Hi, my name's Luci. I'm 15, and I have been struggling with mental illness for years. I was first diagnosed with anxiety when I was eight, and since I have been diagnosed with depression and major depressive disorder, and I struggle with chronic ******** ideation. In the last year my diagnosis was changed to Schizoaffective Disorder (bipolar type). I also have ADHD, and recently I have been looking to get an autism screening. Haha, I know it's a lot. My main question is, is their anyone else here who struggles with some of this, who has any general advice on life, emotion/overstimulation regulation, trauma processing, or tips for school?
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Hi I am mid way into my autism diagnosis but I have major depressive disorder extreme cormorbid anxiety disorder it is a real diagnosis btw it is extremely rare because there is a extremity required and it means you have more then 2 anxiety disorders who help each other out (PTSD GAD SAD and Panic disorder) and I have extreme panic attacks that cause me to pass out for 20-60 minutes due to lack of oxygen to my brain with no warning I have never met someone with mental illness to my degree body attacks it’s own immune system causing rashes infections I have had them all my entire life and I am doing correspondence school with a teacher that I meet 4 times a week I can’t count on one hand hie many times I’ve awoken to paramedics on the phone and people telling me I had a seizure I did not I had a panic attack when I say that they act like I caused it 😭
Hi Luci, I'm Lizzi! I'm now in my 30s, but I've been struggling with ADHD, ASD, Depression, Anxiety, and C-PTSD for almost my whole life, although diagnosed with each at different points in my life. As far as overstimulation regulation, I tend to wear comfy clothes, (even better if they're also cute!) have a variety of fidgets with me as some help me calm down better than others, some help me ground myself, etc and always have music available. I recently bought a pair of Loop earplugs, gonna give those a go, see if they help me get thru grocery shopping better. I try to keep in mind that if I'm in public & overwhelmed, I usually can just leave. For example, partway thru shopping, if the stores getting packed, I can just park my cart in an aisle, go to my car, chill out, go back in, finish the shop & leave.
It's been ages since I was in school. One of the things that helped me make it thru the day was bathroom breaks. Not always because I had to actually use the toilet, but instead because it was a small space where I could take a few minutes to breathe. Especially if we were watching a required movie in class that scared me. I also made use of my IEP, which included the ability to listen to music & chew gum quietly if we were doing individual work, or for exams.
Oo I think I'm autistic and I have tics and I'm at school one tip of mine Is loop earplugs and fidgets