Is there a place for me?

[Sasarayu]

Nah that's definitely not how it works. I mean, you can have autism and a personality disorder, that's totally possible, but having autism doesn't mean you definitely have a personality disorder. Autism is it's own thing. Also getting diagnosed with 5 personality disorders is absurd.

I have npd and aspd--both diagnosis were rigorous and took a very, very long time to diagnose. You gotta chill out a bit--saying people's mental illnesses don't exist is pretty heavy, especially when you made this thread about being ostracized for yours.

EDIT: Actually yeah, after reading your out of pocket addendum, you really come off as a self-diagnoser with pds who has no idea what they're talking about. :T You really shouldn't be spreading this sort of talk around when it's definitely not your place to speak on it.

I mean, you're like, 'a personality disorder is just nonsense'--meanwhile I can't even type a simple forum post without using modifiers like 'definitely' and 'literally' and 'very' because one of my symptoms is using extreme language and speaking in hyperbole because I'm really dramatic, but okay I guess.

It's interesting how you mention I do come across as someone with PSD and contradict it by calling me a self diagnoser. Something which would be impossible had I had an actual "disorder".

I've also never claimed autism and PSD is the same. The latter is usually existant in co-morbidity with autism since people who get rejected constantly for lacking social skills develop defence mechanism. Something which is natural and not a disease or disorder.

Those terms are just ways of trying to explain, reject, control, humiliate etc people who don't function well with most others. If people like you and those you get your education from where around in the 18th century, Ludwig van Beethoven would have been locked up somewhere for his "PSD".

[Gihwezi]

Those terms are just ways of trying to explain, reject, control, humiliate etc people who don't function well with most others. If people like you and those you get your education from where around in the 18th century, Ludwig van Beethoven would have been locked up somewhere for his "PSD".

This is wild because you're insisting having a personality disorder is just a 'label' put on people who 'don't function well with others' (which is... wrong... I function quite well with others, and am a psychopath/sociopath by diagnosis, so like???). I guess it might shock you, then, to learn that personality disorders aren't diagnosed solely on 'how well you function with others.'

I can't say so about autism because I'm not autistic but quite frankly? I don't know, trying to lecture me on my own disorders and speaking over me about my own illness is a pretty dick move. :x

I really find it hard to sympathize with you when you're so adamantly staring me in the face and telling me my mental illness isn't real, yet you want to be around your 'fellow freaks.'

Also, that part about Beethoven... It's literally not that deep man.

And I dunno what 'psd' is (maybe you meant ptsd? in which case... I never mentioned that), but in your prior posts you said something to the affect that you 'might also have some personality disorders' which means you don't have an official diagnosis..... Oh never mind you shorthanded personality disorder, I get it now. Naw, I don't think you have a personality disorder at all. Nobody can just diagnose another person over the internet, especially with something as difficult as a personality disorder.

[Vahlnir]

It's interesting how you mention I do come across as someone with PSD and contradict it by calling me a self diagnoser. Something which would be impossible had I had an actual "disorder"

I haven't been in your shoes, not completely anyway. But I have suffered from depression for years and I also suffered through a series of rather unfortunate events some years back that left me feeling very alone. Thankfully I have overcome that. I think a lot of this comes down to you needing to do some self reflection. You say you have a problem, but you also seem to be in denial that you have one at all. The first step to solving a problem is admitting there is one. Only then can you begin to address it. And I do think that you need to find a way to do so. Can't tell you how, I'm not you. That's largely up to you to decide, and I hope you choose wisely and seek improvement. Everyone deserves friendship and a sense of belonging.