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Does anybody know if thereās a specific mental illness that this sounds like?
Ever since I was a little kid, Iāve had bad self esteem issues. I remember as far back as kindergarten and first grade I was convincing myself that nobody liked or cared about me, and that I was just a nuisance to every single person around me. Iād go to recess and walk around asking kids if they considered me their friend and if they actually cared about me. Regardless of doing this, I still felt that everyone hated me and that there was something wrong with me that I wasnāt aware of. When I was in third grade, Iād stand in front of the mirror trying to figure out if there was something wrong with my looks that made people hate me. Iād sit there wondering what I was doing wrong, because I felt like none of the kids actually liked me and stayed away but I didnāt know why. By 4th or 5th grade, I very vividly remember sitting at home telling myself things like āIt seems like my only purpose in life is to bother everyone, so I wish I could disappear or something, nobody would care. Theyād probably be happyā
Even now like 10 years later, Iām still constantly convinced that everyone hates me and that I ruin everyoneās day just by being around them and talking to them. I have a girlfriend, but ever since I met her, I always worry that sheās gonna suddenly leave me one day. Iāve had breakdowns over the tiniest things that make me overthink because Iām so terrified that sheās going to suddenly leave. I have so so so much trouble wrapping my head around the fact that she truly cares about me. I know she does, she can tell me over and over, but Iām so deep in self hatred itās very hard for me to comprehend it.
I have several friends that will reach out to me and itās clear they like talking to me but I tend to have trouble being able to open up to them so our friendships progress very slowly. I just feel very disconnected from them, itās almost like they just donāt even matter to me because iām scared somethings gonna go wrong in our friendship so it feels pointless to try to progress it. I just feel very disconnected from everyone and life in general atp. Yet at the same time, I feel very lonely and wish for more friends.
Iāve spent a lot of time trying to figure out what this all could possibly be, it affects me every single day. I wonder if itās something like BPD? Or a combination of things. I heard the term āquiet BPDā which really made sense to me in a lot of ways. But maybe itās a combination of things. Idkš¤·āāļø
sounds like depression, homie.
why not go to a professional and get diagnosed?
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Youāre going to have to push and push hard on seeing a doctor to get diagnosed.
You could spend another few miserable years doing nothingā¦ or seek help. Pretty much the only options, outside of trying to treat it at homeā¦ which doesnāt appear to be working.
And ESP push to get the ADHD diagnosed. Go check out /r/adhd and ask for advice there. Seriously. I wouldāve Killed to have a diagnosis as a child, as many others wouldāve.
Look, youāve at least identified the problems going on. Now itās time to treat them.