sometimes you wanna go where everybody knows your name
Friday, May 27th, 2011 02:25 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
erikaThere have been many circling memes on DW, but perhaps none quite like this.
This is a circling meme for the mentally ill.
For the purposes of this circling meme, "mentally ill" means you have a diagnosed mental illness, which includes but is not limited to: bipolar disorder, any personality disorder, depression, any anxiety disorder including panic disorder, disassociative identity disorder, ADHD, schizophrenia, or various combinations of the above.
(If you see a therapist, a psychiatrist, or another medical professional for mental health symptoms, even if you don't know your diagnosis, you're also welcome. If your mental illness is in remission/in good management, you are still welcome.)
Basically, if one of the topics on your journal is your own mental illness, I want you! Comment away, with whatever information you feel is appropriate, but here's a template:
Your identity: not necessarily A/S/L (though you can feel free to put that in) but relevant information that might tell people why they should read you or would want to get to know you. Feel free to link to a sticky post.
Your diagnosis: only if you're comfortable sharing this information on a public entry. Be as specific as you like, but generalities are fine.
How many entries you typically write a week: Within a given range is fine.
Other topics you discuss on your journal: college, your children, your pets, fandom(s), boy/girl trouble, etc.
Interests / hobbies you have: knitting, making icons, programming, etc. (This may overlap with the "topics" question, that's okay!)
Feel free to skip these next few, but I find the answers interesting:
Finish this sentence: I think mentally ill people are . . .
Finish this sentence: The use of the word 'crazy' by a non-mentally ill person. . .
Anything else you'd like to share!
This is a circling meme for the mentally ill.
For the purposes of this circling meme, "mentally ill" means you have a diagnosed mental illness, which includes but is not limited to: bipolar disorder, any personality disorder, depression, any anxiety disorder including panic disorder, disassociative identity disorder, ADHD, schizophrenia, or various combinations of the above.
(If you see a therapist, a psychiatrist, or another medical professional for mental health symptoms, even if you don't know your diagnosis, you're also welcome. If your mental illness is in remission/in good management, you are still welcome.)
Basically, if one of the topics on your journal is your own mental illness, I want you! Comment away, with whatever information you feel is appropriate, but here's a template:
Your identity: not necessarily A/S/L (though you can feel free to put that in) but relevant information that might tell people why they should read you or would want to get to know you. Feel free to link to a sticky post.
Your diagnosis: only if you're comfortable sharing this information on a public entry. Be as specific as you like, but generalities are fine.
How many entries you typically write a week: Within a given range is fine.
Other topics you discuss on your journal: college, your children, your pets, fandom(s), boy/girl trouble, etc.
Interests / hobbies you have: knitting, making icons, programming, etc. (This may overlap with the "topics" question, that's okay!)
Feel free to skip these next few, but I find the answers interesting:
Finish this sentence: I think mentally ill people are . . .
Finish this sentence: The use of the word 'crazy' by a non-mentally ill person. . .
Anything else you'd like to share!
(Please note that if you want
to discuss this entry with me
for any reason
PM is the best place to do that,
not on this entry.)
to discuss this entry with me
for any reason
PM is the best place to do that,
not on this entry.)
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on Friday, May 27th, 2011 08:41 pm (UTC)My diagnos[is/es]: Generalized anxiety disorder and comorbid depression (or mixed anxiety-depressive disorder, there have been ambivalent diagnoses on this); panic disorder; social anxiety disorder. I usually just go with GAD, but that's the complete list of what I've been told by various doctors.
I typically write around this many entries a week: Eh, from one to six. It really depends. Sometimes my anxiety will prevent me from writing anything, other days I simply forget. If you don't hear from me for more than a week, I'm probably in one of my 'forever a lurker' mood.
Other topics I discuss on my journal: Cats, Dreamwidth, movies, family, poetry, fanfic, music...
Interests / hobbies you have: Knitting, creepy pasta, writing, reading, tv, comics, everything cat related (I'm a wee bit obsessed :D), memes, collecting pretty icons.
I think mentally ill people are . . . All different from each other? IDK, I'm bad at this game TT_TT
The use of the word crazy by a non-mentally ill person . . . Makes me feel uncomfortable and invisible.
Anything else to share?: I like cuddles! [/random]
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on Friday, May 27th, 2011 11:04 pm (UTC)no subject
on Saturday, May 28th, 2011 09:57 am (UTC)creepypasta explained
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on Saturday, May 28th, 2011 12:05 pm (UTC)Also, when I say I'm interested in CP, what I actually mean is that I like reading those stories before going to bed and then spend the rest of the night lying in bed, awake and terrified ''XD
P.S. Your icons is the cutest thing ever! <3 <3 And I love your username <3 <3
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on Monday, May 30th, 2011 05:43 am (UTC)I had to give up cats because I live in a tiny flat, but I think they are awesome too.
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on Monday, May 30th, 2011 12:14 pm (UTC)Well, I live in the countryside, so I don't really have many issues with space.
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on Monday, May 30th, 2011 12:03 pm (UTC)Friends? :)
oh! and my thread is here: http://erika.dreamwidth.org/538166.html?thread=2445622#cmt2445622
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on Monday, May 30th, 2011 12:07 pm (UTC)