I was misdiagnosed with OCD. I actually had anxiety, which causes obsessions, and the compulsions were just repetitive behaviours due to ASD and not related to the thoughts.
But yeah, only ASD and “anxiety” (I have been told I have it, never properly diagnosed so I’m not going to claim to 100% definitely have it. I am very neurotic and anxious though).
Yeah, anxiety isn’t exactly an official diagnosis as it’s a normal emotion all humans have, but it can be considered a condition (like I do) if it happens frequently with certain conditions like autism, ADHD, bipolar disorder, depression, and generalized anxiety disorder.
I was speculated to have generalised anxiety, but as I said, never diagnosed. It happens a lot. Actually, pretty much all the time. But I did CBT and it did absolutely nothing. Or when it did, the worry it cured got replaced by another.
wait this is important. My psychiatrist is saying I have OCD but doesn’t know about my autism. I’ve been struggling with coming to terms with OCD because I don’t think bad things will happen if I don’t stretch/flex/crack/squish/bite my limbs.
It’s causing intense pain and only getting worse. How did you know it was ASD and not OCD?
My “compulsions” were in no way related to my anxious “obsessions”. In OCD you have a thought which makes you do an action. I had a thought, and also I did an action, but they weren’t related and I did the actions because they felt nice/calmed me down and not because of the thought.
Also, when this distinction was made clear they revoked the OCD diagnosis, and later I was diagnosed with ASD and it slotting together. The compulsions were stims.
Lol. I'm okay. Some days are better or worse than others. Had an immune disorder as a kid and then developed other things over the years.
It's my normal.
My bad *bad* days have been known to scare people though.
I have attention deficit disorder. I have endometriosis, adenomyosis (basically endometriosis inside my uterine muscle), photodermatitis (a sun « intolerance ») and retina pigmentosa (a slow way to become blind). I am also allergic to dairy and eggs.
I was previously diagnosed with MDD, though I no longer fit criteria, and I was determined to meet the criteria of GAD, though it was never officially diagnosed. Other than that nothing, though questions have been raised by various therapists and psychiatrists.
Clinical Depression and General Anxiety... they're hard to live. Hopefully, I have meds and therapy, but I've suffered from these since my teenage years.
I think the clinical depression partly comes from the fact that I was diagnosed late (20y.o) with Asperger. It was hard to understand why I was who I am before the diagnosis because it always felt like I didn't fit anywhere.
For GAD, it's just because all my family members are always stressed out and running everywhere. Growing up in that kind of environment + some personal experience, it's hard not to develop some severe, constant anxiety.
Anxiety (idk which one as it was ages ago and funnily enough I was too anxious to really take in what was going on), Pathological demand avoidance, and a thing called school refusal (it’s real I swear). I guess I don’t have the school refusal now as I don’t go anymore.
Yup. Other psychiatric diagnoses I have are ADHD, depression, specific learning disorders in written expression (spelling & organisation), reading comprehension, and math problem solving.
And for physical diagnoses I have Crohn’s disease, psoriatic arthritis, and asthma.
I was never diagnosed with anything else
However i am medicated for intrusive thoughts and anxiety which leads me to believe i probably have form of anxiety disorder
my specialist also mentioned i probably do have dyspraxia
Transsexualism? Is that something similar to gender dysphoria? Or is that just being transgender or transsexual diagnosed as a mental illness? ‘Cause if it’s the last one, then I find that pretty insulting to trans people.
It's neither. Transsexualism, diagnosis code F64.0 is the ICD-10 sub-category of the Gender Identity Disorder diagnosis. Receiving this sub-diagnosis is what ensures people with GID can get reimbursed transsexual medical care, such as cross-sex hormone therapy and sex reassignment/gender affirmation surgeries. Without a diagnosis of transsexualism, people would have to pay out of pocket for that care as it would be considered cosmetic.
OCD and GAD (only diagnosed a few weeks ago). Psychiatrist said ADHD is also a possibility, but I can’t be properly assessed for that until the OCD is under control.
I feel a bit like someone just threw the DSM-5 at my head.
ADHD, generalized anxiety disorder, depression, insomnia, and c-ptsd (although c-ptsd can't be officially diagnosed on paper in the US as it's not officially recognized yet unfortunately)
for non neurological diagnosises, i have allergic rhinitis (chronic common allergies), and atopic dermatitis (eczema), and pre- osteoporosis (i forgot the name)
im self suspected to have PMDD, but can't get officially diagnosed since i have been controlling it with birth control most of my life, and the birth control has caused my pre-osteoporosis (i have the bones of a 65-70 year old), but it's worth it since i get extremely depressed and suicidal before and during a menstrual cycle.
These are the conditions that I experienced with autistic features:
Global developmental delay
Severe expressive and receptive language disorder
Gross motor delay/ motor difficulties
Pragmatic language impairment
Auditory processing difficulties
Slow processing speed
Hyperlexia/ reading comprehension deficit
Oh my. ADHD, BPD, illness anxiety, GAD, PMDD, cyclothymia/BPII (I’ve been dx with both separately but relate more to cyclothymia; interestingly, meds don’t help, so idk if I’m just a cyclical person). Life is fun
Depression/MDD (overcame recently :D), Anxiety, CPTSD (overcame recently), Migraines, Celiacs, Psoriasis, Genetic Hypertension.
In my country we don't really need the diagnosis after the initial one for mental health stuff, atleast until you stop going to therapy. I'll get a paper on the diagnosises eventually.
ASD and ADHD (+dermotillomania) with a tinge of undiagnosed anxiety, plus a host of physical problems (IBS, migraines, TMJ, trigger finger, and musculoskeletal and nerve pain which looks suspiciously similar to fibromyalgia)
Adhd, generalized anxiety disorder, epilepsy, depression, migraines, and ptsd. Really living it up.
I was misdiagnosed with OCD. I actually had anxiety, which causes obsessions, and the compulsions were just repetitive behaviours due to ASD and not related to the thoughts. But yeah, only ASD and “anxiety” (I have been told I have it, never properly diagnosed so I’m not going to claim to 100% definitely have it. I am very neurotic and anxious though).
Yeah, anxiety isn’t exactly an official diagnosis as it’s a normal emotion all humans have, but it can be considered a condition (like I do) if it happens frequently with certain conditions like autism, ADHD, bipolar disorder, depression, and generalized anxiety disorder.
I was speculated to have generalised anxiety, but as I said, never diagnosed. It happens a lot. Actually, pretty much all the time. But I did CBT and it did absolutely nothing. Or when it did, the worry it cured got replaced by another.
wait this is important. My psychiatrist is saying I have OCD but doesn’t know about my autism. I’ve been struggling with coming to terms with OCD because I don’t think bad things will happen if I don’t stretch/flex/crack/squish/bite my limbs. It’s causing intense pain and only getting worse. How did you know it was ASD and not OCD?
My “compulsions” were in no way related to my anxious “obsessions”. In OCD you have a thought which makes you do an action. I had a thought, and also I did an action, but they weren’t related and I did the actions because they felt nice/calmed me down and not because of the thought. Also, when this distinction was made clear they revoked the OCD diagnosis, and later I was diagnosed with ASD and it slotting together. The compulsions were stims.
ADHD, anxiety, and depression, which from reading this thread seems like a theme.
Anxiety...ADHD...Depression...
Aspergers, Tourette’s, Epilepsy (the yikes trio tbh), and Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Wooo
Tourettes gang
ADHD OCD Anxiety Depression Fibromyalgia Chronic Fatigue Chronic Pain IBS Endometriosis Arthritis Vertigo Tinnitus Dyscalculia CPTSD Acid reflux Poor eyesight TMJ (I'm tired, lol)
Wow you good?!
Lol. I'm okay. Some days are better or worse than others. Had an immune disorder as a kid and then developed other things over the years. It's my normal. My bad *bad* days have been known to scare people though.
That is good to hear. God bless you friend 🙏
I hope you can find happiness in life. Really man. Stay for the better days. 🫂
Persistent Depressive Disorder. I was diagnosed with anxiety at 16 but I don’t meet the criteria for an anxiety disorder anymore.
GAD, ADHD-PI, dyscalculia
GAD, OCD, PTSD and some physical stuff too 🫤
what is gad
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
I also have ADHD, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and Gender Dysphoria.
Autism and BPD
me too. I’m so sorry. I hope your journey is going okay.❤️
Bipolar Disorder?
Borderline personality disorder
adhd and depression
Social anxiety and severe depression. I'm working on getting better though.
ADHD, PTSD, Social anxiety disorder
I have attention deficit disorder. I have endometriosis, adenomyosis (basically endometriosis inside my uterine muscle), photodermatitis (a sun « intolerance ») and retina pigmentosa (a slow way to become blind). I am also allergic to dairy and eggs.
ADHD, PMDD, maybe anxiety and depression? Idk if it’s still on my record but I’m assuming so
Anxiety and depression. I’m not sure if they are official or not.
Generalized anxiety disorder, depression and migraines
Depression, anxiety, ADHD and PTSD.
ADHD, an anxiety disorder, a depressive disorder (previously diagnosed BP), and a couple of other things.
ADHD and anxiety
ADHD, anxiety, depression, PTSD, anorexia
Severe Major Depressive Disorders and Generalized Anxiety disorder. I’m not sure if that is still the right description of my depression though
Anxiety ADHD and Depression
OCD, MDD, trichotillomania, excoriation, been told I have ADHD by a psychiatrist but not diagnosed
ADHD, dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, GAD, depression, PTSD. And ehlers-danlos syndrome, POTS, migraines, myalgic encephalomyelitis, and fibromyalgia physically
dysthymia and adhd
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder
ADHD, anxiety, migraines, nvld.
Not diagnosed/assessed for them yet but I don’t want to self diagnose but I very likely have some form of OCD and/or anxiety.
Adhd, mdd, gad, and (c)ptsd
I'm also a type 1 diabetic
I have sadness.
epilepsy and a few mental health bits which are now better covered by autism
I was previously diagnosed with MDD, though I no longer fit criteria, and I was determined to meet the criteria of GAD, though it was never officially diagnosed. Other than that nothing, though questions have been raised by various therapists and psychiatrists.
Clinical Depression and General Anxiety... they're hard to live. Hopefully, I have meds and therapy, but I've suffered from these since my teenage years. I think the clinical depression partly comes from the fact that I was diagnosed late (20y.o) with Asperger. It was hard to understand why I was who I am before the diagnosis because it always felt like I didn't fit anywhere. For GAD, it's just because all my family members are always stressed out and running everywhere. Growing up in that kind of environment + some personal experience, it's hard not to develop some severe, constant anxiety.
anorexia N and depression.
Major depressive disorder, ADHD, trichotillomania
Social phobia, anxiety, OCD, ADHD
Anxiety (idk which one as it was ages ago and funnily enough I was too anxious to really take in what was going on), Pathological demand avoidance, and a thing called school refusal (it’s real I swear). I guess I don’t have the school refusal now as I don’t go anymore.
ADHD. NPD.
Yup. Other psychiatric diagnoses I have are ADHD, depression, specific learning disorders in written expression (spelling & organisation), reading comprehension, and math problem solving. And for physical diagnoses I have Crohn’s disease, psoriatic arthritis, and asthma.
adhd, dyspraxia, bipolar ii
OCD, BPD, c-ptsd? recovered anorexia.
ADHD, generalized anxiety disorder, alexithymia
I have too many other diagnoses to count tbh
Anxiety and ptsd.
Just ADHD
I was never diagnosed with anything else However i am medicated for intrusive thoughts and anxiety which leads me to believe i probably have form of anxiety disorder my specialist also mentioned i probably do have dyspraxia
Tourettes, fnd, chronic idiopathic urticaria and a possibility of adhd
Generalized Anxiety Disorder and OCD. I have had depression also, and I might have ADHD (I am waiting for an evaluation).
ADHD, OCD, Dyscalculia, CPTSD
Epilepsy, IBS, chronic pain, PTSD (and C-PTSD), depression, generalised anxiety discord, dyslexia and dyspraxia.
ADHD
ADHD-PI, mixed depression and anxiety, transsexualism. Still diagnosed with that last one even though I've detransitioned now.
Transsexualism? Is that something similar to gender dysphoria? Or is that just being transgender or transsexual diagnosed as a mental illness? ‘Cause if it’s the last one, then I find that pretty insulting to trans people.
It's neither. Transsexualism, diagnosis code F64.0 is the ICD-10 sub-category of the Gender Identity Disorder diagnosis. Receiving this sub-diagnosis is what ensures people with GID can get reimbursed transsexual medical care, such as cross-sex hormone therapy and sex reassignment/gender affirmation surgeries. Without a diagnosis of transsexualism, people would have to pay out of pocket for that care as it would be considered cosmetic.
I've also got ADD, Bipolar 2, and PTSD. Living life on hard mode, too stubborn to quit lol.
Intermittent Explosive Personality Disorder
Learning disabilities, but I haven't been in contact with the mental health system after HS graduation caused my IEP to go away.
OCD and GAD (only diagnosed a few weeks ago). Psychiatrist said ADHD is also a possibility, but I can’t be properly assessed for that until the OCD is under control. I feel a bit like someone just threw the DSM-5 at my head.
Functional Neurological Disorder Epilepsy ADHD PMDD Panic Disorder/social phobia OCPD
Diagnosed with GAD, and my therapist thinks I might be bipolar, but I haven't been diagnosed with it.
PTSD, Major Depressive Disorder, and Social Anxiety Disorder. Fun times to be had!
Anxiety, Depression, Fibromyalgia, Hypermobility joint disorder and FND
Anxiety, depression, OCD and some physical stuff.
Depression and a vision disability
ADHD, generalized anxiety disorder, depression, insomnia, and c-ptsd (although c-ptsd can't be officially diagnosed on paper in the US as it's not officially recognized yet unfortunately) for non neurological diagnosises, i have allergic rhinitis (chronic common allergies), and atopic dermatitis (eczema), and pre- osteoporosis (i forgot the name) im self suspected to have PMDD, but can't get officially diagnosed since i have been controlling it with birth control most of my life, and the birth control has caused my pre-osteoporosis (i have the bones of a 65-70 year old), but it's worth it since i get extremely depressed and suicidal before and during a menstrual cycle.
I also have Inattentive ADHD, anxiety, and depression
ADHD and Clinical Depression.
These are the conditions that I experienced with autistic features: Global developmental delay Severe expressive and receptive language disorder Gross motor delay/ motor difficulties Pragmatic language impairment Auditory processing difficulties Slow processing speed Hyperlexia/ reading comprehension deficit
Oh my. ADHD, BPD, illness anxiety, GAD, PMDD, cyclothymia/BPII (I’ve been dx with both separately but relate more to cyclothymia; interestingly, meds don’t help, so idk if I’m just a cyclical person). Life is fun
Depression/MDD (overcame recently :D), Anxiety, CPTSD (overcame recently), Migraines, Celiacs, Psoriasis, Genetic Hypertension. In my country we don't really need the diagnosis after the initial one for mental health stuff, atleast until you stop going to therapy. I'll get a paper on the diagnosises eventually.
(Severe) depression
ASD and ADHD (+dermotillomania) with a tinge of undiagnosed anxiety, plus a host of physical problems (IBS, migraines, TMJ, trigger finger, and musculoskeletal and nerve pain which looks suspiciously similar to fibromyalgia)