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I'm just gonna jump right into it: the thing is i've always had a wierd shyness. When ever i'm around friends and family, i have no problem being the center of attention, but the second there's someone i dont know, i feel like they think they're 'better' than me and i can't say a thing. Besides that i've always had a problem looking people in the eyes without blushing. I can't even look ...

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Making Sense

... Madness has been described again and again by people who have never experienced it. The mad person’s definition of madness has never made it into the dictionary or into conversation, ...

Hi all,

Well this is my first post and not 100% sure I am in the right place. I have had mental health issues for a number of years now and recently the talk has been around BPD, so I thought this might be a good place to start. Recently I have been put on ADs and that has been a major help but I have been left with major eating problems and paranoia.

For ...

Hi. I'm new here.
I'm not new to Dissociative Identity Disorder.
But I'm new to this forum.
And I'm new to this current state of crisis I'm in.
I was living so healthily for five years. And even before that I wasn't dissociative/disjointed like I am now.
I was first diagnosed with DID in 1993.
Things inside really calmed down for me when I tried to find a few online support groups tonight.
I'd like ...

Hi, I am Hailey. I am new to this type of forum and want to correctly comply with the standards for posting. I have been diagnosed with DID for a long time. However, I am just truly beginning to accept the diagnosis and face the issues attached with that acceptance. There are many insiders as a part of my system who range in ages from infancy to senior citizen. I am having many system upsets ...

I'm going through a pro-Ana stage right now and I feel completely alienated from any anorexia communities online. I thought it would be easy to find a pro-Ana forum where I could vent my frustrations and feelings but I can't seem to find any that won't retaliate with hostility towards me.

I'm sure most people who are suffering from Anorexia go through this stage, at least at the beginning. I don't understand why people are ...

So, I am a high functioning asberger - very high functioning as it turns out (see below). My question is - is it possible that my behavioral attributes would increase as I get older (I am 57 now)?

My father was a shrink and had me tested for autism at age 4 because of my rocking, head-banging and other things. The test revealed a high IQ, and at that time cognitive development was the concern ...

if i over-eat or if i eat something that i know i can easily bring up i will do so .. for example every single time i eat ice - cream i make myself sick because i know i can easily bring it back up again; which leaves room to either not eat anything in its place and potentially loose weight; or i can eat something else,
its difficult because i LOVE to eat but ...

For awhile now I've had trouble focusing on school and I've been jittery. I've constantly been caught in daydreams, but it seems I don't daydream like other people do. I've had daydreams that have been so realistic that I've had to stop and think about whether or not they're real. This has worked better with daydreams about a nuclear apocalypse or founding a country, where I can simply walk around for awhile in certain areas ...

i was recently diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder(BPD) and i didnt tell my boyfriend because he had stresses in his life i thought i was doing him good by not telling him and seeking help and advice alone.. ive been to 5 sessions and its slowly working.. but my relationship has sunk below help... but i want him to understand the seriousness of this and to realise i was trying to help him by not ...