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I couldn't figure out where to post this, so I will post it here. I am a Controls engineer and do well enough financially, have highschool/college children, a wife, and my struggle is WHAT IS THERE LEFT TO DO IN LIFE?

Raised kids check, traveled check, cars/houses check, retirement fund check, philanthropy check, Church check, Workout check, Eat right check, I could go on and on........I just don't have much I PERSONALLY LIKE TO DO ...

Hello All.

Very fortunate to have found this forum and reading though the threads is very helpful. Thank You for posting!

I am not sure if this is proper protocol or the right place to post but I am asking for some guidance/suggestions with my son. After a lengthy open discussion with him and our (Me and my Wife) observations I have summarized in no particular order his traits/feelings.I was hoping to post them here ...

Living with mental illness is not easy. I suffer from OCD, so I know this to be true. But how do I feel when my depressed friends constantly come to me for support? It doesn't make things easier. In the last year, I had to drop 2 friends of mine who suffer from mental issues. Why did I change from a supportive "great" friend to an unsupportive person? Here's why:

1. The constant need for ...

I'm a 22-year-old man diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome. For nearly 20 years I've suffered from major depression, OCD, debilitating fatigue and complete physical and emotional numbness. It takes me an hour to get out of bed in the morning because my legs won't lift. I try my hardest, then relax for a few seconds and then try again, over and over until it finally works. I'm on sick leave from school because of all of ...

I'm so sick of looking after myself when I'm mentally "well", trying to constantly keep on top of chores like doing washing and keeping my room tidy, exercise, and eating well. that I barely have any energy for my future (like finding a job, working on my hobbies), Or relaxation time.

It seems like I can last a max of 3 weeks in a "good mental state" before I burn out and everything falls apart ...

We are nothing but empty machines following our genetic programming and our environment programming. This is something that science and buddhism have proven to be true. We have no self. It is a lie. I tried so hard to find counter arguments to this but found none. It is the truth. We are nothing but soulless copycats that just copy what other biological machines do. We have no originality. We just copy. Originality is also ...

Living with my condition is like having that really bad flu, except it never goes away. You just want to lie down in bed all day. It's a horrible existence.

So... I struggle heavily with anxiety, including generalized anxiety and social anxiety. And... it is suspected I am on the autistic spectrum, plus my OCD-like tendencies make it very difficult for me to get out of my own head sometimes and really interact with others or socialize, and... I have been told I come across as very self-absorbed and I seem to be rude a lot when I don't mean to be, I don't even ...

After today's ECT treatment I'm more energetic and I have less stuck thoughts. This was my fifth ECT session. My sensory perceptions are stronger as well. I'm also less numb and less depressed. I'm really happy that it's really helping. Hopefully with more sessions I will be well enough to return to a normal life.

The problem with being mentally ill is that you (I) have no credibility. Everything you say, every opinion, every like and dislike is measured as an aspect of mental illness. We have no voice. We are not heard.

I don't know what is in my "file" but it must be very bad. No one will listen to me. No one allows that I may know what I'm talking about. I can't get any type of ...

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