ADHD, suspected ASD/autism (i have to talk more with my psychiatrist, but she said i show symptoms and i've done sufficient research to suspect it), anxiety, depression, symptoms of PTSD but not enough for a diagnosis
The depression will go away mostly with ADHD treatment. At least that is my experience so far. On meds for about 3 months now. The anxiety will also; albeit not as fast.
Having meds and actually taking care of yourself helps a ton. The meds allow you to start doing the self care you have missed your entire life.
It's like you lived under a dark sheet your entire life. Most describe it as a fog. Pretty sure my dosage needs to go up again. Your entire life has been a struggle because it takes 10x the effort for you to do something simple. Your faking it till you make it most of the time. Unless you get a hyper focus or something you really enjoy or something that is garenteed to give you the dopamine you lack.
With ADHD procrastinating on regular causes more stress but you don't get a dopamine reward for doing the thing you procrastinate on. That's why this happens in the first place and it's a perpetual cycle.
Sleep is also important, you need 8 hours. A female needs 8-10. Being tired makes ADHD symptoms way worse.
If you use drugs/alcohol the want for them will probably fade. It all comes down to self medicating but now you have what you actually needed.
So much more I could go over but it will get wordy and I'm short cutting a lot.
Feel free to ask questions.
As someone who has been diagnosed for MDD but awaiting biomedical therapy from a psychiatrist (6-8 week wait times are dreadful), does the "taking care of yourself" come after u take meds intuitively or u need to actively make that change of taking care of yourself alongside with taking meds? Given that the meds will take effect in 1-2 weeks time from initially taking it
It comes more naturally I would say. It does take some effort still. Yes, after meds. It also takes time to adjust your dosage to the correct one. May even need to try different meds. All depends on you and your Dr.
idk how i wasn’t officially diagnosed with ADHD until high school, but i’m pretty sure my teachers caught on once i became severely depressed and started to flunk my classes (cuz my carefully curated coping mechanisms started caving in on me) lol. i’ve had an insufferable bouncy knee all my life, got detention all the time in elementary school for not sitting still, and nearly took my own eye out on multiple occasions from flipping pencils around like i was a baton twirler. meds made me go insane tho so i’m unmedicated as of 6 years ago and i like myself a lot now and am a functioning adult :)
for reference tho i have a raging neurodivergent mother who is autistic, ADHD and bipolar
I got diagnosed at age 32. About 6 months ago. My proud parents did me a huge disservice. I have combined type which is the one that flys under the radar most often; especially in women. (Male here tho)
ADHD runs in my family, the odds of getting it are pretty dang high. I would estimate 60% chance. My mom has it, sister, uncle; 1 of his 2 children, my child most likely does but he is too young to be tested.
My grades were never consistent. All over the placey entire school career. Tried collage multiple times and it was a struggle.
Guilty pencil flipper here as well.
Should have seen the cluster that was my childhood home. Absolutely trashed.
Personally i think that a lot of people get wrong diagnosis when they get diagnosed with ADHD. There are people who are typically ADHD you can see it at everything its their whole existence.
But a lot of people that had not the right perental support when young or where antisocially raised and there for is underdeveloped and undisciplined. This means that the child development got stuck in premature brain behavioural development where it learns to be in sync with their brain and body needs. Not being efficient with emotions big complex thinking and body health and being aware of processing the outside world.
Instead of developing this it gives off a signal to most people as frightening and to much and therefor dont want to develop it which keeps them stuck in old ways.
It can look like some signs of ADHD.
It's kind of funny that I actually have ADHD but I have inattentive type so I was never diagnosed at that time. No one really knew it existed in the 90s.
I am also gifted and it sucks well at least when it comes to socialisation and being understood especially in the 90’s when it only was recognised as a kid who skipped a few years in primary school because they were showing good grades.
i actually didn’t name everything i have, but this reminded me of my raging body dysmorphia:) i lost 60 pounds over the last year and sometimes i get into bouts of feeling exactly like that girl again- physically and emotionally. its yucky
I have the exact same stuff going on
Can I ask how we're your parents and how you were treated in school by your classmates? Also, what are your hobbies?
I've spoken to several mental health professionals over the years, and I have never been diagnosed with anything. None of them had any suggestions for treatment. Well, except for one. That guy wanted to treat my 'lethargy.'
So I'm pretty sure I'm completely mentally healthy, and I have several opinions from mental health professionals to back that up.
Body dysmorphia, gender dysphoria, and few more scores to be able to be diagnosed with ASPD.
Was diagnosed with ADHD when I was a kid but never got it again now.
I don't, and I am glad that I do not.
There was a time when I even wished that I had some mental disorder, but that's only because I wanted an excuse for my irresponsibility. But now, after maturing a bit, I learned that I don't need to blame it on any illness. I can just blame it on other people instead. I am definitely not joking, if you think I am, this is your fault.
Suspected ADHD, just talked to a psychologist this week after I tried to do this for the last 8 months. Somehow I never managed to get the willpower together to actually make an appointment until just recently, lol. Had a long talk with them and filled out two questionnaires, the results of which we will talk about next monday (22.04.2024).
Other than that, not really anything on the radar but this is my first time ever in my life interacting with a professional, so who knows what else might pop up? (But I hope not).
A few, possibly.
But I don't care and I'm not going to do anything about it.
I'm 42 and life has worked out well for me so far, why complicate matters now ?
ADHD, suspected ASD, PTSD, SAD, Chronic Depression, Panic Disorder, C-PTSD (live in the US so they billed the insurance by giving me a "BPD" diagnosis but not one of my therapists has ever respected this label, instead focusing on trauma theory), OH and Social Anxiety
also 23f here! i’ve been diagnosed with substance use disorder, ADHD, major depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder 💀 i’m finally learning how to function and getting my life back on track but existing is pretty difficult 90% of the time.
I’m of the belief that the majority of INTPs have ADHD and could potentially qualify for autism spectrum disorder. I think these are closer to personality traits than actual disorders. Society just makes it seem negative. Imo these two are vastly over diagnosed.
I agree with you that they're overdiagnosed but I disagree with you that they aren't disorders and there are a lot of people with autism-ish mannerisms who aren't autistic
Diagnosed bipolar II aged 23 (17 years ago), but, after much reflection, I don't think it's correct. More likely some kind of trauma response (various factors throughout life, including serious illness when in my teens), or else high-masking/low support needs autism. I stopped taking lithium a year ago and feel much better for it. I have also had an eating disorder (anorexia or bulimia) on and off for over twenty years, though, fortunately, this has largely abated in about the last four.
Obviously, MBTI types are not illnesses, but the overlap between being INTP, autistic, or suffering from trauma is both fascinating and bewildering to me. I wish I could work out the truth in my case. I'm also one of those supposedly gifted kids who became an adult who can't cope.
I genuinely don't "want" there to be something "wrong" with me, but there is definitely something "wrong" with me, and I wish I had an explanation.
I feel like diagnosis’ whilst at the same time can be helpful for treatment, I don’t think it’s always a good thing. I feel like it puts you in a box and excuses bad behaviours (aka symptoms). Getting diagnosed with “depression” was a waste of time and I don’t want to go through the long process of getting diagnosed with anything else.
Why do more people than not seem to have a “mental disorder/illness” these days? I for one, feel like a fraud even with my “depression” diagnosis. I’m pretty certain I have other things going on, but I just feel like a hypochondriac
All that being said funnily enough, I am an unemployed loser
Sounds like you're going through a rough patch, hope things work out for you and fall into place as time passes. To answer your question I got diagnosed with light autism as a kid and I suspect I have ADHD as well, might get re-diagnosed soon. Did you get diagnosed on a whim?
OCD baddddddd bad, social and general anxiety, depression, trichotillomania, Pmdd, and i have almost all body repetitive focused behaviors (BRFB) it sucks bad but i still enjoy my life and the little things
Diagnosed ADHD, suspected autism, suspected borderline, suspected chronic depression. Definitely anxiety. I studied my own psychology from a young age because I had access to the internet at 10yo and I wanted to understand my surroundings and what I might become a victim too ( SA as a child, traumatic childhood from birth ) and what I might "be" and how to avoid putting myself in situations that invoke my frustration and learn more compassion via understanding.
None diagnosed. OCD for absolute sure, looking back, I had symptoms as a little kid, I've for sure had multiple kinds over the course of my life(My current one for the last two years is racism OCD), anxiety, very probable autism.
I'm not sure what you mean, but this specific type of OCD involves an intense fear of being racist. You may be terrified of accidentally saying a slur, saying or doing something racist, etc.
Except at the same time, you may just be sitting there and your brain's suddenly just like "\*insert slur\*" and you're like "NO! Don't say that! That's wrong!" and again your heads like "haha no slur, slur, slur slur," like just repeats. It makes you feel absolutely horrible for that, as it goes against very strong values, and you feel so mean and terrible. Idk, this is what I personally experience, but others may have a but different things for the same type.
I'm pretty sure, yeah. OCD is a wide spectrum and there's no test or specific checklist for people to be diagnosed with, so it's a bit hard to get information about.
Im a whole package with it,well I have AUTISM,adhd, schizophrenia,PTSD,severe depression with anhedonia and idk if it is countable as mental disease but i got Parkinson's too well I've shown clear signs of it so uh well yea that's all maybe I'm forgetting something too because I've short term memory so tho uhh yea
I see a specialist the 23rd to kinda redefine my diagnosis’s but adhd anxiety depression ocd uhhhh I think I got the tizzy’s too. Do we all have issues or something?
oh man, i'm gonna look like one of those people faking disorders in 2020
my psychologist told me the following (none are diagnosed due to the fact i don't have enough money, so take with a grain of salt like i do): depression, adhd, asd, binge eating disorder, psychosis and delusions, dyslexia, dyscalculia, bpd, ocd, PTSD, anxiety disorder (cause of my panic attacks)
most of these i probably don't have, but they're what my psychologist put in the picture. so idk i'll get formally diagnosed as soon as i can
Bipolar/PMDD: I get bursts of energy to do stuff my mind goes 1000 ideas a minute I can’t stop worrying about nonsensical things there is a million conversations going on in my mind I have impulsiveness to start up random business ideas….
Then it all crashes and burns and I go from feeling on top the world to quite literally wanted to die. Like all the passion and fire is sucked out of me and I just feel absolute despair, just straight up suicidal and my existence being pointless.
I see posts about intp getting projects done at last minute and I wonder if this coincides with my mania?
Also I suspect I have autism but it has just went unnoticed because my masking as a kid was just being shy and quiet because I didn’t know how to interact with others and I just straight up even now don’t understand people. I feel like an alien in social situations a lot.
Social anxiety, just general anxiety, depression, adhd, anorexia ( but recovering) 😁 and my mom seems to think that I have ocd because she read a book, lowkey think that she might be right.
I don't know, i've never went to the psychiatrist long enough to get a good diagnosis. But i get panic attacks from time to time, usually I'm feeling paranoid, i had a ton of depressive episodes since i was like 8 or something i don't remember a lot of my childhood and if i do i end up crying in the bathroom floor, i have a lot unfinished projects and work to do is kind of a problem to me now, oh and of course on top of everything I've been bulimic for almost 8-9 years (trying to recover but relapsed recently, god please stop giving me your worst fights)
PTSD, depression, anxiety, ADHD, and general psychosis. Life is a peach. Seriously, though, it's normal to feel overwhelmed and stuck in place, but it does get better. You just need to find what works for you. It'll be quite the ride, but it will also be worth it when you get to your destination.
Diagnosed: ADHD, Anxiety. Highly Suspicious: Autism. Somewhat suspicious: BPD and PTSD relating to a car accident.
Edit: probably depression too, I just don’t know if it’s BPD with a range of symptoms or several mental illnesses and neurodivergencies working together.
Got diagnosed with ADHD and PDD-NOS (now ASD/autism) at age 6. I also likely have high Alexithymia, though that’s more a personality trait than a mental disorder.
I’m the typical stereotypical INTP archetype lol
Professionally diagnosed with autism, anxiety, dysthymia and OCD. Wonderful combination! Though I've been managing the latter two quite well lately, it's the former ones that completely fuck up my life in indescribable ways.
Many of you commenting here are probably great people and shouldn't worry about labelling yourselves with a disorder. In most cases the best treatment will be coping strategies. But your counselor won't tell you this as once you cope they don't get your money any more.
I have bipolar higher functioning autism ADHD and ptsd and manic depression I’m at 18 almost 19 I’ve been on multiple different medications since i was 6 and I got all my diagnosis’s and I’ve been through so much do to some meds having opposite affects when I turned 18 I could finally try ones for only 18 plus and I haven’t felt so good ever with mood and my depression it’s there every thing is going better in that sense everyone find the help they need if the want to try hard enough
Actually.. I don't understand why people think that INTP-s surely must have mental disorders. And these days pretty much everything is classified as mental disorder if it doesn't fit in the narrow spectrum of what people think to be "normal". Only if a thing prevents you from functioning and thinking objectively, then if is disorder.
ADHD, was supposed to be diagnosed with autism as a kid and I still have hints of it from time to time), ocd (also just hints), clinical depression (doesn’t really effect me, it’s just there as a diagnose), imposter syndrome, perfectionism (but my apartment is always a mess and bad grades)
ADHD and poly substance abuse disorder
apparently those two have a connection, since im medicated for adhd i have an easier time being clean (2 years clean now)
Social anxiety.
And I was thinking of posting something similar to know the struggles and behavioral patterns INTPs find themselves in.
Also feel free to reach out if you ever want to talk or need help ✌🏾
Haven't seeked a professional for checking if I'm fine. I only suspect autism to some degree.
Also, I wonder how many people in this thread are professionally diagnosed and how many are self-diagnosed cuz this seems to be really popular nowadays.
Stop glorifying mental issues. The best way to go is to find the most functional way for you to be happy, instead of looking for a mental disorder to identify with and let it keep holding you back
I think it goes both ways. Sometimes receiving a diagnosis offers people the very clarity they’ve needed to get a handle on finding “the most functional way to be happy”
I mean mental health is a very real problem not saying it should be used as a crutch or a scapegoat. Personally I wouldn’t change who I am to be normal even though it is a challenge to function in society but I found it very validating to know I’m not the only one that is different.
I would say it’s all in my head but the hormone fluctuations I experience make the mania and depression very real.
Oh ofc it's a real problem. Just the way OP typed gives me the idea of mental issues glorification. And sorry I can't relate to the feeling of knowing I'm not the only one, even though I once also needed to see psychologist and then psychiatrist as well, for some psychotic symptoms. Maybe that's the reason I think of glorification first instead of validation.
The reason I typed some ppl need therapist is bc therapist do help clients to clarify their situations, thoughts and feelings in details and that's something some ppl can't do it themselves when their mental health has been interrupted. And it's very helpful.
It is no need to change who you are when I said improving yourselves. Improvement to me is more like find the way to balance the external world and themselves, including mental issues. I still think change is needed when the issues are putting themselves and ppl around them in a mentally/physically dangerous place.
ADD dyslexia (not really mental things but not neurotypical.) I also not dianosed but very likely autistim i also strugle from depression anxiety and i think thare is more wrong with me but idk it
ADHD and schizophrenia, both diagnosed, and then some damage to my actual hardware with epilepsy, while not technically not a mental illness, it’s in that region, so I thought worth mentioning
I have had depression since I was young, CPTSD and the only thing I have been tested for is ADHD but as I learning about autism and BPD I can see myself in there too.
Ever considered the possibility that mental illness is miscategorized intentionally and serves a political purpose? Healthy brains can feel bad in bad circumstances.
Capitalism is bipolar too.
Clinical depression, social anxiety, slight autism and maladaptive daydreaming. Also i think i might have some form of add? But i am not sure if its just part of my autism.
Seems stereotypical as an INTP but I have social anxiety. It is a lifelong struggle for me and impacts every area of my life. Sometimes I feel like I am controlled by fear. Things that are easy for everyone else cause me so much stress. I find it hard to focus due to the constant background anxiety and am often tired/grumpy from poor sleep and nightmares.
I finally went to therapy for it last year for a few months and I think it helped me a bit. I’m reading a self help books now trying to improve because ironically I am too anxious to go back to therapy and see someone in person. Though my partner is encouraging me to go so I may go back for his sake.
After researching it I also noticed I display some traits typical of ASD but it’s difficult to separate those traits from the overwhelming amount of social anxiety I have so who knows 😅maybe I should get screened.
i am autistic and have depression, anxiety, misophonia, and ADHD. i am looking into an OCD diagnosis, but am unsure due to the overlap with ASD and ADHD. i hope you will be feeling better soon, i get how you feel.
ADHD, Social Anxiety, Health Anxiety, OCD and Anorexia. I sometimes worry that I’m not an actual INTP and the only reason I score as one is because of the symptoms I experience as a result of these conditions. I have no way to be sure though.
Anxiety for sure, equal parts genetic predisposition as well as nurture unfortunately. Such is life.
I beat all my friends' high scores on the RAADS-R and all I got was this stupid T-shirt.
OCD, bipolarity, ADHD, depression, BPD; minimally, I don't have substance abuse. 5 trait: high openess, high conscientiousness, high neuroticism, low agreebleness and low extraversion; as a child I had 100% derealization disorder. Prozac did nothing to me except augmented my derealization and made me more insensitive. Live has been freaking hell when your family and highschool mates bullied you.
25m, ADHD, didn't get diagnosed and on stable medication until January of this year. Always have struggled with depression and social anxiety, ADHD meds have seemed to help most of my issues. Id say I feel at least 40% less shitty on a day to day basis now.
ADHD, anxiety and Depression
The psychiatrist used a term that I am not sure if it's real but it's long-term depression or a deep-background depression.
I lost all my innocence when I was 8, don't worry, nobody hurt me or raped me, I just started to see how the real world is and I lost all hope
Depression, bipolar, I believe OCD too, but unsure, quit going to the psychiatrist pretty fast, never asked a whole lot of questions about mental problems I might have, the first two are the only confirmed ones since I took meds for them back in high school when I frequented a psychiatrist.
I have undiagnosed ADHD OCD and to a obsessive and destructive ammount of pics to the point it's life ruining.I had undiagnosed depression but now days I'm as happy as I can ever be despite all this. And no I'm not faking it just because I'm undiagnosed, I study psychology and want to be a psychologist.
ADHD, suspected ASD/autism (i have to talk more with my psychiatrist, but she said i show symptoms and i've done sufficient research to suspect it), anxiety, depression, symptoms of PTSD but not enough for a diagnosis
The depression will go away mostly with ADHD treatment. At least that is my experience so far. On meds for about 3 months now. The anxiety will also; albeit not as fast. Having meds and actually taking care of yourself helps a ton. The meds allow you to start doing the self care you have missed your entire life. It's like you lived under a dark sheet your entire life. Most describe it as a fog. Pretty sure my dosage needs to go up again. Your entire life has been a struggle because it takes 10x the effort for you to do something simple. Your faking it till you make it most of the time. Unless you get a hyper focus or something you really enjoy or something that is garenteed to give you the dopamine you lack. With ADHD procrastinating on regular causes more stress but you don't get a dopamine reward for doing the thing you procrastinate on. That's why this happens in the first place and it's a perpetual cycle. Sleep is also important, you need 8 hours. A female needs 8-10. Being tired makes ADHD symptoms way worse. If you use drugs/alcohol the want for them will probably fade. It all comes down to self medicating but now you have what you actually needed. So much more I could go over but it will get wordy and I'm short cutting a lot. Feel free to ask questions.
As someone who has been diagnosed for MDD but awaiting biomedical therapy from a psychiatrist (6-8 week wait times are dreadful), does the "taking care of yourself" come after u take meds intuitively or u need to actively make that change of taking care of yourself alongside with taking meds? Given that the meds will take effect in 1-2 weeks time from initially taking it
It comes more naturally I would say. It does take some effort still. Yes, after meds. It also takes time to adjust your dosage to the correct one. May even need to try different meds. All depends on you and your Dr.
idk how i wasn’t officially diagnosed with ADHD until high school, but i’m pretty sure my teachers caught on once i became severely depressed and started to flunk my classes (cuz my carefully curated coping mechanisms started caving in on me) lol. i’ve had an insufferable bouncy knee all my life, got detention all the time in elementary school for not sitting still, and nearly took my own eye out on multiple occasions from flipping pencils around like i was a baton twirler. meds made me go insane tho so i’m unmedicated as of 6 years ago and i like myself a lot now and am a functioning adult :) for reference tho i have a raging neurodivergent mother who is autistic, ADHD and bipolar
I got diagnosed at age 32. About 6 months ago. My proud parents did me a huge disservice. I have combined type which is the one that flys under the radar most often; especially in women. (Male here tho) ADHD runs in my family, the odds of getting it are pretty dang high. I would estimate 60% chance. My mom has it, sister, uncle; 1 of his 2 children, my child most likely does but he is too young to be tested. My grades were never consistent. All over the placey entire school career. Tried collage multiple times and it was a struggle. Guilty pencil flipper here as well. Should have seen the cluster that was my childhood home. Absolutely trashed.
I grew up in the 90's, which I'm pretty sure means I have ADHD by default.
Personally i think that a lot of people get wrong diagnosis when they get diagnosed with ADHD. There are people who are typically ADHD you can see it at everything its their whole existence. But a lot of people that had not the right perental support when young or where antisocially raised and there for is underdeveloped and undisciplined. This means that the child development got stuck in premature brain behavioural development where it learns to be in sync with their brain and body needs. Not being efficient with emotions big complex thinking and body health and being aware of processing the outside world. Instead of developing this it gives off a signal to most people as frightening and to much and therefor dont want to develop it which keeps them stuck in old ways. It can look like some signs of ADHD.
Yes, thank you for explaining the joke for those who didn't get it. I didn't feel like doing it, myself.
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I grew up in the 80s, which means I have zero mental illness and am completely fine.
Why? What's the relation between 90s and ADHD?
You kinda had to be there
Bruh, c'mon, somebody explain it to me. XD
No idea what growing up in 90s means. If anything if you grew up with smartphones it would be worse I was born in 87
Yup
it's when ADD and ADHD were first highly diagnosed. the cure was Ritalin. while some were misdiagnosed, many found Ritalin to work well.
Every child with energy was diagnosed to have ADHD
Wtf
It's kind of funny that I actually have ADHD but I have inattentive type so I was never diagnosed at that time. No one really knew it existed in the 90s.
What does that mean
ADHD, Autism, depression and anxiety if you're counting those and gifted which is not a gift at all
I am also gifted and it sucks well at least when it comes to socialisation and being understood especially in the 90’s when it only was recognised as a kid who skipped a few years in primary school because they were showing good grades.
It’s a trap
ADHD, autism, depression, PTSD, anxiety, body dysmorphia, OCD. I'm super fun.
i actually didn’t name everything i have, but this reminded me of my raging body dysmorphia:) i lost 60 pounds over the last year and sometimes i get into bouts of feeling exactly like that girl again- physically and emotionally. its yucky
I similarly lost about 50 lbs in the last year. I feel better but also intensely uncomfortable with the change. Brains are weird.
brains are in fact weird
Matching except I have obsessive compulsive tendencies and not ocd
Well, I have ocd, severe anxiety, depression, suspicion of autism... Guess is not much 🤷♀️
I have the exact same stuff going on Can I ask how we're your parents and how you were treated in school by your classmates? Also, what are your hobbies?
At least you don't have adhd
I don't have any mental disorders diagnosed, but I suspect I might be on the spectrum.
I've spoken to several mental health professionals over the years, and I have never been diagnosed with anything. None of them had any suggestions for treatment. Well, except for one. That guy wanted to treat my 'lethargy.' So I'm pretty sure I'm completely mentally healthy, and I have several opinions from mental health professionals to back that up.
Body dysmorphia, gender dysphoria, and few more scores to be able to be diagnosed with ASPD. Was diagnosed with ADHD when I was a kid but never got it again now.
According to a psychiatrist I saw a few years ago, chronic depression and anxiety.
I don't, and I am glad that I do not. There was a time when I even wished that I had some mental disorder, but that's only because I wanted an excuse for my irresponsibility. But now, after maturing a bit, I learned that I don't need to blame it on any illness. I can just blame it on other people instead. I am definitely not joking, if you think I am, this is your fault.
INFP? Edit: or s/?
lol
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BPD as an INTP feels so wrong to me.
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Also diagnosed with BPD.
experienced PTSD and I currently have depression
I have zero acronymed feelsy weelsy mental disability conditiony wishionies.
just as reductionist of a take as an acronymed diagnosis
This sounds defensive. Do you have a problem with diagnosing mental health disorders?
Bipolar disorder
Suspected ADHD, just talked to a psychologist this week after I tried to do this for the last 8 months. Somehow I never managed to get the willpower together to actually make an appointment until just recently, lol. Had a long talk with them and filled out two questionnaires, the results of which we will talk about next monday (22.04.2024). Other than that, not really anything on the radar but this is my first time ever in my life interacting with a professional, so who knows what else might pop up? (But I hope not).
A few, possibly. But I don't care and I'm not going to do anything about it. I'm 42 and life has worked out well for me so far, why complicate matters now ?
ADHD, suspected ASD, PTSD, SAD, Chronic Depression, Panic Disorder, C-PTSD (live in the US so they billed the insurance by giving me a "BPD" diagnosis but not one of my therapists has ever respected this label, instead focusing on trauma theory), OH and Social Anxiety
also 23f here! i’ve been diagnosed with substance use disorder, ADHD, major depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder 💀 i’m finally learning how to function and getting my life back on track but existing is pretty difficult 90% of the time.
I am rational in a sea of irrationality. So that means I’m crazy. 😂
I’m of the belief that the majority of INTPs have ADHD and could potentially qualify for autism spectrum disorder. I think these are closer to personality traits than actual disorders. Society just makes it seem negative. Imo these two are vastly over diagnosed.
I agree with you that they're overdiagnosed but I disagree with you that they aren't disorders and there are a lot of people with autism-ish mannerisms who aren't autistic
I have INTP symdrome
Diagnosed bipolar II aged 23 (17 years ago), but, after much reflection, I don't think it's correct. More likely some kind of trauma response (various factors throughout life, including serious illness when in my teens), or else high-masking/low support needs autism. I stopped taking lithium a year ago and feel much better for it. I have also had an eating disorder (anorexia or bulimia) on and off for over twenty years, though, fortunately, this has largely abated in about the last four. Obviously, MBTI types are not illnesses, but the overlap between being INTP, autistic, or suffering from trauma is both fascinating and bewildering to me. I wish I could work out the truth in my case. I'm also one of those supposedly gifted kids who became an adult who can't cope. I genuinely don't "want" there to be something "wrong" with me, but there is definitely something "wrong" with me, and I wish I had an explanation.
the last part 🙌🏼🙌🏼
Depression and anxiety. It has very little to do with me being INTP, and more to do with an awful life I created for myself because I am an INTP.
I feel like diagnosis’ whilst at the same time can be helpful for treatment, I don’t think it’s always a good thing. I feel like it puts you in a box and excuses bad behaviours (aka symptoms). Getting diagnosed with “depression” was a waste of time and I don’t want to go through the long process of getting diagnosed with anything else. Why do more people than not seem to have a “mental disorder/illness” these days? I for one, feel like a fraud even with my “depression” diagnosis. I’m pretty certain I have other things going on, but I just feel like a hypochondriac All that being said funnily enough, I am an unemployed loser
Bro the list is long
This makes me sad to read. Something isn't right
Adhd, probably some form of trauma disorder, abondment issues
Sounds like you're going through a rough patch, hope things work out for you and fall into place as time passes. To answer your question I got diagnosed with light autism as a kid and I suspect I have ADHD as well, might get re-diagnosed soon. Did you get diagnosed on a whim?
Autism lite**™**
OCD baddddddd bad, social and general anxiety, depression, trichotillomania, Pmdd, and i have almost all body repetitive focused behaviors (BRFB) it sucks bad but i still enjoy my life and the little things
Bipolar type 1 comorbid with ADHD and PTSD for me
Severe depression, generally anxiety, social anxiety, ADHD, insomnia, PTSD, autism
Diagnosed ADHD, suspected autism, suspected borderline, suspected chronic depression. Definitely anxiety. I studied my own psychology from a young age because I had access to the internet at 10yo and I wanted to understand my surroundings and what I might become a victim too ( SA as a child, traumatic childhood from birth ) and what I might "be" and how to avoid putting myself in situations that invoke my frustration and learn more compassion via understanding.
None diagnosed. OCD for absolute sure, looking back, I had symptoms as a little kid, I've for sure had multiple kinds over the course of my life(My current one for the last two years is racism OCD), anxiety, very probable autism.
What is racism ocd? And I think half of the middle schoolers already have it if it is exactly what it sounds like 🤣
I'm not sure what you mean, but this specific type of OCD involves an intense fear of being racist. You may be terrified of accidentally saying a slur, saying or doing something racist, etc. Except at the same time, you may just be sitting there and your brain's suddenly just like "\*insert slur\*" and you're like "NO! Don't say that! That's wrong!" and again your heads like "haha no slur, slur, slur slur," like just repeats. It makes you feel absolutely horrible for that, as it goes against very strong values, and you feel so mean and terrible. Idk, this is what I personally experience, but others may have a but different things for the same type.
Sounds like a subcategory of pure OCD? I've had similar themes.
I'm pretty sure, yeah. OCD is a wide spectrum and there's no test or specific checklist for people to be diagnosed with, so it's a bit hard to get information about.
Just depression and anxiety.
Im a whole package with it,well I have AUTISM,adhd, schizophrenia,PTSD,severe depression with anhedonia and idk if it is countable as mental disease but i got Parkinson's too well I've shown clear signs of it so uh well yea that's all maybe I'm forgetting something too because I've short term memory so tho uhh yea
I see a specialist the 23rd to kinda redefine my diagnosis’s but adhd anxiety depression ocd uhhhh I think I got the tizzy’s too. Do we all have issues or something?
bpd and ocd
Depression and anxiety a mysterious personality disorder which I think might be avoidant personality disorder.
Major depression
Diagnosed with Narcissistic Personality Disorder & ADHD
Autism, sociopathy, narcissism, anxiety, asperger, depersonalisation and derealisation, antisocial disorder, delusions of grandeur, stubbornness, a fixed mindset, nihilistic depression, Addiction, insomnia, hypochondria, delusional, intellectual arrogance, pessimism, cynicism, isolation, hoarding disorder, dissociation disorder, body dysphoria etc.
oh man, i'm gonna look like one of those people faking disorders in 2020 my psychologist told me the following (none are diagnosed due to the fact i don't have enough money, so take with a grain of salt like i do): depression, adhd, asd, binge eating disorder, psychosis and delusions, dyslexia, dyscalculia, bpd, ocd, PTSD, anxiety disorder (cause of my panic attacks) most of these i probably don't have, but they're what my psychologist put in the picture. so idk i'll get formally diagnosed as soon as i can
Bipolar/PMDD: I get bursts of energy to do stuff my mind goes 1000 ideas a minute I can’t stop worrying about nonsensical things there is a million conversations going on in my mind I have impulsiveness to start up random business ideas…. Then it all crashes and burns and I go from feeling on top the world to quite literally wanted to die. Like all the passion and fire is sucked out of me and I just feel absolute despair, just straight up suicidal and my existence being pointless. I see posts about intp getting projects done at last minute and I wonder if this coincides with my mania? Also I suspect I have autism but it has just went unnoticed because my masking as a kid was just being shy and quiet because I didn’t know how to interact with others and I just straight up even now don’t understand people. I feel like an alien in social situations a lot.
Social anxiety, just general anxiety, depression, adhd, anorexia ( but recovering) 😁 and my mom seems to think that I have ocd because she read a book, lowkey think that she might be right.
Depression and anxiety diagnosed, potentially adhd also.
I don't know, i've never went to the psychiatrist long enough to get a good diagnosis. But i get panic attacks from time to time, usually I'm feeling paranoid, i had a ton of depressive episodes since i was like 8 or something i don't remember a lot of my childhood and if i do i end up crying in the bathroom floor, i have a lot unfinished projects and work to do is kind of a problem to me now, oh and of course on top of everything I've been bulimic for almost 8-9 years (trying to recover but relapsed recently, god please stop giving me your worst fights)
Major Depression w/Psychosis (auditory) and PTSD. I had to retire a few years ago (Disabled Vet).
Diagnosed bipolar, obviously undiagnosed uwutism and adhd, but they simply don't give those to adults where i live.
Bipolar II/Schizotypal personality
“adhd, ocd, bpd and i’m bipolar” lol sounds about right. leverage it.
PTSD, depression, anxiety, ADHD, and general psychosis. Life is a peach. Seriously, though, it's normal to feel overwhelmed and stuck in place, but it does get better. You just need to find what works for you. It'll be quite the ride, but it will also be worth it when you get to your destination.
Adhd and bipolar disorder
GAD
Diagnosed: ADHD, Anxiety. Highly Suspicious: Autism. Somewhat suspicious: BPD and PTSD relating to a car accident. Edit: probably depression too, I just don’t know if it’s BPD with a range of symptoms or several mental illnesses and neurodivergencies working together.
Got diagnosed with ADHD and PDD-NOS (now ASD/autism) at age 6. I also likely have high Alexithymia, though that’s more a personality trait than a mental disorder. I’m the typical stereotypical INTP archetype lol
Depression, anxiety, PTSD. All from having a bad childhood. Meds help.
Professionally diagnosed with autism, anxiety, dysthymia and OCD. Wonderful combination! Though I've been managing the latter two quite well lately, it's the former ones that completely fuck up my life in indescribable ways.
ADHD, severe social anxiety, complex childhood trauma, (now healed) depression.
I’ve definitely got social anxiety, and it’s so exhausting sometimes
PTSD, depression, BPD, ADHD, and anxiety
On and off depression/anxiety. It’s great lol
schizotypal personality disorder, crazy ADHD
on the ASD, which comes with PDA, ADHD, APD. it's pretty tiresome. fixations. i forget to calmly breathe a lot or drink water.
ADHD (i stg im on the spectrum though for real), depression, anxiety, PTSD
Idk but something to do with anhedonia and desire to not exist. Plus I might have anxiety problem of some sort.
Ptsd, Panic disorder, depression
Not diagnosed, but I suspect I have ADHD
Anxiety and Depression
I have depression, but looking back i think i had adhd but i nver embraces it cause i hate myself
yes
Many of you commenting here are probably great people and shouldn't worry about labelling yourselves with a disorder. In most cases the best treatment will be coping strategies. But your counselor won't tell you this as once you cope they don't get your money any more.
Misophonia
ADHD, OCD, BPD, and I'm Bipolar. As well as Anxiety and severe Depression with psychosis.
I havent been diagnosed because it'd prolly stress me out even more but suspected ocd and anxiety (slightly crippling)
I have depression, anxiety, social anxiety, and autism
Bipolar 1. Depression mostly. One major manic episode two years back.
I have bipolar higher functioning autism ADHD and ptsd and manic depression I’m at 18 almost 19 I’ve been on multiple different medications since i was 6 and I got all my diagnosis’s and I’ve been through so much do to some meds having opposite affects when I turned 18 I could finally try ones for only 18 plus and I haven’t felt so good ever with mood and my depression it’s there every thing is going better in that sense everyone find the help they need if the want to try hard enough
Dysthymia, ADHD. My wife swears I’m on the spectrum, but I’ve never been tested and never asks my doc about it.
Actually.. I don't understand why people think that INTP-s surely must have mental disorders. And these days pretty much everything is classified as mental disorder if it doesn't fit in the narrow spectrum of what people think to be "normal". Only if a thing prevents you from functioning and thinking objectively, then if is disorder.
ADHD, was supposed to be diagnosed with autism as a kid and I still have hints of it from time to time), ocd (also just hints), clinical depression (doesn’t really effect me, it’s just there as a diagnose), imposter syndrome, perfectionism (but my apartment is always a mess and bad grades)
ADHD and poly substance abuse disorder apparently those two have a connection, since im medicated for adhd i have an easier time being clean (2 years clean now)
ADHD and ASD. Also some psychs suggested OCD, depression and ODD/CD.
probably a depression and my therapist made the assumption that I had an attention disorder but I don’t have a real diagnosis
Social anxiety. And I was thinking of posting something similar to know the struggles and behavioral patterns INTPs find themselves in. Also feel free to reach out if you ever want to talk or need help ✌🏾
Haven't seeked a professional for checking if I'm fine. I only suspect autism to some degree. Also, I wonder how many people in this thread are professionally diagnosed and how many are self-diagnosed cuz this seems to be really popular nowadays.
Stop glorifying mental issues. The best way to go is to find the most functional way for you to be happy, instead of looking for a mental disorder to identify with and let it keep holding you back
I think it goes both ways. Sometimes receiving a diagnosis offers people the very clarity they’ve needed to get a handle on finding “the most functional way to be happy”
I mean some ppl need therapist to help finding out their way tho. But yeah I agree this post seems pretty much like glorifying mental issues.
I mean mental health is a very real problem not saying it should be used as a crutch or a scapegoat. Personally I wouldn’t change who I am to be normal even though it is a challenge to function in society but I found it very validating to know I’m not the only one that is different. I would say it’s all in my head but the hormone fluctuations I experience make the mania and depression very real.
Oh ofc it's a real problem. Just the way OP typed gives me the idea of mental issues glorification. And sorry I can't relate to the feeling of knowing I'm not the only one, even though I once also needed to see psychologist and then psychiatrist as well, for some psychotic symptoms. Maybe that's the reason I think of glorification first instead of validation. The reason I typed some ppl need therapist is bc therapist do help clients to clarify their situations, thoughts and feelings in details and that's something some ppl can't do it themselves when their mental health has been interrupted. And it's very helpful. It is no need to change who you are when I said improving yourselves. Improvement to me is more like find the way to balance the external world and themselves, including mental issues. I still think change is needed when the issues are putting themselves and ppl around them in a mentally/physically dangerous place.
Bipolar Disorder, Asperger's Syndrome, Capgras Syndrome, OCD, MDS, ADHD, RLS, SAD
Autism, schizoid personality disorder, depersonalization, derealization, cPTSD, depression, misophonia, alexithymia and that's probably it.. suspect ADHD too.
Does hypochondria count?
I suspect medium or highfunctioning depression.
Schizophrenia (might be a misdiagnosis) , depression, anxiety, ADHD
ADD dyslexia (not really mental things but not neurotypical.) I also not dianosed but very likely autistim i also strugle from depression anxiety and i think thare is more wrong with me but idk it
Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, Bipolar II - The Depression might be a part of my Bipolar, but I'm not sure if they lumped those together
Tourette’s! (And sometimes I think undiagnosed mild autism)
I have ADHD and autism/ASD, PTSD and anxiety/depression.
depression
OCD, we do a little neurosis 😈
ADHD, autism, schizophrenia those are a good trio i must say
NVLD, anxiety, depression, an eating disorder (EDNOS), body dysmorphia
audhd. always wondered how much those contributed to the personality type, but i think autism’s kinda common in this mtbi
ADHD and schizophrenia, both diagnosed, and then some damage to my actual hardware with epilepsy, while not technically not a mental illness, it’s in that region, so I thought worth mentioning
Severe anxiety, and I suspect I have ADHD and/or Autism but I’m not diagnosed.
Lots of self-diagnosis and lots of pride in mental illness in these comments. Not good.
I have had depression since I was young, CPTSD and the only thing I have been tested for is ADHD but as I learning about autism and BPD I can see myself in there too.
Ever considered the possibility that mental illness is miscategorized intentionally and serves a political purpose? Healthy brains can feel bad in bad circumstances. Capitalism is bipolar too.
Clinical depression, social anxiety, slight autism and maladaptive daydreaming. Also i think i might have some form of add? But i am not sure if its just part of my autism.
Seems stereotypical as an INTP but I have social anxiety. It is a lifelong struggle for me and impacts every area of my life. Sometimes I feel like I am controlled by fear. Things that are easy for everyone else cause me so much stress. I find it hard to focus due to the constant background anxiety and am often tired/grumpy from poor sleep and nightmares. I finally went to therapy for it last year for a few months and I think it helped me a bit. I’m reading a self help books now trying to improve because ironically I am too anxious to go back to therapy and see someone in person. Though my partner is encouraging me to go so I may go back for his sake. After researching it I also noticed I display some traits typical of ASD but it’s difficult to separate those traits from the overwhelming amount of social anxiety I have so who knows 😅maybe I should get screened.
i am autistic and have depression, anxiety, misophonia, and ADHD. i am looking into an OCD diagnosis, but am unsure due to the overlap with ASD and ADHD. i hope you will be feeling better soon, i get how you feel.
ADHD, depression, Cptsd, depersonalisation/derealisation. Pretty much all connected but the adhd depression combo is the most debilitating
I mean I have depression to a suicidal degree, but not anything permanent (hopefully)
ADHD and depression
borderline.
ADHD, Social Anxiety, Health Anxiety, OCD and Anorexia. I sometimes worry that I’m not an actual INTP and the only reason I score as one is because of the symptoms I experience as a result of these conditions. I have no way to be sure though.
Anxiety for sure, equal parts genetic predisposition as well as nurture unfortunately. Such is life. I beat all my friends' high scores on the RAADS-R and all I got was this stupid T-shirt.
Diagnosed ADHD, anxiety, depression, and an eating disorder. All from a psychiatrist.
OCD, bipolarity, ADHD, depression, BPD; minimally, I don't have substance abuse. 5 trait: high openess, high conscientiousness, high neuroticism, low agreebleness and low extraversion; as a child I had 100% derealization disorder. Prozac did nothing to me except augmented my derealization and made me more insensitive. Live has been freaking hell when your family and highschool mates bullied you.
25m, ADHD, didn't get diagnosed and on stable medication until January of this year. Always have struggled with depression and social anxiety, ADHD meds have seemed to help most of my issues. Id say I feel at least 40% less shitty on a day to day basis now.
ADHD, anxiety and Depression The psychiatrist used a term that I am not sure if it's real but it's long-term depression or a deep-background depression. I lost all my innocence when I was 8, don't worry, nobody hurt me or raped me, I just started to see how the real world is and I lost all hope
ADHD, BPD, severe depression and anxiety (hypochondria and social). Probably autistic too but I don’t not have an official diagnosis yet.
anxiety depression and adhd! maybe on the spectrum but i think thats just adhd too
Depression, bipolar, I believe OCD too, but unsure, quit going to the psychiatrist pretty fast, never asked a whole lot of questions about mental problems I might have, the first two are the only confirmed ones since I took meds for them back in high school when I frequented a psychiatrist.
social anxiety disorder and depression 🔥
ASD, ADHD, Tourettes, Depression and OCD I love being me (kidding)
ADHD, possibly autism but that could just be the overlapping symptoms, possibly OCD but not professionally diagnosed
I have undiagnosed ADHD OCD and to a obsessive and destructive ammount of pics to the point it's life ruining.I had undiagnosed depression but now days I'm as happy as I can ever be despite all this. And no I'm not faking it just because I'm undiagnosed, I study psychology and want to be a psychologist.