I was 15 years old when I first dealt with suicidal thoughts. I was diagnosed with PTSD, depression and anxiety back then, which was followed by the diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder type 2 when I was 17. Because I was so young, I didn’t fully grasp what that meant. I just knew it would be…
I felt ‘off’, for the lack of better word, even as a small child. I always felt that someone was going to notice that I am not ‘a real person’. I would say I was six or seven years old when those thoughts began. On the daily, I still feel like that- that I’m not…
I first began noticing something was wrong when I was a sophomore in high school. I started to chatter my teeth (shiver), vomit, and experienced major stomach issues (embarrassing and out of my control). I had a racing heart and this overwhelming fear that I was dying. All of these symptoms came together. It was…
I suffer from PTSD, which is characterised by anxiety and panic, as well as other symptoms. My symptoms include excessive jumpiness, hypervigilance and feelings of panic and helplessness which can lead to feeling faint and dizzy. This can also progress to dissociation, depersonalisation and flashbacks, as well as re-experiencing trauma in present situations and visual…
I am officially diagnosed with depression, anxiety and dermatillomania, although I also suffer (undiagnosed) from paranoia, mild PTSD and experience body focused repetitive behaviours (BFRBs). My depression tends to happen in ‘episodes’, where I’ll go from being functioning to very ‘low functioning’ – not eating much, struggling to get out of bed, forgetting to wash,…
Today was the fifth time I have left the house since 2017. That’s five times in five years. If you think that’s extreme, that’s because it is. I suffer from agoraphobia, social anxiety, depression, body dysmorphia and suspected PTSD from medical trauma, and leaving the house is extremely difficult and stressful for me. It’s actually…
Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, is a mental health condition I have recently been diagnosed with, alongside Borderline Personality Disorder and anxiety. It can often develop following a single, or a series of, traumatic events such as a severe car accident, or an assault. In my case, I have suffered multiple traumas in the past…
For many individuals suffering from mental illness, intrusive thoughts about suicide and the urge to end one’s life are a common symptom experienced on a daily basis. There are dozens of reasons as to why a person may consider suicide. Some may feel so depressed that they see no other way to end their inner…