#osdd?

[my-p3rs0n4l-gr4v3-s1t3]

does anyone else experience daily constant dissociation? it's been getting fucking awful and I don't know what to do about it anymore. I am waiting for my next appointments so that I can bring this up with my therapist & psychiatrist. but I have gotten so desperately distressed to the point I actually utilized my school social worker (I never usually do that). I hate not knowing what's going on every single moment I exist and my memory getting worse even though I'm 17??? it's not just my adhd, it's so abnormal for this shit to be happening to me.

[madpunks]

we are so ableist about memory. people with good memory take for granted the fact that they can recall as much as they can, and use that to taunt, guilt and threaten people with memory issues. many neurotypes and mental illnesses cause memory lapses. traumatic brain injuries can cause memory lapses. brain cancer can cause memory lapses.

even if your memory is good, it's not right to guilt someone because they can't remember something. trust me, people with memory problems are desperately trying to remember: it's just that we literally can't. it is a very literal "i can't remember".

[the-toybox-sys]

reading the symptoms of autism as a now grown adult after being bullied for no explainable reason all your life

[sharkicave]

Does anyone else feel like, a shadow figure, like my. Pfp, thats how i feel on the inside sometimes, but then i also feel like different, at times and can be like different personalities, a shadow guy, maybe an animal every once and awhile, idk what it happening in my head

[chronicsymptomsyndrome]

*displays textbook symptomatic behavior of my own disorder that I am well educated on* what’s my deal why am I like this

[8107raptcustode]

Starting to think DID might've been a misdiagnosis. We don't suffer from memory loss to our knowledge. Might've just been the psychologist only knowing that disorder for dissociative symptoms during our diagnosis.

[autopsyfreak]

my anhedonia is eating me alive so i’m making these mental illness memes to cope

[rustybutterknife]

Microdosing polyamory by dating a system

[evilsystem]

being immortal and having DID must be crazy. yeah our boy Carlos hasn't fronted in 300 years and just woke up to the sound of Uptown Funk and started screaming

[caintooth]

seeing people my age talk about how scared they are of memory loss, which they only associate with old age, is so surreal to see as a 24 year old who has actively experienced memory loss for a long time now

there are causes for memory loss besides dementia and alzheimer’s, i hope y’all know that. dissociative disorders, trauma, brain injuries, thyroid problems, even just stress and lack of sleep can fuck up your ability to store, process, and access memory. and that’s just a few of the many causes i can think of off the top of my head right now.

please stop treating disabled people like some scary “other” that you might become only in the distant, decades-away future. we are your age, too. you may become one of us sooner than you know. stop acting like memory loss marks the end of a life, when so many of us have so much living left to do!

[my-p3rs0n4l-gr4v3-s1t3]

today has been the shittiest day of not existing and not processing anything, etc. trying to cope, but I literally cannot ground myself once I feel this way.

[worms-in-my-brain]

People with psychotic disorders are neurodivergent too.

People with personality disorders are neurodivergent too.

People with substance abuse disorders are neurodivergent too.

People with tic disorders are neurodivergent too.

People with bipolar disorder are neurodivergent too.

People with dissociative disorders are neurodivergent too.

Neurodivergence isn’t just ADHD, autism, anxiety, and depression. (Plus those last two also get left out sometimes!) Neurodivergence is anything that affects your brain.

“Neurodivergent people hate loud noises” is actually just as valid as a statement as “neurodivergent people have delusions,” “neurodivergent people have tics,” or even “neurodivergent people have low empathy.”

[gor3sigil]

DID IS NOT RARE DID IS NOT RARE DID IS NOT RARE DID IS NOT RARE DID IS NOT-

[c-0-yote-teeth]

[keeplivingsystems]

If you’re struggling to stay alive, please don’t feel pressured to keep up with the news or current events.

You’re allowed to prioritize your own health and safety. You’re allowed to step back from social media or news sources in order to keep yourself from spiraling. You’re allowed to avoid certain topics which may trigger you or make you feel worse.

You’re not wrong or bad for doing this. You’re a person, and you’re allowed to do whatever it takes to keep yourself safe. Please don’t let others judge you for your decision to look after your own mental health. We promise, you’re doing nothing wrong by avoiding the news while you’re suffering.