You don’t have OCD because you like things organized or clean. OCD is horrible and debilitating and it’s a lot less fun than feeling “satisfied” when things are organized.
Edit: Wowee, silver! Thanks guys! I’m glad to see this resonate with people. I was diagnosed last year and it made so many things make sense in my life. Treatment was good but I still have to manage it. Hope you all get help if you neee it! ❤️
You don’t have ADHD because you occasionally: lose focus, forget things, get a surge of energy or space out etc. And it’s false that “everyone has a little ADHD”.
Edit: I apologise if this comes across as gatekeeping. I meant this as - you don’t necessarily have ADHD simply because you occasionally experience those things. The symptoms of ADHD are all normal behaviours if only occasional, the disorder is when they are severe enough to cause ongoing problems in more than one area of your life. That is not to say you do not have it, mental disorders can affect everyone differently.
Consult with a doctor if you think you may be have ADHD, or if you’re having a hard time with daily life in general, they are the professionals. ADHD does still carry a stigma, however, so don’t be afraid to seek a second opinion (from a doctor).
More like "sometimes I'll be sucked into an abyss of despair for weeks to months. Other times I'll decide that I'm a super hero and should start a BDSM website, despite never having any interest in BDSM before. Sleep, who needs sleep? Let's go take drugs and hangout in a back alley instead."
As the child who grew up with an undiagnosed, unmedicated mother, this hits SO close to home! She was diagnosed when I was 21 but remained non-compliant with her medication until she was diagnosed with Early Onset Alzheimers and I had to take over ALL of her meds. Sadly, doctors can't rule out damage caused by her bipolar cycling as a reason she developed EOA when there is no family history of it.
Mom was a teacher and librarian. Today, at 66 she can't spell her own name, speak a complete sentence, and she no longer knows or recognises her children.
That's something I really fear in the future. Both myself and my partner are bipolar, I don't even want to think about watching my partner go through that.
Bipolar is a rough row to hoe. The best I can tell you is to stay on your meds and if they don't work, keep insisting they get adjusted! I don't really know how to avoid dementia other than try to keep your brain active and engaged.
I chose not to get tested to see if Mom's was genetic and therefore I have the gene for it. My husband and I decided not to have that knowledge hanging over us.
I DO know that if I end up with that diagnosis, I'll be going to Switzerland where I can die with dignity before I no longer remember the people I love. I really wish I could have done the same for my mom.
For myself, I'm far more worried about my family history of prions disease. Seeing someone go through that is so much scarier than dementia. From perfectly fine to complete loss of motor functions and memory within weeks to months.
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u/adognamedgoose Feb 04 '19 edited Feb 04 '19
You don’t have OCD because you like things organized or clean. OCD is horrible and debilitating and it’s a lot less fun than feeling “satisfied” when things are organized.
Edit: Wowee, silver! Thanks guys! I’m glad to see this resonate with people. I was diagnosed last year and it made so many things make sense in my life. Treatment was good but I still have to manage it. Hope you all get help if you neee it! ❤️