Also do they know adults can be hypersexual as well? It's not like it stops when you are 18. So why are they saying "oh you got trapped in pretending to be an adult"?
Right? I'm heading towards 40 in a few years and have been struggling with hyper sexuality since I was about 12 (mines rooted in ADHD and depression, joy).
Hate the assumption that mental illness automatically means the inability to be self aware, or that self awareness will magically solve mental illness. Anosognosia is usually only a symptom of very severe mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and bipolar, and even then it's not something every patient will experience at all let alone 100% of the time. I've been in the mental health system since I was 14 and I've been complemented many times for how much insight I've had. Won't say it didn't help me cope but I was still quite ill lmao.
Even when I developed schizophrenia in my 30's, anosognosia didn't develop until several months into my psychosis and after that it came and went. I still had periods where I knew something was extremely wrong, that I was probably in psychosis and that isn't uncommon at all. People just think that mental illness is the result of a complete lack of logic or intelligence but like no....that is very much not the case. Even what is dubbed "schizophrenic logic" actually makes sense from our perspective, my speech didn't make any sense to others and was really disorganized because the reality(s) I was living in and trying to describe made no damn sense were really disorganized!
Adding: Slightly OT but in case it helps anyone: The whole idea that a schizophrenic literally cannot understand that they are ill, ever, at all, played a huge part in me thinking that I was just dealing with something temporary and couldn't possibly have schizophrenia. I was very wrong lmao, and I immensely regret not getting help sooner.
Mostly I didn't get help because I was under the impression that since I was poor/unable to work and didn't have insurance then I wouldn't be admitted to the psych ward. In case it helps anyone: not only is that not the case, but if you're approved for disability then any medical bills associated with that will be taken care of after the fact. There are also a lot of mental health centers who have charity options and will only charge based on your income, which in my case was zero so I had access to a psychiatrist before my case was approved. So it's worth a try at the very least!
Adding: Slightly OT but in case it helps anyone: The whole idea that a schizophrenic literally cannot understand that they are ill, ever, at all, played a huge part in me thinking that I was just dealing with something temporary and couldn't possibly have schizophrenia. I was very wrong lmao, and I immensely regret not getting help sooner.
I was told the same about bipolar depression, which caused problems when I was finally diagnosed because I was always told I was quite self aware of my mental state. "I can't be bipolar, I can articulate my illogical thoughts to others, therefore my psychiatrist is wrong." Nope. Outside of active psychosis I've always been painfully aware of my condition. And because of that I hesitated to get help that I really needed. I could have been stable years earlier without the misinformation and stigma
Before meds I completely lost touch a bunch of times but usually I had at least a little insight. I remember one interaction with a hallucinated "entity" where I was complaining to it that I kept hallucinating shit 😂
Like, I was alllmost there but not quite. Most of the time I knew that at least a portion of my psychosis experiences couldn't possibly be real, I was just unable to see that none of it was. So I knew something was wrong, but my brain was blocking me from realizing the true extent of it.
And honestly I'm glad, because knowing it isn't real doesn't make it go away and having to come to terms with the fact that your brain is a torture chamber that you're trapped in is fucking rough. I can escape an outside threat but I can't escape my own brain!!! Wish the people who think saying "it isn't real" is any kind of comfort in any possible way could understand that.
Seriously people don't understand that living in two realities is one of the most terrifying things about psychosis. The first episode I remember was when I was 11 and I believed I had accidentally killed my dad. Seeing him at breakfast didn't make the delusion any less real. In fact the delusion felt much more real than the reality I was able to see with my eyes. Psychosis is the biggest mind fuck imaginable.
I have DID and one of the main reasons I would get told I was “just attention seeking” was because I was too self-aware. Meanwhile, the DSM-V literally says that patients with DID vary drastically in their functionality and their awareness thereof.
even that depends. whenever i am actively psychotic i am still aware its just a thing my brain is doing, i just can't convince my brain that it's not real
Hypersexual and suicidal - sounds relatable (I have BPD)(not actively suicidal, don't worry, I'm fine-ish)
Performative. How I hate hearing this statement. We are who we are. Our emotional reactions are out of proportion. But they're real reactions to real emotions. It's not manipulative because there's no deceit behind it.
I mean described traits also track with histrionic personality disorder in which case there are aspects of theatricality and attention seeking. But just because "they're doing it for attention" doesn't mean they're not suffering from a disorder. Just because someone has traits you can judge doesn't mean they're healthy.
Actually mental illnesses are made of traits people can judge. Though they shouldn't
It's like those people who think you're not really hallucinating if you know you are. Just as one example: I saw these weird things - an animal that doesn't exist - hovering at the foot of the bed. I was fully aware they weren't really there, but it didn't make the hallucination stop.
Also do they know adults can be hypersexual as well? It's not like it stops when you are 18. So why are they saying "oh you got trapped in pretending to be an adult"?
Right? I'm heading towards 40 in a few years and have been struggling with hyper sexuality since I was about 12 (mines rooted in ADHD and depression, joy).
ADHD meds can contribute too.
The meds decreased mine.
Hate the assumption that mental illness automatically means the inability to be self aware, or that self awareness will magically solve mental illness. Anosognosia is usually only a symptom of very severe mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and bipolar, and even then it's not something every patient will experience at all let alone 100% of the time. I've been in the mental health system since I was 14 and I've been complemented many times for how much insight I've had. Won't say it didn't help me cope but I was still quite ill lmao.
Even when I developed schizophrenia in my 30's, anosognosia didn't develop until several months into my psychosis and after that it came and went. I still had periods where I knew something was extremely wrong, that I was probably in psychosis and that isn't uncommon at all. People just think that mental illness is the result of a complete lack of logic or intelligence but like no....that is very much not the case. Even what is dubbed "schizophrenic logic" actually makes sense from our perspective, my speech didn't make any sense to others and was really disorganized because the reality(s) I was living in and trying to describe made no damn sense were really disorganized!
Adding: Slightly OT but in case it helps anyone: The whole idea that a schizophrenic literally cannot understand that they are ill, ever, at all, played a huge part in me thinking that I was just dealing with something temporary and couldn't possibly have schizophrenia. I was very wrong lmao, and I immensely regret not getting help sooner.
Mostly I didn't get help because I was under the impression that since I was poor/unable to work and didn't have insurance then I wouldn't be admitted to the psych ward. In case it helps anyone: not only is that not the case, but if you're approved for disability then any medical bills associated with that will be taken care of after the fact. There are also a lot of mental health centers who have charity options and will only charge based on your income, which in my case was zero so I had access to a psychiatrist before my case was approved. So it's worth a try at the very least!
I was told the same about bipolar depression, which caused problems when I was finally diagnosed because I was always told I was quite self aware of my mental state. "I can't be bipolar, I can articulate my illogical thoughts to others, therefore my psychiatrist is wrong." Nope. Outside of active psychosis I've always been painfully aware of my condition. And because of that I hesitated to get help that I really needed. I could have been stable years earlier without the misinformation and stigma
People really be thinking that we're just complete morons 🙃
Seriously. I can count the number of times I've had zero insight into my psychosis on one hand.
Before meds I completely lost touch a bunch of times but usually I had at least a little insight. I remember one interaction with a hallucinated "entity" where I was complaining to it that I kept hallucinating shit 😂
Like, I was alllmost there but not quite. Most of the time I knew that at least a portion of my psychosis experiences couldn't possibly be real, I was just unable to see that none of it was. So I knew something was wrong, but my brain was blocking me from realizing the true extent of it.
And honestly I'm glad, because knowing it isn't real doesn't make it go away and having to come to terms with the fact that your brain is a torture chamber that you're trapped in is fucking rough. I can escape an outside threat but I can't escape my own brain!!! Wish the people who think saying "it isn't real" is any kind of comfort in any possible way could understand that.
Okay, complaining to a hallucination that you keep hallucinating is really funny 😂
Seriously people don't understand that living in two realities is one of the most terrifying things about psychosis. The first episode I remember was when I was 11 and I believed I had accidentally killed my dad. Seeing him at breakfast didn't make the delusion any less real. In fact the delusion felt much more real than the reality I was able to see with my eyes. Psychosis is the biggest mind fuck imaginable.
I have DID and one of the main reasons I would get told I was “just attention seeking” was because I was too self-aware. Meanwhile, the DSM-V literally says that patients with DID vary drastically in their functionality and their awareness thereof.
"people with mental illness have no insight to their condition"
What a fucking moron. The only conditions where that is the case are ones involving psychosis, and even then only in active psychosis
even that depends. whenever i am actively psychotic i am still aware its just a thing my brain is doing, i just can't convince my brain that it's not real
The commenter is an asshole to the max. Ignorant and probably projecting. Dunning Kruger says hi.
Hypersexual and suicidal - sounds relatable (I have BPD)(not actively suicidal, don't worry, I'm fine-ish)
Performative. How I hate hearing this statement. We are who we are. Our emotional reactions are out of proportion. But they're real reactions to real emotions. It's not manipulative because there's no deceit behind it.
I mean described traits also track with histrionic personality disorder in which case there are aspects of theatricality and attention seeking. But just because "they're doing it for attention" doesn't mean they're not suffering from a disorder. Just because someone has traits you can judge doesn't mean they're healthy.
Actually mental illnesses are made of traits people can judge. Though they shouldn't
Wanna bet?
By that logic, anyone with an addiction would be automatically cured of it just by admitting it. What utter bullshit.
Yes, I talk about "SI" for clout, how did you know?
I just go to the hospital for the socks
Most people forget or don't realize that two seemingly contradictory things can be true at the same time.
You can be both mentally ill and self-aware.
It's like those people who think you're not really hallucinating if you know you are. Just as one example: I saw these weird things - an animal that doesn't exist - hovering at the foot of the bed. I was fully aware they weren't really there, but it didn't make the hallucination stop.
Awful.
People like this are the worst
He seems to have made a habit out of not knowing how habits work
Im pretty much incapable of controlling my urge to purge the moment i eat anything with flavour
But totally capable of articulating it.
Um yes?
I should have said "And." I was pointing out the obvious bullshit in the comment posted.
Oh yeah i see it now haha