Just a little tip, sweetie: the diagnosis for PTSD is made when a patient fits the criteria outlined in the
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. See those two key words in the title? Now, explain to me how someone who supposedly suffers from the
mental disorder in question knows so little about it, he doesn't even know the basics of what it is?
***I see that you've been doing your homework, missy. The more you explore and or vent, the lesser the anger. Good job.
Mental Disorders and definitions are entirely subjective in nature. I tend to lean toward more traditional (non-Western) classifications of emotional disorders. My disorder falls somewhere in the middle of the following two evaluations. Good luck on getting specific with your findings, for I'm still not comfortable labeling anyone as having a 'Mental Disorder'--unless of course one mentions Hitler or Saddam.
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/mental-illness/
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/mental-illness/#2
Furthermore, if you aren't bragging... why in God's name do you mention it in every second post? Why is it part of your username? I hardly call myself asthmagirl. Do you see anyone called AIDSkid, or diabetesdude? Whatever illness you have is no more the definition of who you are than the colour of your skin or how tall you are. Furthermore, why post that poll once questioning which, out of PTSD or bipolar disorder, is the more "severe" problem? It reeks out of someone trying to get sympathetic attention from people too stupid to know better at the expense of everyone else - because, like the emo, no one could
possibly experience emotional pain except for you. :roll:
*** I mention PTSD in my postings because I have been discussing the subject for a longer time than your years on earth. There is a growing population that have been afflicted with this scourge, and exercising my right to explain life's traumatic experiences is not only soothing/helpful to myself--but can be helpful and possibly inspirational to others seeking a viable plan to combat stress and it's related symptoms. So make fun of my handle all you want. I still think you're a shemale, because Vergiss is a guy's name.
The bi-polar comparison to PTSD was taken out of context. That comparison was done on an all PTSD format of Vietnam veterans and their wives etc.
So you have it all wrong when you think I'm grasping for sympathetic attention. Just the opposite. I'm merely explaining the symptoms involved, with hopes of getting other interested parties to reveal their struggles with the illness.
Last I recall, you said yourself you never even saw combat. Get veterans benefits all you want - so long as you pull your weight in society. Should responsible Americans have to pay for alcoholics and addicts who make a career out of welfare? I accept they're all disabilities, in the same way that diabetes or asthma can be. That doesn't mean I'll put up with diabetics avoiding recovery and using their disease as an excuse for laziness.
***You recall wrong, darling. I saw plenty of combat. I agree with you--tax payers should not have to pay for alcoholics and drug abusers. I agree, laziness should not relate to having someone suck on the government tit. I more than pull my weight in this society. I'll spare you the details for now.
I'm sympathetic to those who deserve it - I have a chronic mental disorder myself. Yet, I have a life, an education (well, one I'm working on) and a job, as do millions of mentally unwell Americans. I've also seen my share of shrinks' offices and psych wards and in the process seen plenty of people like you, who are content to make a career out of feeling sorry for themselves. I suppose it's easier than trying to live a normal, healthy life, like dying is easier than years of chemo, but it's pretty damn pathetic.
So, what's it like, being weaker than a 17-year-old girl? Are you still bragging?[/QUOTE]
***Again, this notion that I'm feeling sorry for myself is bogus. The fact is that I'm starting to feel sorry for you. You come across as an angry young brat with a mind full of mush. Don't get me wrong, you are intelligent, but Hillary Clinton is supose to be the smartest woman in the world--yet she has no clue as to living in reality. Don't let your youth and life's inexperience get you down. Is that guy Binish that said Bush is another Hitler...your teacher?