious or worried all the time; mostly I'm carefree and I just do what I gotta do. I'm also generally really happy and confident and not some miserable sad sack. My anxiety stems from some incidents that happened in my childhood and teenage years. Recently it's been really bad because of the work situation I was in and my mistreatment from managers in my company and higher-ups. But, I along with now 17 other people have left the company. Taking medication regularly is not my idea of fun, but it my anxiety now is manageable.
I have a nymphomaniac. I can not help myself. I think of sex all the time. When I look at people of all legal ages groups I wonder what their sex organs look like. Or what would they let me do to them or they will do to me.FUobq1YrO5txdiyI
Nasty anxiety and periodic depression, which comes and goes and is probably linked.
I have dealt with depression and anxiety for about 30 years at least. There were periods when I was hospitalized and a couple of years of despair. However, with the help of a dedicated and caring psychiatrist I have been stable for about the last 15 years or so. Medications have helped, although the correct combination took years to find.
It has also helped that I have a loving and supportive family. I expect to be seeing a psychiatrist for the rest of my life and the same with an antidepressant and anti-anxiety medication.
I am still susceptible to periods of crying, a symptom of excessive internal stress and anxiety.
I spend a lot of time with erotic sites like Literotica, Lush, and Tumblr blogs. A couple of times a week I have an extend masturbation session. My sense is that these sessions help keep my anxiety under control. Of course, it may just be that I am a randy old man! :-) But I do enjoy the indulgence into the world of erotica.
I'm an obsessive compulsive, anal retentive, slightly insecure, neurotic control freak, with anxiety and post partum issues, suffering from PTSD.
I suffer from Anxiety when I'm in public places. And I'm very insecure.
I get very emotional...take things to heart.
Life is not a rehearsal!! No I've not had mental health issues.
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I suffer from anxiety, depression and PTSD. This leads to severe bouts of insomnia. The past ten years of my life have been pretty stressful but I’m surviving one day at a time. Anti anxiety and depression meds can have some strange side effects so I avoid them whenever possible. The only things that make my life worthwhile are my family, friends and my job. I try to remember how blessed I am when I get depressed
Love the work you do Rose. You are a hero! You can always reach out to me when you need to talk. Been down some of those roads myself. Kisses
I've had a diagnosis of garden-variety depression (read: no suicidal ideation, no mood swings, etc.) and anxiety since I was 19. I am really not good at talk therapy, so I have been very fortunate to have fantastic psychiatrists--one retired last year, so now I have a "new" psychiatrist. I've been on escitalopram (Lexapro) 20 mg QD and clonazepam 1 mg TID PRN forever, and since the combination works so well, we've never messed about with it.
In my view, mental illness is much like asthma--you can't cure it, per se, but you sure can manage it to the point that it no longer affects your activities of daily life.
Want to spend some time wallowing in a Recommended Read? Pick one! Or two! Or seven!
Depends which of my shrinks you ask, I've seen more than 10 over the course of about 16 years.
I suffer from issues with self worth i refer to myself as sub ie. stupid useless a bad
I suffer from issues with self worth i refer to myself as sub ie. stupid useless a bad
