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Posted by Christ_empowered on May 12, 2012, at 23:12:43
Just a thought. I've never been this lucid and relatively socially adept...ever. Started hearing voices at 16. Severe depression and obsessions at 11. Psychosomatic regression at 23.
Sometimes, I feel like I don't really fit into the DSM. What do I call this? I've heard "narcissism," "bipolar II," "bipolar I," "hebephrenia," etc. What's going on?
I guess it doesn't matter a whole lot. Abilify. PRN Vistaril. I'm supposed to be on Trileptal. Avoid uppers. Minimize benzo use.
That and the massive brain damage. Judging strictly by a brain scan, I should be severely impaired. One of my shrinks called it "transcendent intelligence." Kinda cool...I mean, cooler than being a vegetable, that's for sure.
What if my madness is just a gradual struggle towards normalcy, a kind of psychospiritual journey? What if I'm in the process of recovering, and I get there some day relatively soon?
Posted by SLS on May 13, 2012, at 7:12:13
In reply to can't fit in DSM, posted by Christ_empowered on May 12, 2012, at 23:12:43
> Just a thought. I've never been this lucid and relatively socially adept...ever. Started hearing voices at 16. Severe depression and obsessions at 11. Psychosomatic regression at 23.
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> Sometimes, I feel like I don't really fit into the DSM. What do I call this? I've heard "narcissism," "bipolar II," "bipolar I," "hebephrenia," etc. What's going on?
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> I guess it doesn't matter a whole lot. Abilify. PRN Vistaril. I'm supposed to be on Trileptal. Avoid uppers. Minimize benzo use.
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> That and the massive brain damage. Judging strictly by a brain scan, I should be severely impaired. One of my shrinks called it "transcendent intelligence." Kinda cool...I mean, cooler than being a vegetable, that's for sure.
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> What if my madness is just a gradual struggle towards normalcy, a kind of psychospiritual journey? What if I'm in the process of recovering, and I get there some day relatively soon?
I have never taken the time to "diagnose" you, but I'm sure you are aware that a comprehensive diagnosis involves determining the statuses of both Axis I and Axis II dimensions. Bipolar can coexist with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), OCPD, ADHD, or even schizotypal personality. There are more, of course. If one of these comorbid presentations exist, simply teaching a few neurons how to function properly will not address these other Axis II issues.
- Scott
Posted by Phillipa on May 13, 2012, at 9:47:14
In reply to Re: can't fit in DSM » Christ_empowered, posted by SLS on May 13, 2012, at 7:12:13
CE are you saying your MRI showed brain damage? If so did it come before or after your symptoms began? And a diagnosis dosen't really matter. Treat the symptoms. Phillipa
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