Hello! I am a woman and I have 24 years old. When I had 19 years old I had my first depression episode that involved hearing voices, smells and tactile hallucinations. I was in first year at College and I was very stressed in that period of time. I received help during that time and I started to take medication. I was ok for a few years. I understood wrong that I can stop my medication so I did. I started to hear voices again and I called the mental health hospital. I started another treatment. This time the treatment didn't helped me so much. I worked, but I cryed a lot even at work. After a while I started to hear voices again and I went to the ER. After I talked with the doctors they told me I need to stay more weeks until they will find a proper treatment. This year I found that I have bipolar disorder. I did therapy for 1 year, but now I don't afford it. I am confused. I don't know what I can do for my health to prevent another episode. The treatment is helping me a lot, but I don't have a job. Could you tell me more about what kind of jobs can I have? I need to mention that I have social anxiety as well.

I can't work in the field that I finished my studies in College, they don't accept people with bipolar disorder. I am very disspointed, but I need to try to find something to gain some money.

In the last job I heard voices more at work rather than another place. How can I prevent that?

I didn't do nothing complicated in my last job, I had some products and I put them in boxes and bags. Do I need to find something with less stress?

Thank you very much! Big hugs!

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Every one

I am here for knowing What is my mental Disorder name for best treatment for me for getting cure from this mental Disorder.

I doing self harm but not physically. I self harm by mentally, by thoughts.

I self harm by mentally by thoughts and sometimes I also think self harm by physically by cutting my hand from blade.

I self harm by mentally by thoughts and this kind of mental Disorder next level is self harm by physically.

Please Please Please any one know what is my mental Disorder name (I self harm but not physically but mentally by thoughts) If any one know my mental Disorder name please told me for getting perfect medicine from it getting perfect treatment from getting cure from this dengerous disorder. Help me please...

I’ve been in an abusive relationship during my teenage years, which I believe was the root of my panic disorder. It built gradually over the years, and at first I didn’t take it for what it was. I thought I was prone to fainting, and when my first serious panic attack hit me, I thought it was a heat stroke. Over time, I learnt to catch the early symptoms: the unexplainable bursts of terror in my stomach, the feeling of heat and intense sweating, parts of my body becoming numb. One day I had a wave of panic attacks so strong that I had to cancel all my plans and stay in bed all afternoon. It began to interfere with my work and my personal life. Every time I thought I’d be getting a tingling sensation in my hands, I’d become terrified that I was going to pass out. My husband who was watching me struggle with it all finally took me by the hand and escorted me to a psychiatrist.

I must say now that my first two attempts with medical professionals were a complete failure. The psychiatrist prescribed me a sedative and a selective serotonin inhibitor, to cope with my anxiety. It helped, so much so that I believed I was cured forever. How naive of me! I stopped taking the meds 1.5 months later, without consulting my doctor. Why take more pills, when I was absolutely fine, right? Well, never do that! Don’t be me. Any doctor will tell you that you must take your meds for at least 3 months, usually longer, for any long-term effect. So a month without my pills, and my panic returned in full force. I had an episode in the subway and crawled back home, completely defeated and without hope of being normal again.

My husband insisted that I see another doctor. My second one was more on the side of alternative medicine, and we practised meditation and breathing during the first couple of sessions. It kind of helped, but only when I was not alone. So after two weeks I decided against continuing the therapy sessions.

By that time, my attitude towards medical help was sceptical. I began my Internet search in the hope to find stories of other people coping with panic attacks. This brought me to CBT - cognitive behavioral therapy. It sounded effective, and I decided it could be my last chance. I spent weeks choosing the right therapist I’d be comfortable with. And my search was not in vain!

With my third therapist, we started by exploring what a panic attack actually is and what it does to my body. It really helped. With meditation I didn't quite know what I was doing. But understanding the fight-or-flight body response, the adrenaline rush, and how my fear of it only makes it worse – it all made sense. Then we started to learn the encouragement technique. Basically, the idea of CBT is to not battle a panic attack, but to let it happen and embrace it. So I was willingly controlling my thoughts. When my heart was beginning to race, my body temperature increasing, my task was not to fuss over it or try to stop it, but to lean into it. I had to tell my heart to race even faster. I had to imagine flames of fire dancing on my arms. I had to encourage my body to continue with its ridiculous panic in order to make my brain register that I was not afraid. There was nothing to be afraid of, and my body didn’t need to act as it did. Eventually, my goal was to anticipate my panic attacks with excitement. I know it sounds silly, but once you want to have a panic attack, you’ll never have one!

I haven’t had a single episode of panic in months now, and while I don’t consider myself cured, I’m confident I can handle it. All that matters is changing your reaction.

I hope it was helpful.

I've been hearing a lot of people lately talking about anorexia like it's some kind of disease or addiction... I just don't see it that way. For me, being anorexic was a choice, not a disorder. I made the conscious decision to restrict my food intake because of the constant fat shaming and bullying I experienced at school.

I was tired of feeling like I wasn't good enough because of my weight, so I decided to take control of my body and my life. I wanted to prove to everyone that I could be thin and attractive, and that's exactly what I did. So why is everyone calling it a disorder or an addiction? It feels like they're trying to take away my conscious actions and make me out to be some kind of freak.

I don't see myself as having an eating disorder. I see myself as someone who made a choice to change my body in response to the pressures and negativity around me. It was empowering for me to take control and transform myself into what I thought was more acceptable and desirable.

I understand that some people might struggle with eating disorders due to mental health issues, but that's not my experience. I'm angered by the way some people label it as a problem when it was actually a solution for me. I wish people would stop pathologizing my choices and just try to understand where I'm coming from...

I'm not saying that everyone should do what I did. For me, being anorexic was a way to cope with the cruelty and judgment I faced every day. It was my way of fighting back and reclaiming my sense of worth. So please, don't call it a disorder or an addiction! Call it what it is... a choice I made to survive in a world that made me feel unworthy.