Illness/Diseases You Have?

    The forums have been archived. Please read this thread for more information.

    • Social Anxiety - Hard to make long term and/or close friends. Have many "friends" when possible, but hard to form connections and relationships.

      Possible Aspergers - One doctor say probably. One doctor says no. Not sure. =|

      Some kinda skin condition that is similar to hay fever or something rather. Skin rashes from unknown cause/allergen.

      My eyesight is pretty bad lol. 8.00. I can't see more than 1 feet away from me without my glasses.

    • I have Nyctophobia, which means I'm afraid of the darkness in the most extreme way; Most people say that it isn't a disease at all, that it's ridiculous or that I'm just overreacting, but at least with me it's like the world is going to end. I panic, sometimes I freeze without even blinking, sometimes I don't even remember what happens after a few minutes in the darkness, it's like I lose my consciousness but I'm still with my eyes wide open, I just don't react at all. In worst cases I start screaming and crying, I have hallucinations, my doctors said this is the worst case they've seen in many years. Fortunately for me I'm learning how to control this the best I can, it isn't much but at least I don't freak out like I used to do.:pinch:
      "Warriors should suffer their pain silently."

    • Long state of Depression after a good friend died of leukemia, He was much older than me, but helped me sort my life together after my child life all went to shit.

      ADD, Can't focus on anything at times.. my mind just goes somewhere else. It suck because oh look a squirrel. Jokes aside, lots of homework missed because I just simply cant focus on it.

      And some lung problem, can't remember.



    • This is a nice thread 'ere lefi, I likes it a lot :3

      Here's a couple stuff I have:
      • ADHD
      • Bipolar Disorder (Though that's actually disappearing now)
      • Anger Issues (if you can call it an illness, disappearing slowly lolz)
      • Asthma

      Well, I'm getting better, I can't say I'm depressed anymore because even if I am, it literally just doesn't get to me anymore, I always end up going happy and insane instead of depressed lolz, so yeah, I BEAT DEPRESSION F**K YES! (for the time being, I'm not celebrating completely just yet xD)


      "When life gives you bullets... ME! CORMANO!"
      Visit meh on deviantART and see all my horrible art stuff
      ChronoPinoyX deviantART

    • It's something that really isn't something.

      Although I am 95% healthy, I did have to go to e hospital once because I couldn't digest or regurgitate some chicken that I had (ew.) It came to a conclusion that I have ACID REFLEX DISEASE. Basically my stomach is higher than it should be compared to the average stomach, so I easily throw up and, although it doesn't happen anymore, get food stuck in my esophagus.

      P.S. that chicken I had... it almost HAD TO BE TAKEN OUT FORCEFULLY!!! Like, pulled out manually by a rod at a children's hospital! I was also to be the youngest at the hospital to have this disease (12 at the time) which is sad. Scary thoughts though! Hospital visit lasted 6 hours (chicken was stuck for 2 hours) so 8 hours in all! :(
      :thumbsup: :thumbsup: XX-STRAYHAWK-XX :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

    • I basically have only one thing wrong with me.

      When I was 4, I had Retina Cancer, for those of you who don't know where the Retina is, it is in the eye.

      As such, my right eye has been removed and replaced with an artificial eye and as such, I can't see anything out of it.

      It is very difficult to see, and usually I tell people who've met that I have one :)
      ~^~^~^~CptJames~^~^~^~

    • I only have a few things depending on the situation.

      Mild Social Anxiety -- It's not severe obviously, but it's mild to the point where for example: Their is a family get together at my house. Instead of being with my family, I'll go upstairs and just sit in my room alone and wait til they leave to exit my room. Or on other cases, I'm not shy, I'm just socially awkward when it comes to talking to people or making new friends in public but it's slowly disappearing from time to time.

      and

      Anger Issues -- I have probably the worst temper if I'm really set off. Long story short, it would be best if you just leave me alone when I'm angry because you will hear a lot of cussing and hear things being thrown around in frustration. So if I'm angry, just leave me alone. But I do have a stress ball that smiles at me when I'm angry so I can squeeze the heck out of it.
      But it takes A LOT to make me explode.

    • A mix inbetween Dysphoric Depression and Dysphoric Mania.
      Dysphoric mania, as described in the Merck Manual, is "prominent depressive symptoms superimposed on manic psychosis." Symptoms include:
      • curtailed sleep
      • suicidal ideation
      • auditory hallucinations - not as in schizofrenia but as hearing my name called sometimes by nothing or other stuff.
      • indecisiveness
      • confusion

      Dysphoric depression, which many people think of as a mixed episode, consists of "intrusions of hypomanic symptoms or hyperthymic traits into a retarded major depressive episode" (Merck). Basically, this means that characteristics of hypomania or overactivity occur during a depression that in general has the patient sluggish or listless. Symptoms include:

      • irritability -
      • pressured speech against a background of retardation - I don't stutter, but I am really bad with saying what I really want to say and often have some breaks inbetween my sentences because I am trying to think of how I am able to say something... If that makes sense x)
      • extreme fatigue
      • guilty ruminations
      • free-floating anxiety
      • increased libido
      • histrionic appearance with expressions of depressive suffering

      Important Note: When associated with either mania or depression, dysphoria is linked with a greatly increased risk for suicide and should always be brought to the attention of a medical professional.



      There are symptoms missing but that is because I only show the symptoms I have/had.


      When I was younger it there was nothing wrong with me but then things happened at home which weren't a lot of fun..


      First it started with my dad getting angry at me for nothing a lot of times, but it worsened.
      I got into a lot of argues with my dad and do hard work at my 7th (age), later at primary school I got bullied quite some times, which started to heap up together, I became a bit depressed. Then later I got into a lot of fights with my dad, over my school grades and other random stuff which didnt make any sense. I got slammed into walls, hit on my head with a chair and pushed down the stairs etc. That made my situation worse. My dad was also masterfull at making someone feel bad about themselves. I locked myself up in my room 24/7, didn't care about anything anymore but my friends. My mom and sister were also talking bad about men in general while I was sitting in the backseat which made me feel bad. Whenever my sister did anything wrong, I got blamed. Because there were even more things going on, I was in a big depression. I also had the Pfeiffer sickness AND didn't have sufficient iron in my blood. Which made me tired as hell. This lead to suicidal thoughts. Fortunately, I still had friends, so I didn't even want to do it because I'd lose them. Then my suicidal thoughts went to thoughts about killing my father. After a few years of being molested I was done with him but oi, I was still atleast able to think straight, so I just didn't even try to kill him. Later on the relation between me, my mom and my sister got better. I was pretty happy at that time. But then I got into a lot of fights with my dad again. Then also my sister got into a lot of fights with him. I had to defend her quite some times actually, but unfortunately she didnt defend me when something happened to me between my parents and I. But I didn't really care because I know how it hurts and know what was the best thing I could do. Then my mom also got into a lot of fights with my dad, throwing stuff at eachother, cursing at eachother 24/7. Which made me depressed all day. Starting from then I also had to protect my mom, which I did together with my sister. After a while my mom was also in a depression. She didnt sleep at all and got paranoia, she drove into the river with her car and all because she thought she was being followed. She ended up in the hospital for a few months. My dad and my sister got into some fights too. My dad also accused my sister his boyfriend of rape. There were strange things going on between my sister and her boyfriend for a while so I even thought that was true. I just got to know it wasnt. My sister also cut herself during a fight with my dad, so I had to take care of her as she was lying on the ground with blood coming out of her arm. I put some sheets over her to make her warm, got her some water etc. After a while she moved out of the house. Then I also got into some fights with my dad. We barely talk. Now at this moment I am still living with my father. My mom went and is staying at a friend of her for a few months, might even be a year or 2. I sometimes get to see her. Because a lot also happened not long ago, I am pretty much still in depression. There were some more things going on though, but I think this is enough for now.


      I know my grammar sucks here etc. but oh well.
      I still love to help other people with their problems though. So even though quite a lot of stuff happened, my own personality stays strong.


      I am also known as Tekimoto as forums so I just that signature x)

    • I'm depressive, just as my father, is it really genetic, though ?

      I have a lot of digestion problem, hyper-acidity for my stomach and "cramps" in my intestin (I don't really know the name for it in English, so...), the first isn't that painful but I have to eat every 4 hours maximum or drink (but not just a glass, eh) every 2 hours, or else my stomach starts to "eat itself" and this can make an ulcer. The second is really painful sometimes, my belly gets hard at the moment, even though I'm a bit fat, it's hard as if I had a contracted six pack, it's like the food is stuck there, and it can become diarrhea, so it's pretty annoying. Plus, when you are on your periods and you have those cramps, the pain is just too much, you can haddle such pain, it's so painful it gives you headaches, so when I have the cramps and periods at the same time, I don't go to school, last week I could hardly get up.

      I have scars on my waist and my laps because I grew up too fast, "stretch marks" that's what it's called, but when you say it to people they usually go like "OMG u were pregnant !" No, I wasn't.

    • SpaceOwlKitty wrote:

      I'm depressive, just as my father, is it really genetic, though ?
      It really depends on how it flows within you. Depression can be genetic but then even if it is genetic, it would only REALLY affect a person if there is a huge cause on it. Those who say they are depressed when there is no real cause would usually say it is genetic. This is due to the fact that their depression doesn't come from anywhere else so it's hard to follow it up with something if there is literally nothing to cause it.


      However, there is also the idea of depression being a "burden carried". This one falls under the idea that you get depressed but you do not know the real reason when it could be staring at you with glared eyes. I can use your depression as an example (sorry about this). It might not be that you are depressed because it is within your genes, you could be depressed because there are people around you (your father in this instance) who are generating an involuntary depression (in other words, they are trying to keep it to themselves, but in reality, it starts to affect other people, I just made up the term lolz) and since you are one of the closer people to your father, you begin to "carry their burden" thus you start to feel depressed just as well. You could also be being affected by any kind of negativity, maybe you are being affected by mistreatment from other people but you just don't know it, or you could be depressed due to hardships in life which you never really noticed. It's really hard to tell.


      It's really hard when it comes to depression without cause. If it was depression for certain reason such as abuse or struggles in life, it becomes much easier to find out the cause of it, however if one says they are depressed and they don't know why, it can fall under the idea that they are indirectly being affected by other people (depression, mistreatment, hardships in life) or it can be genetic.


      I don't study this stuff, I've mostly learned this from experience, so don't take every word I say as a true fact. They do say though, that experience is one of the better teachers though, so I can only honestly say to you, if you feel you've experienced something that may cause it, follow your instinct and see if they are either right or wrong :3

      "When life gives you bullets... ME! CORMANO!"
      Visit meh on deviantART and see all my horrible art stuff
      ChronoPinoyX deviantART

    • Thanks for your reply.

      Well, I've been diagnosticed with "seasonal depression " (I'm not english so, I just translated the words of my own language). But I could also be bipolar as I can go for euphoric to crying my eyes out in a few minutes, it's always hard for a doctor to know as some types of depression aren't permanent and are very similar to bipolarity.

      Also, there is some causes of my depressions, tell me if you want to know them, because it's gonna be a pretty long story.

    • SpaceOwlKitty wrote:

      Also, there is some causes of my depressions, tell me if you want to know them, because it's gonna be a pretty long story
      If it will help you feel better to let it out, a bro is here for ya. I'm willing to listen if you want me to and you are willing to tell me. So yeah, if ya need/want to talk about it, feel free.


      Seasonal depression is a term so I have an idea of what it is you are saying. Bipolar is something that is completely unpredictable due to its nature. I can't blame a doctor if they cannot help when it comes to such things to be honest. If anything, the most a doctor can do is give advice. One or two might give medicine of a sort, but in the end depression comes to willpower.


      If you can overcome certain negativity, you are more than likely to overcome depression. Depression is something that feeds on negativity so if you fight it with your own willpower, one that strengthens with positivity, you can make depression go away. I had to go through that phase when I fought my depression, unfortunately for me, something happened to me which made me lost some of my memories so yeah, but all in all, I'm pretty much out of depression :3 and so will you! I know that much :3

      "When life gives you bullets... ME! CORMANO!"
      Visit meh on deviantART and see all my horrible art stuff
      ChronoPinoyX deviantART

    • I have Celiac Disease. Celiac Disease is when you are allergic to anything with wheat, flour, or anything related to it. So if I keep eating wheat it will slowly destroy my immune system, I think. I also have a little thyroid problem that makes me very sleepy, but I take medication to keep me awake and helps my thyroid.

      But I have a little problem talking to people, I can't look anyone in the eye either unless they are my friends then I talk alot. I also used to have a little bit of depression when I was little. I feel happy expressing my thoughts here, I just don't like to be judged.


      It's my life, hate it. I'm still livin' it!

    • DarkEmblem wrote:

      A mix inbetween Dysphoric Depression and Dysphoric Mania.
      Dysphoric mania, as described in the Merck Manual, is "prominent depressive symptoms superimposed on manic psychosis." Symptoms include:
      • curtailed sleep
      • suicidal ideation
      • auditory hallucinations - not as in schizofrenia but as hearing my name called sometimes by nothing or other stuff.
      • indecisiveness
      • confusion

      Dysphoric depression, which many people think of as a mixed episode, consists of "intrusions of hypomanic symptoms or hyperthymic traits into a retarded major depressive episode" (Merck). Basically, this means that characteristics of hypomania or overactivity occur during a depression that in general has the patient sluggish or listless. Symptoms include:

      • irritability -
      • pressured speech against a background of retardation - I don't stutter, but I am really bad with saying what I really want to say and often have some breaks inbetween my sentences because I am trying to think of how I am able to say something... If that makes sense x)
      • extreme fatigue
      • guilty ruminations
      • free-floating anxiety
      • increased libido
      • histrionic appearance with expressions of depressive suffering

      Important Note: When associated with either mania or depression, dysphoria is linked with a greatly increased risk for suicide and should always be brought to the attention of a medical professional.



      There are symptoms missing but that is because I only show the symptoms I have/had.


      When I was younger it there was nothing wrong with me but then things happened at home which weren't a lot of fun..


      First it started with my dad getting angry at me for nothing a lot of times, but it worsened.
      I got into a lot of argues with my dad and do hard work at my 7th (age), later at primary school I got bullied quite some times, which started to heap up together, I became a bit depressed. Then later I got into a lot of fights with my dad, over my school grades and other random stuff which didnt make any sense. I got slammed into walls, hit on my head with a chair and pushed down the stairs etc. That made my situation worse. My dad was also masterfull at making someone feel bad about themselves. I locked myself up in my room 24/7, didn't care about anything anymore but my friends. My mom and sister were also talking bad about men in general while I was sitting in the backseat which made me feel bad. Whenever my sister did anything wrong, I got blamed. Because there were even more things going on, I was in a big depression. I also had the Pfeiffer sickness AND didn't have sufficient iron in my blood. Which made me tired as hell. This lead to suicidal thoughts. Fortunately, I still had friends, so I didn't even want to do it because I'd lose them. Then my suicidal thoughts went to thoughts about killing my father. After a few years of being molested I was done with him but oi, I was still atleast able to think straight, so I just didn't even try to kill him. Later on the relation between me, my mom and my sister got better. I was pretty happy at that time. But then I got into a lot of fights with my dad again. Then also my sister got into a lot of fights with him. I had to defend her quite some times actually, but unfortunately she didnt defend me when something happened to me between my parents and I. But I didn't really care because I know how it hurts and know what was the best thing I could do. Then my mom also got into a lot of fights with my dad, throwing stuff at eachother, cursing at eachother 24/7. Which made me depressed all day. Starting from then I also had to protect my mom, which I did together with my sister. After a while my mom was also in a depression. She didnt sleep at all and got paranoia, she drove into the river with her car and all because she thought she was being followed. She ended up in the hospital for a few months. My dad and my sister got into some fights too. My dad also accused my sister his boyfriend of rape. There were strange things going on between my sister and her boyfriend for a while so I even thought that was true. I just got to know it wasnt. My sister also cut herself during a fight with my dad, so I had to take care of her as she was lying on the ground with blood coming out of her arm. I put some sheets over her to make her warm, got her some water etc. After a while she moved out of the house. Then I also got into some fights with my dad. We barely talk. Now at this moment I am still living with my father. My mom went and is staying at a friend of her for a few months, might even be a year or 2. I sometimes get to see her. Because a lot also happened not long ago, I am pretty much still in depression. There were some more things going on though, but I think this is enough for now.


      I know my grammar sucks here etc. but oh well.
      I still love to help other people with their problems though. So even though quite a lot of stuff happened, my own personality stays strong.
      We have a lot of the same symptoms, though I couldn't possibly list all mine as there are some I'm sure I'll forget.
      For a long time though my speech was always bad but no one ever really seemed to notice except me, if I mentioned it they'd say "oh you just need more practice" Practice what? Talking? I don't see how I could possibly need more practice with something I do everyday. What you said about the pressured speech really made sense, I often say words wrong as well when I'm trying to talk, I feel like if we could communicate telepathically it would be so much easier than speaking.

      I also recently found out I'm dyscalculic basically like dyslexia but with numbers. I also have OCD, Aspergers, Social anxiety, I can't burp(dunno if that's a disease but everyone thinks it's odd) and I'm a perfectionist/completionist. I'm also an INTJ for those of you who know what it is

    • Oh well, I also had a lot off problem with my eyes when I was little, it mad me really shy because other kids usually made fun of me. During my 3rd year I had to wear a bandage on one of my eye, then I got an opperation to fix it (my eyes were always crossing). I still have a very bad view and I wear glasses (cool-ass glasses B) ). I had a problem with talking, my tongue didn't place at the right place when I wanted to say some letters or words, but now it's completly gone, thanks to my elocation practice as a comedian (I did and still do a lot of drama).

      StoneWolf : Be careful with that tyroic thing, I have a friend who just got an operation for this, because it was getting too dangerous. I hope you'll do fine.

      Stephano : How do you feel about that ? Do you feel rejected or, you just don't care ?

      Also, it's strange but I never broke any of my bone.

    • Oh wow guys I'm really sorry to hear of what you have :L
      I never knew that your problems could be that bad.
      I won't say that I'm perfect but of course it's depression, everybody will have depression but I don't think mood swing is one.
      Well I have been having depression since a few years ago because of some reasons and I don't really say these sort of things to my family because I don't feel comfortable talking to them about it. I usually prefer sharing the info with my friends as I told them this;
      "There comes the time when a person removes their shield away and break down till they had enough"

      Also I couldn't sleep yesterday night but I went to bed at 4am because there were a lot of things going through my mind.
      Right now, I'm in the mood I was yesterday night as I just broke down.

    • Well I do not have any sort of physical or mental disorder. But I have something that I can not figure out what it is. My face is constantly red. Most annoying thing ever. I have never seen my face with normal skin tone. And when I ask a question in public or talk to someone they will constantly think that I am embarrassed. It really gets annoying and when I am embarrassed my face turns about 2 shades of brighter red which seems almost un-human like.
      Swiggity sweager und wir Sind die jäger