When did the symptoms of your mental illness start showing?!
Question: When did the symptoms of your mental illness start showing!?
Did they start showing suddenly!? Was it after a breakdown!? What age did they start showing!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
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my symptoms started showing when I was real young!. The voices started when I was about 3 1/2 year old!. They were so nice!. They would play with me and keep me entertained and safe!.!.!.even if they also got me into trouble!.!.!.it wasn't that big of a deal!. About the same time I started seeing the "shadow people" I was so scared of them!.!.!.and no one believed me about them!. But it was so bad that I COULD NOT go to the bathroom alone!.!.!.at the time we lived in England and had a HUGE old house where the only bathroom in the entire house was upstairs!. My mom would make my older sister go with me but as soon as I was on the toilet and doing my business my older sister would run outta the room and down stairs leaving me screaming!. And after she left the shadow people would close in on me!.!.!.it was so horrible!.
I tried talking to my mom about the shadow people!.!.!.but she just thought I had a very active imagination!. I guess you can say that she thought I was making it up!. I never talked about the voices because they were nice and there was no reason to "turn them in"!.!.
When we moved to Washington (state) things got worse!. The voices started getting a little mean and the shadow people were starting to get bigger and there were more of them!. After living in Washington for about 6 months, and me sleeping on a toddlers bed because I wet the bed at night!.!.!.I moved myself to behind the door because I felt safe there!. The shadow peopel couldn't get me there and if anyone broke into the house again (yeah were were robbed on base in Washington) they would see my sister first!.!.!.and probably never see me!.
When we moved to Mississippi!.!.!.I was still being bothered by the shadow people and about this time the voices turned evil!.!.!.but it was just a group of voices so they weren't as hard to deal with as they are now!. My sisters and I shared a bedroom and yet again I was force to sleep on the toddler bed!.!.!.my legs would hang over the sides and I was scared that something would grab them and pull me under!. We couldn't close the closet doors because the room was a mess!.!.!.but one night I saw a group of wolfs come out and come at me!.!.!.I was so scared!. That morning I got up and pushed everything out of the way and closed the doors!.
About that time the voices were demanding and commanding and overpowering!. They were telling me I needed to die and I think they are the reason I took the overdose of children's tylonal!.
Well anyway!.!.!.now a days I'm on meds for them!.!.!.seroquel (900mg) but that only helps a little and not constantly!. Sometimes the voices out power the meds!. I still see the shadow people and am very scared of them!.
So anyway a quick answer to your questoins!.!.!.they stated slowly gaining my trust before turning on me, I dont' think I had a breakdown!.!.and they started when I was about 3 1/2 years old!.
EDIT~~ I dont' know if I mentioned what my dx is!.!.!.but anyway!.!.!.I was just recently dx with Schizoaffective disorder (my mood disorder is major depression) I also have panic disorder with agoraphobia, avoidant personality disorder, borderline personality disorder!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I tried talking to my mom about the shadow people!.!.!.but she just thought I had a very active imagination!. I guess you can say that she thought I was making it up!. I never talked about the voices because they were nice and there was no reason to "turn them in"!.!.
When we moved to Washington (state) things got worse!. The voices started getting a little mean and the shadow people were starting to get bigger and there were more of them!. After living in Washington for about 6 months, and me sleeping on a toddlers bed because I wet the bed at night!.!.!.I moved myself to behind the door because I felt safe there!. The shadow peopel couldn't get me there and if anyone broke into the house again (yeah were were robbed on base in Washington) they would see my sister first!.!.!.and probably never see me!.
When we moved to Mississippi!.!.!.I was still being bothered by the shadow people and about this time the voices turned evil!.!.!.but it was just a group of voices so they weren't as hard to deal with as they are now!. My sisters and I shared a bedroom and yet again I was force to sleep on the toddler bed!.!.!.my legs would hang over the sides and I was scared that something would grab them and pull me under!. We couldn't close the closet doors because the room was a mess!.!.!.but one night I saw a group of wolfs come out and come at me!.!.!.I was so scared!. That morning I got up and pushed everything out of the way and closed the doors!.
About that time the voices were demanding and commanding and overpowering!. They were telling me I needed to die and I think they are the reason I took the overdose of children's tylonal!.
Well anyway!.!.!.now a days I'm on meds for them!.!.!.seroquel (900mg) but that only helps a little and not constantly!. Sometimes the voices out power the meds!. I still see the shadow people and am very scared of them!.
So anyway a quick answer to your questoins!.!.!.they stated slowly gaining my trust before turning on me, I dont' think I had a breakdown!.!.and they started when I was about 3 1/2 years old!.
EDIT~~ I dont' know if I mentioned what my dx is!.!.!.but anyway!.!.!.I was just recently dx with Schizoaffective disorder (my mood disorder is major depression) I also have panic disorder with agoraphobia, avoidant personality disorder, borderline personality disorder!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
My visual hallucinations started when I was about 23!. I guess my mood swings started when I was around 22 or so!. I had a breakdown when I was 23 which then I started hearing voices and having other hallucinations!. I was paranoid for a while!. I wanted to die, but went into the hospital for about five days!. I was started on an anti psychotic and lithium and eventually an anti depressant!. I no longer take the lithium as it had awful side effects!. I guess all of my symptoms started very gradually and hit their pinnacle when I went into the hospital!. I don't know how much worse it would have gotten if I didn't get started on meds!.
I've had three different docotors tell me three different diagnosis!. They are either bipolar disorder, psychotic depression, or schizoaffective disorder!. I really don't care about the label cause I'm recieving treament that seems to be working somewhat good!. Although I still have my bad days I continue to take meds!. !. !.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I've had three different docotors tell me three different diagnosis!. They are either bipolar disorder, psychotic depression, or schizoaffective disorder!. I really don't care about the label cause I'm recieving treament that seems to be working somewhat good!. Although I still have my bad days I continue to take meds!. !. !.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I have OCD!. I was diagnosed at age 26!. Before then, I thought I was just anxious, or depressed!. I actually started showing signs of OCD at age 8, maybe earlier!. Unfortunately, I come from a family that is not very open minded about mental health treatment, so I kept it to myself until I couldn't take it anymore and figured either I seek help, or kill myself!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
When my doctor told me that she was concerned about my depression!. I didn't realize I had a problem!. I thought it was normal!. I'm now 27 years old!.
We are now working towards my treatment options now!. The more I am learning about Bipolar, because my husband has been diagnosed with it!.!.!.the more I wonder if I have a mild version of it!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
We are now working towards my treatment options now!. The more I am learning about Bipolar, because my husband has been diagnosed with it!.!.!.the more I wonder if I have a mild version of it!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Woke up one morning and was so upset did not know what had hit me am now on antidepressants, but it must have been there and i did not realise it!.
So sudden worried the hell out of me as you never know when it will hit you next no reason as i did not have anything to worry aboutWww@Answer-Health@Com
So sudden worried the hell out of me as you never know when it will hit you next no reason as i did not have anything to worry aboutWww@Answer-Health@Com
I'm bipolar and the first symtoms started showing up when I was about 16!. I'm 38 and didn't get diagnosed until I was about 35!. This was after a manic episode!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I've always been an anxious over-reactive person, but nothing serious!. I had a HUGE panic attack 2 months ago, which triggered strong fear, anxiety, and more panic attacks!. I'm 24!. I've been diagnosed with Panic Disorder!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
My anorexia developed pretty gradually at 13, my bulimia and other ED-NOS developed just after recovery for anorexia at 15 or so!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
my anorexia and bulimia started when I was 16, just after being raped by my best friend's father!.Www@Answer-Health@Com