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I'm 44 the host. I'm plural several personalities have a a tough time sharing thinking , which causes cognitive decline. It's relatable convo, any meds that work?

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... has gone to Hell.

I mean, seriously. I'm beginning to wonder what's up with me? It's a bit scary. I've noticed this for.. mm a little while, but it seems as if it's just suddenly gotten a fair bit worse.

I was trying to spell 'ingredient', just a moment ago. And I must have run through every damn possible spelling of the damn thing. Yes yes my browser throws up a little red underline ...

My nephew always says times backwards, like descending order. You ask what time he woke up or got home from school or whatever and he'll say 8 or 7, instead of 7 or 8. And if you say to him that a thing happens at quarter to 10/ half past/ progressing times instead of decreasing times, he never quite understood what that means. Counting also, he would say he has 6 or 5 sweaters instead ...

I always believed that I was ''smart" because I grew up in a family where everyone would compliment me for even the slightest thing. I curse my self for not being self aware enough back then, and building my identity around the concept of intelligence. I became narcissistic, I destroyed friendships and other relationships just because I had this stupid idea ingrained in my brain.
So many defenses in order not to accept that I ...

I'm a 52-year-old male who was diagnosed with a Pure-O Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) psychiatric disorder since the age of 25. I have no family history of psychosis or schizophrenia.
My medical treatment for my OCD has included antidepressants and benzodiazepines, with no illegal drugs neither alcohol consumption.
However, my symptoms over the past few months are not related to my typical OCD symptoms. These new symptoms include emotional numbness, -almost- no thought process, lack of ...

I am once again having problems with my father. He's had multiple TBIs over the years that have caused cognitive impairment. He is 71 years old.

The problem is that he violated numerous property zoning laws many years ago (the outside looked like a junkyard of a hoarder), was given extra time to clean it up because he's disabled, but could not get it cleaned. The county came in and cleaned it. The following year ...

This is my first post and im not sure what to say. Im driving myself mad with my thoughts. The biggest thing is my Gay bestfriend whom I live with and have for multiple years is so important to me. My old bestfriend left me in an awful way and idk how to not hold on so tight or fear he doesn't want me in his life. That he prefers someone else. That someone would ...

I am uncapable of understanding why people under the age of 14 years should not have intercourse. I also don't understand why some people with autism or mental illness can't have relationships or intercourse (according to the law).
Can someone explain, please?

Hi,
I don't remember my childhood. Maybe I wasted my childhood. I have a complex about not having a normal childhood. I've always been uncommunicative, I felt dead during my childhood, living day by day, being afraid, being here only by existing.
I'm grown up now. I'm better now, more sociable, lively. But, I don't feel normal, people have their childhood and I don't. I don't know how to reply them when they ask me ...