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 Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 4:05 am
cardi um, i'm a psychologist... ;_; not a clinical psychologist, though. i am a cognitive psychologist and study normal human adult cognition.
if you believe that you have a mental issue, it's worth it to get diagnosed to verify it and obtain proper guidance and documentation. but that's just my two cents' worth. of course, you don't need to follow it.
Well, I don't trust clinical psychologists, then. domokun I don't see how anybody (even with training and knowledge) would be able to know my mind better than me. A doctor at a hospital tried to play psychologist with me before. They wouldn't let me get a word in edgewise about what they thought I did in the past, and when I was able to say something, the doctor basically said "No, you didn't do that. You did X. That's not how you are. This is how you are." Perhaps it's less that I don't trust them, and more that I believe the large majority of them to be jerks during examinations. Hell, if I go to somebody to spill out my feelings and thoughts, I'd like to have them respected, not shot down like I'm a little kid playing make believe or lying. While Asperger's is technically a medical issue, it's little more than just a strong personality quirk. If I were to go to a doctor and it were diagnosed, absolutely nothing would change in my life. I don't need medication, I don't need physical help with anything, etc. I'm just awkward during conversation. cool Miri: Wait, you mean people aren't saying "garish"? eek rofl. I swore they were.
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Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 6:58 am
Thank you Alex for the info of Asperger's Syndrome.
Since I'm said to have it (I've been tested) but no one has given me information on exactly what it is.
I thought for the longest time they were calling it a**-burgers because that's what it sounded like.
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Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 7:10 am
bp: sure thing. :3
i told somebody the other day that i thought i had it and they said "oh, a** burgers?" and i was like ;_;
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Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 7:32 am
The internet tells me that I have severe clinical depression and that I should seek help immediately. *shrug*
I went to a therapist once when I was in high school. She wouldn't shut up about herself and her own kids, and I didn't get a chance to tell her anything about myself. After two sessions, I told my mom to stop paying for them.
However, once I went to college, I went to the college health office and had some therapy sessions there. They were MUCH better, as they had more concern about their patients and had experience with stressed out college kids. They didn't diagnose me, but made me feel better and gave me advice.
I've always had this fear that, because my little brother is mentally retarded, that I've got something wrong with me as well but my parents are keeping it a secret. I know at least two other people who have mentally retarded siblings and have some high-functioning mental disability themselves (one being my boyfriend's ex-girlfriend, but he didn't know that until a long time after he started dating her...). I try not to look into it much because it just makes me more depressed.
So, look into some kind of free therapist, like at your school or something. Don't spend money on an independent therapist unless you're advised to do so. But to be honest, if you DO have Aspergers but it's high functioning, you shouldn't worry about it unless it interferes too much in your daily life.
Besides, it's easy to look at a list of symptoms and think that you have most of them.
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Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 7:48 am
Yeah, when I get to college I'll probably talk to somebody about it there.
Whether or not I have it, it doesn't bother me in the least, so I'm not worried about it. I think I probably have it to some degree, but I could be wrong. Doesn't really make a difference. P:
*hug* heart
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Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 8:57 am
thanks for the offers of bait, y'all. i really appreciate it. i'm good on bait for now, and fishing is still down, so right now i'm sitting on a large pile of bait that has nowhere to go.
rofl heart
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Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 9:20 am
wow.. i just made 9k by selling back to the store all of my housing items that i get from the daily chance O.o!!!
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Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 9:34 am
I just made beautiful onigiri with furikake mixed into the rice. I've never made them prettier before ;_;
The furikake came in three packets of flavors, and I can't read them but I think they're salmon, bonito, and some kind of fish egg. My boyfriend refuses to touch the fish egg one...
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Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 10:33 am
Jenannen No, it doesn't look like straps to me. You know how if a busty female wears a shirt that's to small the fabric pulls/stretches across the bustline... that's kinda what it looks like, except not really 'cause it's a male. ^^;; Hope that makes sense. I think if you're going for a strap look... umm, I tried to explain it in words, but this just works so much better sorry Bridgey:
I can see where you're coming from on that, but personally I think it would look better with a wing as well. For all it's worth that's my opinion.
I could make out the spider legs, but it just looks... Iunno...
Problem with Ivy climbing up the wall is that the scene on the other side of the window is outdoors... Ivy doesn't typically climb up indoor walls.
Is it sad or good that everything that you wrote made sense to me? confused Hmm *Rubs chin* I'll see what I can do to make them more "strap-like" then :3 And I'll see what a wing on his glove looks like and make my decision from there. You do have a point on the ivy X'D But I'll test some things and see what I feel looks best :3 Thanks for the critique and ideas Jenjen <3 ^0^! *Snugs*
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Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 1:10 pm
BridgeChan Hmm *Rubs chin* I'll see what I can do to make them more "strap-like" then :3 And I'll see what a wing on his glove looks like and make my decision from there. You do have a point on the ivy X'D But I'll test some things and see what I feel looks best :3 Thanks for the critique and ideas Jenjen <3 ^0^! *Snugs*
You're welcome Bridgey. *snugs* I hope I was helpful and not just annoying.
Miri: I've actually had to go back on meds for depression... If you do have depression it's something I suggest that you seek medical help for. I never did well with councelors... I've seen a few LCSWs and I just don't feel comfortable opening up to a stranger about my "issues." rolleyes I've actually been on and off meds since ninth grade. I inherited some sort of chemical imbalance from my dad's side of the family.
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Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 1:39 pm
i'm on anti-anxiety meds... when i moved to Hawaii, i had enough for about 1.5 weeks, then i tried to refill them and they couldn't because my doctor needed to call them herself for some reason. well, the doctor that prescribed them to me no longer works where i saw her at, plus it was at the campus health center, which i no longer go to anymore.
So the past few weeks i've been taking my pills about once a week.. and i thought i was doing ok, but apparently im not because a lot of the same things are happening before i had the pills.. like the constant looking for a bathroom and if i cant find one, i get all panicky and hot and sweaty..ya, not fun..
luckily though, i have a dr appointment on Monday so i will hopefully be back to regular dosage soon ^^:
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Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 2:21 pm
since we're all sharing meds here, i'm on anti-depressants as well ^_~. i met with a therapist for two years, and we made a lot of progress, but there came a point when we hit a ceiling in my treatment. so i met with a psychiatrist, who diagnosed me and prescribed anti-depressants.
i think it is hereditary as well. my dad displayed a lot of behavior that is indicative of depression. but in my family's culture, mental illnesses are still considered taboo, and people could not understand why a depressed person just can't snap out of "it" and move on.
it's also situational. being in a ph.d. program was very stressful, and it's an isolating experience.
i was really leery of anti-depressants at first. my sister, who's a medical doctor, is uneasy as well because it alters brain chemicals and whatnot. but without anti-depressants, i wouldn't have been able to graduate in time and get started on my job.
my psychiatrist gave me a prescription for several months. it's about to run out. so i need to go find me a medical care provider here as well @_@.
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Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 2:49 pm
Telling my mom that I'm clinically depressed would break her heart, and she's more stressed out than I am. I pretend to be normal for her sake.
I'll do something about it once I'm fully living on my own and don't need her to pay for my prescriptions. Though the fact that she's too clingy to let me go live life on my own isn't making me feel better...
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Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 2:51 pm
cardi: you have a ph.d? eek + *envy*
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Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 3:02 pm
Alex you never gave me your friend code talk2hand
xd
our dog has some form of anxiety... he hates getting his leash on to go outside.. he's scared of people and terrified of kids. he'll hear kids outside and pace our living room.. if we try to bring outside to go potty, he just paces the sliding glass door.. he might go pee real quick, but then its back to pacing.. there was one time (sorry if its too icky...) he was in the middle of poo-ing.. and he saw someone and he stopped (without finishing) and ran to the door... i wouldnt let him in until he finished though ^^;
so, last night, Matt and i went to the dog store and got some doggy calmer stuff.. we're gonna see if it helps any ^^;
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