tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871433400980375714.post1554335410063776236..comments2024-02-20T21:39:49.265-08:00Comments on I Am Neurotic And I Need Help...: GivenAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10237058236131496554noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871433400980375714.post-81418709994805765622013-04-28T06:53:02.539-07:002013-04-28T06:53:02.539-07:00Thank you very much Jennifer! We have definitely c...Thank you very much Jennifer! We have definitely come along way since the beginning of treatments and the terms they used to call us. Still more work to do, but we have come a long way. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10237058236131496554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871433400980375714.post-32221448064168831082013-04-27T07:47:38.140-07:002013-04-27T07:47:38.140-07:00Well put. For the record, I love the use of "...Well put. For the record, I love the use of "neurotic" in the title of your blog. We have a long way to go before our culture has a healthy perception of mental illness and you're title reminds me that we've already come a long way. The work we do to eliminate stigma and educate people is making a difference.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18115437592258032767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871433400980375714.post-79564605075973989632013-04-27T06:39:57.952-07:002013-04-27T06:39:57.952-07:00Desk Place, thank you so much for your support and...Desk Place, thank you so much for your support and for reading my posts! It means a lot to me. I also would like to take a minute and thank you for asking questions. That is why I write this blog, to not only help those that suffer fromental illness but to also open discussion with those that do not and promote understanding. I always welcome questions. :) <br />Neurotic is actually a defunt word that used to be used by psychiatry. I use the word as kind of a pun. Doctors do not use that word anymore. I actually suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder. If this were the 50's I would be called neurotic because they didn't really have names for mental illness and just used generalized terms like neurotic, mania, lunacy, and insane. None of us are actually those things. We now have real diagnoses. I can not say I am an introvert. I personally am very outgoing. Some people with mental illness, are introverts. I suppose it depends on the personaliy of the person. I am not sure that having a mental illness has made me know myself more as a person but years of therapy has. I can't say that is true for everyone. I can say that because I have a mental illness, finding myself has been a struggle but for me it comes by having to go around obstacles that I have to work around due to my mental illness. I am not able to do something's so I have to work harder to achieve similar things a regular person can just do without issues. It makes me more aware of myself and my limitations. It makes me a stronger person. It makes me a more determined person. I hope this answers your questions and if you would like to know anything else, I will do my best to answer your questions as honestly as possible. :) thanks again.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10237058236131496554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871433400980375714.post-35654943460536823742013-04-27T06:36:06.197-07:002013-04-27T06:36:06.197-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10237058236131496554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871433400980375714.post-62679414996299386422013-04-26T20:59:56.077-07:002013-04-26T20:59:56.077-07:00I'm not neurotic per se, but this is a huge in...I'm not neurotic per se, but this is a huge interest of mine. I can read this type of stuff for days (and I do - maybe I *am* neurotic).<br /><br />Would you say being neurotic has allowed you to be more in touch with yourself as a person? I imagine a lot of your time has been spent as an introvert as you've had to come to grips with certain things.<br /><br />I consider myself to be rather in touch with myself. I have always considered it a gift. I'm outgoing, but only when I have to be (at work, etc). I'm most comfortable when I'm doing what I love by myself. It has given me an incredible opportunity to really know myself and explore other things as well.<br /><br />I say all of that to say this: I see parallels in my life and the lives of some who consider themselves to be neurotic. A higher sense of self than the average person, for example. Do you have an opinion on this? <br /><br />I'm not sure if I'm being clear or not because I'm kind of in a rush to check out some more of your articles. Maybe I can explain better later. DeskPlacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17301284279578594537noreply@blogger.com