disorder

The spectrum of Mental Health disorders is incredibly vast; we showcase the multitude of conditions that affect mood, thinking and behavior.

Addiction to the Internet causes Psychiatric Disorders
For the last so many years, almost all countries are facing an increasing number of internet users. Especially in the youth, almost all the youths are having an addiction to the internet, likewise, they use watching pornography, playing the excessive game, texting entire day, and emailing. These all are having effects of psychiatric symptoms on excessive use of the internet. So I'm going to tell you about the physiological disorder which is caused because of this, how it affects our body.
By sachin pandit5 years ago in Psyche
Feeling No Emotions
I used to always try to be empathetic and feel what others felt. I wanted to act appropriately when any situation was brought to me. With that in mind, I would try to feel what it would be like if I had mental illnesses such as depression, schizophrenia, psychotic, etc. There were few things I didn't acknowledge or think about. It wasn't a problem, for situations with those illnesses would rarely pop up. It never came to me, though, that I wouldn’t have to act in order for me to experience what it was like to have an illness.
By Neo Levesque5 years ago in Psyche
It's Okay to Not Be Okay
Trigger warning for mental illness and psychosis People who are “going crazy” often have no idea they’re losing their grip on reality. Television and movies have a tendency to dramatize mental breakdowns, but they’re much more like a roller coaster, with upward turns and drastic downfalls, rather than a bomb exploding. When you think of someone “losing it.” you probably imagine a person who just “snaps.” And then bad things happen. The police get called. There may be casualties. Someone might be led away to sit in the back of a cop car before going to jail (or an asylum-like place, as we’re led to believe in a film like 2019’s Joker).
By Jillian Spiridon5 years ago in Psyche
Dissociative Identity Disorder
Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), also known as Multiple/split personalities, is a mental dissociative disorder where the patient experiences separate states of personality. It is caused by childhood trauma, generally before the age of eight. Most of the time, they are unaware that they have an alter ego living in their body. This is because the alter who performs the daily tasks, also called the host, is protected from their past trauma. For example, I was not aware of my alters until around the age of 16, when I first learned about the disorder and related to the symptoms. I still do not know what happened, but some of them do. I am able to go about my daily life without the pain caused by the trauma. That might sound selfish, but it is there so we as a whole, can live through life. We are all one team.
By Ash Kase5 years ago in Psyche
In the Streets, Screaming at Nothing
I watched an emotional movie yesterday about a boy with schizophrenia. They called it an illness in the movie but I know now what it really is. I used to think in black or white, 'this is really bad, hearing voices! I see terrible things that are not real!' Now understanding the truth leaves me a bit hopeful for our future. You see, If I were to speak to the right doctor he would diagnose me with this disorder. Luckily for me and my Divine protection, I spoke to a doctor who believes in me. Schizophrenia is an illness if you believe it to be so. Schizophrenia is a parasite of collective consciousness that attaches to a special person on a specific frequency. Schizophrenia is a biological weapon formed against special persons to invade their natural perceptions and twist their realities so they may live in fear then spreading that energy to those around them. Schizophrenia has many names in many ancient societies. It causes misunderstanding so great, we may just call it what happened at the Tower of Babel.
By The Last Angel On Earth 5 years ago in Psyche
Trichotillomania
Let me tell you a little story about how I developed Trichotillomania. When I was a young girl in elementary school I was bullied and picked on for most of 4th grade through 6th grade. As a young kid I didn’t really know how to handle all that pressure and stress so one day I started pulling my eyebrows out. Of course that made the bullies pick on me even more, so my mom decided to take me out and home school me for middle school. I’m so glad she did! I really hated my life at that point because of those bullies. I hated myself too, no kid should hate themselves but I really did. Eventually though as I got older I began to fully love myself and all of myself, still though I struggle... even now I struggle with Trichotillomania. So you’re probably wondering... what is Trichotillomania? Well it is disorder that involves recurrent, irresistible urges to pull out body hair. The urges involve pulling out hair from the scalp, eyebrows, or other areas of the body. In my case I pull my eyebrows out, sometimes my eyelashes and sometimes my leg hair. I know that it may sound really weird but that’s just something I do to deal with stress.
By Reba Miller 5 years ago in Psyche
Self diagnosis
Before I start, I just want to say that this is my opinion as an autistic woman that struggles with mental illness. Some people that have professional diagnosis might disagree with me which is completely fine but this is an important subject and I want to give out the informations. I do invalidate self diagnosis but I still do not recommend it.
By Alexe Robitaille5 years ago in Psyche
Alexithymia
Alexithymia is a condition responsible for a lack of understanding and identification of one's own emotions, as well as the emotions of others. It's still in the early stages of research, so it's not widely considered an official diagnosable condition, but it's starting to gain a lot of traction.
By Eriko Jane5 years ago in Psyche
6 Little-Known Ways Women with ADHD Struggle Day-to-Day
Women with ADHD are wildly underdiagnosed, a fact which has been gaining traction as more and more women speak out about their experiences with neurodiversity. Few people are aware of the ways that ADHD specifically impacts women. Girls and women with the disorder often suffer in silence, and are more likely to suffer from generalized anxiety and major depression than their male peers. As a woman with ADHD pursuing a masters in educational psychology, I have learned a few things about my condition that I think more of us should be aware of.
By Erin Eliza5 years ago in Psyche
Me, Myself and I...and The Other Six
Most people who have Disassociative Identity Disorder, are just like everyone else. Is that a shocking statement? It shouldn't be but because of the way we are usually portrayed in the media, those of us who have a diagnosis of DID are perceived as deranged psychopaths who have other personalities that pop out every now and again completely unbeknownst to us and go on a what is for that particular personality, a demented little killing spree.
By Clara Elizabeth Hamilton Orr Burns5 years ago in Psyche
My Endless Tug-of-War with OCD
It is sad how widely used the term Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (Here on referred to as OCD) is used and how few of the people who use the term actually understand the condition.
By Lena Beana5 years ago in Psyche
The ADHD Symptom No One Talks About
In third grade, Jeff was the coolest kid in our class. He was friends with everyone; kids wanted to sit with him at recess, to play soccer with him at lunch on the wide gravel field. His jokes got laughs from the entire class, often derailing lessons much to the dismay of our teacher. Jeff was so popular that adults would need to intervene to help him decide which kids to partner with during group projects, the long line of hopeful acquaintances snaking away from his desk.
By Erin Eliza5 years ago in Psyche