News of Cognitive Disorder NOS Forum

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One of my first posts here. I've been depressed (MDD) for a number of years now. I've got one symptom which I'm not sure of, what is causing it, what it is and what to do about it.

I've often got serious problems thinking. I get thoughts or memories in my head, but in a few seconds they are going away. After they have gone, they seriously have gone. It feels very strange and ...

Hi... I'm going to post a journal entry I just created. I am not 100% sure if this is the correct forum, but I was just curious to see what some thoughts about it are. Thx for input!

I was just watching Lie to Me. It's a show about human lie detectors basically... the main guy was going thru his memories about how his dad would go to the bar, get drunk, and beat his ...

I was looking up information on sadist and I want to know if they have some cross wireing going on.
I want to know if I was really raised by a sadist. Today I was just thinking about when I was 15 and my dad told me I had to get a job because he would no longer pay for my basic needs except for food. So, I went out and got a job, while ...

Sorry but I have no idea how to categorize this, so in here it goes:

Hi, I am writing here because I have just watched a TV show that describes some kind of condition that has effects similar to epilepsy. I don't exactly know how to explain it. The guy on Alphas said it seems like some kind of affect of the pineal gland being overloaded. First there is a great feeling of connectedness for ...

Its like i hear and see with my body, more than the organs (ears and eyes) meant to do so. Its like whenever i hear a sound, specially the high pitched female voice or low pitched male voice, i get a weird feeling in my body. I get lump in my neck, shortness of breathe, rise of rib cage and other weird feelings, but not heart palpitation.I think these symptoms are fake, because i don't ...

Blamer - Never takes responsibility
Liar - deceiving,
Acrimonious? – purposefully mean, intent to hurt
Apathetic? – shows no emotion
Avoidant – withholding
Untrusting – untrustworthy
Stubborn – unable to take constructive criticism
Low self esteem? - Unable to take compliments
Uncaring - "I don't care" is a standard response
Unaffectionate –You admited and ultimately overcame this. Not 100% but better. How?
Memory – alternate history

Oh, and she cheated and lied for over 2 ...

COGNITIVE DISSONANCE: Some Thoughts

The year I joined the Baha’i Faith the social psychologist Leon Festinger received the Distinguished Scientist Award of the American Psychological Association. He was also elected fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in that year. It was 1959. After masterful experimentation on the theory of cognitive dissonance, his research culminated in the publication of work that was at the time referred to as “the most important development in ...

My son was recently diagnosed with Cognitive Disorder NOS, on top of his bipolar and ADHD. I can't find much information on Cognitive Disorder NOS and have gotten a bit frustrated b/c of it. I saw this forum and thought someone might be able to help me. If any of you suffer from this disorder or know someone that does would you please get ahold of me so I can learn more about it. My ...

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