I was told that I go on weird tangents and sometimes act manic.

I know several people in my family that have this problem.

How else can I identify this possible condition of mine, if I do indeed have it?

  • nathanfieldertulpa [she/her]
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    11 months ago

    this might be a stupid take (pls call me out if it is) but i think that looking into cptsd and its trauma responses (fight, flight, freeze, fawn) and ways to heal from them is way more productive and healthy than trying to diagnose yourself with a personality disorder. idk i went through a period where i was really worried about being a schizoid/narcissist but those labels didnt do any good for me, they just made my trauma responses worse. and i didnt rly start to heal until i started focusing on treating my main trauma response, which is freeze.

    • Omegamint [comrade/them, doe/deer]
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      11 months ago

      It's true for most mental issues. I went through a very long phase of hating myself for having depression problems and just wallowing in it until I realized I had to focus on mitigation. I think it kind of boils down to self loathing, which I'm sure therapy kind of speeds you through that into the mitigation phase.

      I think there is some issue with folks rejecting their own issues because of the self deprecating aspect of acceptance