Living with Multiple Mental Health Conditions: Share Your Story

I have all of those except I have ADD instead of ADHD. It's very stressful, so much so that I couldn't explain it without writing an essay lol

I have bipolar, PTSD, ADHD and possibly autism but I'm not sure. It's definitely affected my ability to make and keep friends, but I have a few close ones and have made peace with being a little lonely

If I had to describe my life I would have to say, pure hell n agony

I have PTSD, ADHD, Anxiety, Depression and I get outbursts. I just want you to know that I believe in you and you will do great!

I have so many acronyms i forget which symptoms belong to which disorder

I will say I have OCD and PTSD officially diagnosed, and I've semi-diagnosed myself with ADHD. I've also seen the F code for BPD on my therapist's bills that I submit to insurance. She's part of a DBT program I completed a couple years back and then loved her so much I stuck with her for individual therapy. She has explained to me before that BPD is more of a group of symptoms than a hard and fast disorder, and I definitely have many of those symptoms. I think mental health is a complex beast, and all these fancy labels we've created as a society are just our best guess at organizing chaos. I try to break everything down into individual symptoms/issues to address, and take each day at a time, sometimes an hour at a time. I'm also in recovery, that's how I learned to slow down and take life as it comes. Also learned how to actually put that into practice through DBT.

Me too!

I have autism, ADHD, cptsd but I'm not sure about bpd though I do have symptoms. Autism and ADHD are often comorbid and Autistic people are often traumatized for various direct and indirect reasons, which of course leads to the PTSD and then bpd so it's..tough out here

In therapy, I've been introduced to a lot of terms like bpd, adhd, executive disfunction, ocd, brain fog, mania. But the professional I work with and myself have never pushed to make a specific diagnosis. Instead, we use techniques and practices that overlap with a lot these concerns. I used cbt therapy and radical acceptance for a while and I switched to dbt therapy. Don't be scared of these terms, because they can give you some answers and coping mechanisms if you need it.

other than autism, I’ve been diagnosed with all of those plus other things and life is honestly just so exhausting. I don’t even know how I’m still here. you’re not alone! how has life been for you?

Yes definitely

Do you want life stories or just how it is now? Because currently for me it's rough, but my main complaint in life is getting fixed this week. However because of my autism people do try and say I don't actually love my baby and I have been fired for my traits. If there's anything else I'm willing to talk and would love to hear from people with similar experiences to my other ones

What questions do you have

Me

Yup