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| Which one of these disorders do you have? |
| None! I'm normal! D: |
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38% |
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| Austism (One of the several kinds) |
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| Asperger's Syndrome |
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| ADD/ADHD |
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| Dissociative identity disorder (multiple personality disorder) |
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0% |
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| Bi-Polar (Are you getting tired of all theses options?) |
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7% |
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| Schizophrenia |
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0% |
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| Other (please explain) |
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23% |
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 Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 7:29 pm
I've always had an interest in mental disabilities, and things that go on in the mind. I've never really understood why. This is to be a place to talk about certain kinds of mental studies and possibly your own mental disabilities, if you so wish to. If you do not want to, you should not, and won't, have to.
I'll start off the debate with Autism, specifically Asperger's Syndrome (high-functioning). It is a disorder I have, which is really complicated to talk about, as are all mental disabilities. I had a hard time learing how to talk. I also have a hard time making friends, and can learn most things fairly easy. I do not like things with strong textures, tastes, smells, etc. Einstien and Jefferson (I forget which one) are said to have this disorder as well. There are different kinds of autism, and sometimes I get confused on whether or not my Asperger's Syndrome is actually a form of Autism, or something else entirely.
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Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 7:53 pm
I don't have any mental disabilities myself. When I was a kid though, I found dissociative identity disorder/MPD to be very interesting. I got a book from a friend that about it that I've been meaning to read.
Autism also interests me. I heard that scientists THINK they may have a cure (?) from my cousin. Is that true, do you know? Well, even then there is debate on whether or not it should be cured. I don't really know myself because I don't know much about it, to be honest.
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Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 11:15 am
I don't have any disorders, but my initials are actually A.D.D. xd No Sister, I don't think there's a cure, considering they're not entierly sure what it is yet. Autism is sort of a mystery. I learned of a new disorder recently, it's really interesting. It's called "Face Blindness". It's when somebody has fine vision, but can't differentiate people's faces at all. It's kinda cool. This guy's really good at explaining it.
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Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 2:50 pm
Wow! I never even heard of that! That's just so fascinating. At first, I was thinking, "Is this for real?!"... Well, just google prosopagnosia. Wow. Thanks for sharing that! O_O;
I'm just looking some things up and my cousin was saying something about removing mercury with an IV. Which is still not certain and very disputed that mercury is even linked to autism. For anyone who wants to read:
CBS News: May 18, 2004.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Aug 25, 2005.
If you have more recent, please share. My uncle is really interested in this topic because of one of his sons.
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Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 2:50 pm
Funkyblueeyes I don't have any disorders, but my initials are actually A.D.D. xd No Sister, I don't think there's a cure, considering they're not entierly sure what it is yet. Autism is sort of a mystery. I learned of a new disorder recently, it's really interesting. It's called "Face Blindness". It's when somebody has fine vision, but can't differentiate people's faces at all. It's kinda cool. This guy's really good at explaining it. Hmm... some autistics also have a problem seeing faces as well. I'm not one of them, though. I can even see faces in places there really shouldn't be, such as lol. For some reason, when I first saw it, I had happened to learn earlier on about smilies, and for a while, I thought it was a smiley of a grumpy guy with a big nose and unibrow.
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Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 3:03 pm
I don't have any mental disorders that I know of, but I do know that my head is slightly larger then usual and my family does have a history of various mental disorders. I guess I'm kinda half-way; I'm sane enough to recognize the issues I have (for instance, I didn't have a single person I considered a friend until I was about 13) but strange enough that I still let them get to me. Plus a little extra crazy that's my own brand, no strings/genes attached.
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Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 3:13 pm
sister danielson I don't have any mental disabilities myself. When I was a kid though, I found dissociative identity disorder/MPD to be very interesting. I got a book from a friend that about it that I've been meaning to read.
Autism also interests me. I heard that scientists THINK they may have a cure (?) from my cousin. Is that true, do you know? Well, even then there is debate on whether or not it should be cured. I don't really know myself because I don't know much about it, to be honest. Well, I don't really think it should, as it has made much of who I am today. I admit, it is NOT ME, but it makes up me. I think of it as almost a good thing, as I'm more mature and nicer to my teachers than the other students. It also has some bad stuff, but not enough that I want to get rid of it. By the way, it reminds me... one time, we were visiting one of my aunts, who is very religious. I don't remember why, but it was for an important reason. And I remember that she was holding me close, and praying for me, but I only remember one part, when she was talking about making autism let go of me, or something along the lines of that, and that it had no right to claim me like that. I never really understood it... but it made me feel like there was something truly wrong with me...
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Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 3:18 pm
Scrya I don't have any mental disorders that I know of, but I do know that my head is slightly larger then usual and my family does have a history of various mental disorders. I guess I'm kinda half-way; I'm sane enough to recognize the issues I have (for instance, I didn't have a single person I considered a friend until I was about 13) but strange enough that I still let them get to me. Plus a little extra crazy that's my own brand, no strings/genes attached. Hey, the extra crazy means you're cool. Only the cool people got it. wink
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Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 3:44 pm
First off, Thanks Kakra. I am loved heart xd !
Also, I agree that no one has a right to say we should get rid of autism. Name a famous scientist/world leader, and you can bet they had some sort of disorder. But I think there should be some medication to help those that really need it. For example, my youngest sister does have some kind of autism-related syndrome (it's not actual autism, but something like it, I forget exactly what) and since we got her some medication her standard of living has rose tremendously. She's more cognitive, learns better, and interacts with others better. We don't need a cure, but we shouldn't just stop researching it either.
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Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 4:06 pm
Kakra Hmm... some autistics also have a problem seeing faces as well. I'm not one of them, though. I can even see faces in places there really shouldn't be, such as lol. For some reason, when I first saw it, I had happened to learn earlier on about smilies, and for a while, I thought it was a smiley of a grumpy guy with a big nose and unibrow. So, some autistics see faces? I've never even heard about it, but it sounds incredibly off-putting. What if you turn around, get startled by the grumpy guy, and fall over? I only ask because it's something I personally feel I would do . . . On the subject of our own craziness, I do beleive I have a form of OCD, but all the hypochodriacs think there's something wrong with them. Well, I just recently got over counting things constantly, but it seems I've replaced it with picking at my nails. And it's not the white ends I bother, it's the side of the nail. Meaning that at this moment, and prepare to be a wee bit disturbed, I am missing almost half of my ring finger's nail because of this stupid habit. It seems that as long as I keep it covered, I tend not to bother it, so I keep masking tape on it because it's not really an open sore. The women in my family are a bit on the nutso side of things. I've got a grandmother who held up gas station at gunpoint for fifty bucks and a pack of cigarettes. Among other violent things. I don't know what it's called, but I just call her that crazy chick in Florida. Watch out, retired peoples!
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Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 4:12 pm
Leuven Kakra Hmm... some autistics also have a problem seeing faces as well. I'm not one of them, though. I can even see faces in places there really shouldn't be, such as lol. For some reason, when I first saw it, I had happened to learn earlier on about smilies, and for a while, I thought it was a smiley of a grumpy guy with a big nose and unibrow. So, some autistics see faces? I've never even heard about it, but it sounds incredibly off-putting. What if you turn around, get startled by the grumpy guy, and fall over? I only ask because it's something I personally feel I would do . . . On the subject of our own craziness, I do beleive I have a form of OCD, but all the hypochodriacs think there's something wrong with them. Well, I just recently got over counting things constantly, but it seems I've replaced it with picking at my nails. And it's not the white ends I bother, it's the side of the nail. Meaning that at this moment, and prepare to be a wee bit disturbed, I am missing almost half of my ring finger's nail because of this stupid habit. It seems that as long as I keep it covered, I tend not to bother it, so I keep masking tape on it because it's not really an open sore. The women in my family are a bit on the nutso side of things. I've got a grandmother who held up gas station at gunpoint for fifty bucks and a pack of cigarettes. Among other violent things. I don't know what it's called, but I just call her that crazy chick in Florida. Watch out, retired peoples! I have almost the same problem with my nails, not because of OCD, but I'm almost never still, always fidgeting. Anyway, here's an idea; dip your hands in something you hate to eat, barbecue sauce or whatever, not constantly, but enough that you find something else to do.
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Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 5:08 pm
Really, Scrya? I've heard of using that method, but I didn't know it actually works! I'll probably use a rubber band as well, like my mother suggested. Thanks a bunch!
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Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 8:50 pm
I have a very good online friend who has Asperger's Syndrome. He is pretty weird even without it, though. He insists that I show some signs of it, and I can see how I do, but I doubt I have it.
Anyway, other than that, my mom works with adults with developmental disabilities (in other words, most are retarded, but some are schizophrenic and there are some random others).
I don't have any mental disorders (though I'll tell people I do sometimes just for fun, because it's pretty easy to believe if you know me). I blame all of my traits on my personality. I also don't necessarily even believe in ADD or ADHD. I believe in short attention spans and inability to focus, but not as a disorder. Also I believe that the majority of the people diagnosed with it don't even have those things I mentioned. Most of the children on Ritalin are on it because their parents don't want their 6-year-old to act like a 6-year-old.
I apologize if my extreme opinions offend anyone sensitive about ADD or ADHD. Feel free to contradict me.
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Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 1:01 pm
Leuven Really, Scrya? I've heard of using that method, but I didn't know it actually works! I'll probably use a rubber band as well, like my mother suggested. Thanks a bunch! Sometimes it works. If you just end up craving steak though, my bad.
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Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 3:06 pm
Leuven Kakra Hmm... some autistics also have a problem seeing faces as well. I'm not one of them, though. I can even see faces in places there really shouldn't be, such as lol. For some reason, when I first saw it, I had happened to learn earlier on about smilies, and for a while, I thought it was a smiley of a grumpy guy with a big nose and unibrow. So, some autistics see faces? I've never even heard about it, but it sounds incredibly off-putting. What if you turn around, get startled by the grumpy guy, and fall over? I only ask because it's something I personally feel I would do . . . Actually, I think that's just me. And that was the 'lol' emote, which I thought, until was explained to me, that it was a grumpy face. I hope there isn't a person that looks like that. gonk
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