#mental disorder page

[thegothicchangeling]

As an ATLA fan, I used to think that if Azula ever recovered at all, it would be to the detriment of her story. I thought it would take away the impact of what Ozai had done, which I felt was important didn't happen because it's hard for so many people to imagine that a golden child could be abused, or that emotional abuse could have such a profound impact on a child's psyche.

But here's what changed my mind: even though it's never stated, fans mostly agree on the interpretation of Azula as having some form of personality disorder. I've seen people claim npd, bpd, machivellinism, aspd, etc. The general consensus among fans is still the same: Azula's personality disorder was entirely caused by abuse.

This is true for people in real life, not just in a fictional character's narrative. And in real life, people with personality disorders are demonized by people who think they could never recover and will always be evil. Sometimes you even hear that from people in the mental health community, or from therapists. But even if there's no cure, symptoms can go into remission.

I now think Azula recovering is incredibly important as a narrative, because it lets people with personality disorders see her healing and see that possibility for themselves.

[noncollared]

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layout by @selysie

hii i'm chuu ,, host and one of the persecutors apart of a c-did system .. my list of yumes can be found here ,, i use he / hym pronouns .. and some others . i have dependent and avoidant personality disorder . and it heavily effects the way i act .. i'm not taken but i do have a big fat crush me think .

[bylersboy]

I feel paralyzed by the unknown.

recently ive come to the realization that I think I have OCD. it is something I pushed away for a while because I thought that horrible intrusive thoughts and obsessive involvement in patterns and all these other things I did were just regular anxiety or a symptom relating to my autism but then I started to think more about it and ive been taking so many fucking tests and every single one is like "yeah you have a moderate form of OCD" but I just think that im lying to myself and that really im fine.

ive always been self aware and so what is bullshit is that I know the obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors are irrational and so my brain is like "well if you know its irrational then you're just doing it for attention or you're just being dramatic and you dont have OCD". whether or not I have OCD I still have intense anxiety around these obsessive thoughts and compulsive bahvoirs and I think thats what counts.

more on the unknown: even if online tests tell me that I have OCD I cannot believe it unless a professional tells me. I really can't. because what if its wrong? it could be wrong and I could be just dramatic. this all really fucking sucks.

there is no moral of the story to this post or resolution I just felt the need to put it out there that I think I have OCD and it fucking sucks and im scared and if anyone else is feeling this way then we're scared together <3

[mommyhorror]

😞thinking about Elliot page & Amanda bynes & Britney Spears & Shelley duvall & Jennette McCurdy

[acircusfullofdemons]

sometimes I wonder if having the daydream doc is worth it. there's a lot of overly specific terminology & media that isn't about madd but gives off those vibes and a bunch of other useless shit in there.

and sometimes I feel like I'm the only one that cares about preserving all this info. and tbh no offense to anyone out there but I think maybe I am. which is okay obviously, this keeps me entertained and I feel like I'm doing something important even if in the grand scheme of things I'm not.

but then I look at everyone who's expressed gratitude over the doc, those who have found words for their experiences and. idk. I guess if it helps even one person out there it's worth it.

[beautifulbookishdisaster]

...the problem with dropping out of the world is that the world moves on without you

Emily St. John Mandel, The Glass Hotel

[sexynetra]

Tw: ED mention (not explicit)

I’m not gonna post screenshots bc I don’t want that shit on my page but I need drag queens on Twitter to stop posting wildly triggering ED content!!! This is the second time this week that that shit had found its way onto my dash and that’s just not okay!!!

[arnold-layne]

scrolling wikipedia page for dysthymia being like. yep thats me. thats also me. that sure is me!

[dionysianmystery]

Really truly unfortunate in that I like my job and find it fulfilling but I loathe my coworkers and so I am actually considering a new job

[volfoss]

im very normal about media i assure you

[matoitech]

i like toyhouse as a place to stick my ocs and character designs i make for sale but i dont like clicking on random ppls pages or else i see ppls ‘design preferences’ that r just them being shitty and bigoted

[coulsonlives]

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[hussyknee]

Link to video by licensed non-binary therapist

I wish I could tell Redditors that their abusive parent, in all likelihood, did not have a real diagnosable personality disorder and that armchair diagnosing them with a cluster b personality disorder and then villainizing the mentally ill is not helping anyone. What happened to “my dad was an asshole. a fucking bastard. a jerk who hurt me very badly.” why is it now “my father was a malignant narcissist. I was a victim of narcissistic abuse, not just emotional and physical child abuse. he definitely had NPD and that’s why he was so evil. and I know because I read it online”.

[krskrash]

[wlwvampirism]

What I was expecting: A book about a serial killing cannibal that satirizes elitism and the idea that one gender is superior to the other

What I got: A questionable and unrealistic depiction of psychopathy with food metaphors thrown in there

[beautifulbookishdisaster]

The memories reached out to Dr. Chef, trying to pull him away from his safe observation point. They tugged, begging him to give in. But he would not. He was not a prisoner of those memories. He was their warden.

Becky Chambers, The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet