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Hi, new to this forum and reading all these posts has been very educational! I'm in an interesting situation and thought I'd share with you all and keep this updated as it evolves.

I'm a 20 y.o. male college student, working part-time, and while I am not majoring in psychology, I have been studying personality disorders on my own out of personal interest and curiosity. So while studying about HPD, I immediately was able to ...

Greetings all,

As a young child I experienced what my parents told me were night terrors. Both my parents were nurses at the time so it was comforting to be told that by them, but I (from what I can recall) never actually went to a doctor about the issue, and after trying to find experiences and information about night terrors it seems what I experienced may have been something else.

Before I start, I ...

Please forgive me, this will be long, and I hope i'm posting this in the right area. Just need some answers!

So I don't know if its OCD, paranoia, or anxiety or maybe all or something else I don't know! I have a lot of fears: spiders, snakes, horses, clowns, the dark, being alone, being trapped, and car crashes. I have an extremely irrational yet present fear of the dark. (I am 21 years old ...

I can't take this any-more! i'm soo ticked off because i can't share in the depression forum when i'm depressed because it's not there.. i can't share in the self esteem forum because it's not there, am i just becomeing screwed over or am i just ignorent & need a bullet in my head. i'm diagnosed scizhoaffective & i can't flipping find anyone here or any-were around this dam world who can evan understand what ...

why am i so suspicious ? i dont trust people even family, sthey are out to hurt me in any way they can, i feel they are watchng me my neighbours are spying on me , if i chat to someone online i dont trust who they say they are if they say they are female i think they are male ect i really think other people want me to lose it and i cant ...

Throughout history there have been mentally ill artists and sound artists who have captured the essence of these disorders. Coming to mind are Vincent Van Gogh (who was a manic depressive), Virginia Woolf (bipolar), James Joyce (who depicted the schizophrenia of his daughter) and Sylvia Plath (bipolar).

Schizophrenia and Catatonia are depicted by Meri Von Kleinsmid (a sound artist who you can look up online and listen to for free). These works capture the chaotic ...

Obviouslly, I have Erotomanic Delusional Disorder. Unfortunatley, I am married and the person I am crushing on isn't my husband. This isn't a infidelty problem...there is so many obsessive things about what has gone on to believe this person (neighbor) likes me that it is definately a mental problem.

The hard part about having this disorder is knowing that the pay offs are so great in your mind that it's hard to want to stop ...

I was diagnosed with Erotomanic Delusional Disorder 2 years ago. Of course, I denied it. My psychiatrist originally thought it was schizoaffective disorder but with time that was changed to reflect the real diagnosis. Having this diagnosis is not easy...and sometimes I don't believe I have it. But two different therapist swear I have it so I have to scratch my head and wonder if I am one of the thousands that are in denial ...

This post will have more to do with just panic attacks, but I'm not really a 100% sure where to put this, so I'm going with this forum. Also note, no I haven't bought this up to a doctor as I'd like to try and deal with this without having to see a therapist or going on some form of medication (Lexapro that sort of thing). Okay so here goes my long post... any input ...

I've heard some say that you can do this. I feel like I'm making the transition.


The main thing is that I've lost my desire to have a relationship with a woman. My libido faded a lot last winter, buut it has come back. I have a sex drive and want to bang hot chicks. But I have no desire to try a relationship. People have always treated me so badly that I have given ...