Anonymous asked: Random question, do I have panic disorder if the psychologist at my school diagnosed me with it? I don't self diagnose, but i don't know if it counts if the school psychologist did it or if it had to be with a higher up psychiatrist, etc.
The majority of school counsellors aren’t in the same field as proper psychologists. Unless your school counsellor actually is a psychologist, they probably aren’t necessarily able to write it on a piece of paper and stick it to your name, but they might be onto something and I’d look at seeing someone outside of school if you want clarification and more help. School staff can only do so much, sadly. u_u
Best of luck, yo.
Not sure if you’re aiming that at me or the anon, but here’s my food for thought on all of this:
Apologies for bursting anyones bubble but I don’t owe help to anyone. I run this blog out of whatever kindness there is in my heart. I don’t do this for praise, respect, money or anything like that.
This blog isn’t going to solve world hunger or cure cancer, I’m not ever going to be able to help every person that stumbles across this blog. The same applies to any other blog, any professional medical service, etc.
I’m not denying anyone help (if that’s honestly how I’m coming off, I’m sorry), I’m here to help people, but I’m not here to be bossed around for having my own way of running things and my own life.
There are other blogs and other websites that can help you if you’re feeling you aren’t getting much out of me, and I’m working on a list of them to put on the sidebar in future, but for now, please just realize I don’t owe any of you anything, the same way you guys don’t owe me anything.
I volunteer to do this, I work at my own pace.
All I’m asking is to just give me a break, be patient or go elsewhere.
Anonymous asked: Honestly you do need to update more or hand the blog over. I'm sorry if this makes you mad or upset but I followed this blog because i thought it would help me and you are barely on anymore...
And I’m sorry if this makes you mad or upset, but I run the blog at my own pace, I can’t help you or anyone everyday of my life. Bare with me and please just be patient.
Anonymous asked: You literally never update and I think that's really unfair on your followers. I know you don't have a lot of time and you don't want to give up the blog but atleast get some co owners who will actually come online. For some of us this is our only source of some kind of support/help.
Just because it may be your only source of support or help doesn’t mean I’m going to server you advice on a silver platter left and right.
Help isn’t always going to be there for you when you need it, I can’t be there all the time.
I’ve had people help me with this blog in the past and if anything it made it more of a mess and more stressful.
(+ I reply to a lot of messages privately so I help people one-on-one a lot of the time.)
u_u
lett-loose asked: do you take breaks from this site? i know you have a lot of fans and all but isn't it harder on you and your disorder to always be focusing on your problems? i mean.. noticing you have a problem and getting help is a good thing. I was just wondering if this all effect you negatively? because you're trying to get better aren't you? so constantly bringing up the issue can't help? i was diagnosed with SAD, GAD and depression last summer and got help. for me moving on from everything helped the most
I only really spend time away from this site due to having a sort-of busy life. I don’t work a hundred odd part-time jobs or anything crazy, but I go to school three days a week, have to deal with running some online game servers and some other shit so I rarely find time to want to do anything else aside from chill out with my friends and play games.
Talking about my social anxiety is actually a good thing for me personally, bringing it up is fine with me and doesn’t negatively impact me. However, obviously this isn’t the same for everyone.
(My depression and general anxiety are different stories but, yeah)
Also, I hope you’re okay with me posting this publicly, I’ve gotten a few people asking about this. uou;
Anonymous asked: thank you for everything you post. It helps me feel normal again, knowing theres even tiny things I can try to help myself. I love/need this blog
uwu
thewaitingplace-andasecondchance asked: but what if you *know* you have some disorder? its not bad to be self aware, right?
Bein’ self aware is rad, I fully support that! But you don’t always *know* for a fact you have something. My point is that it can be really dangerous and that’s why I’m against it. If you’ve got problems, working on them is more important than knowing what exactly you have unless you can see a professional. Ain’t nothin’ wrong with being self aware, but there is something wrong when being self aware turns into harming yourself whether you mean to or not. u_u
Anonymous asked: i really think you need to get off your high horse, acting like you're some expert on mental illness. i agree it's stupid to glamorise it but at the same time there is nothing wrong with someone just thinking they have a mental illness, surely its better than someone believing there's something fundamentally wrong with them and that they're just not normal etc. You aren't a special snowflake who gets to patronise other people.
A post from a couple hours ago.
“Phone blogging since I’m on the bus but a lot of you were asking in response to the last video about whether I thought it was okay to THINK you have a disorder like social anxiety or depression.
Yeah, I think it’s all good if you’re like, planning to see a professional to get further information or whatever and want to tell them you think you have ______ or ______, etc.
Thinking about the possibility of having something can be deluding and harmful, but if you talk it through with a psychologist it might benefit you, if that makes sense.”
Hm.
Phone blogging since I’m on the bus but a lot of you were asking in response to the last video about whether I thought it was okay to THINK you have a disorder like social anxiety or depression.
Yeah, I think it’s all good if you’re like, planning to see a professional to get further information or whatever and want to tell them you think you have ______ or ______, etc.
Thinking about the possibility of having something can be deluding and harmful, but if you talk it through with a psychologist it might benefit you, if that makes sense.
Anonymous asked: for anon; I've done exposure therapy most of my life with theater--more than half of my life, starting from when my social anxiety manifested itself. Because of this, public speaking is 'easy' for me (everything else still sucks though). Not everyone with social anxiety is in the same place, or has the same problems, for many different reasons.