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When it comes to mental health professional opinion is the way to go.
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They have spilt personalities.
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ive taken multiple tests on the internet, they all say i have a medium case of it. But i dont put much trust in those things.
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* Feel sad
He or she may feel sad or just plain "empty" inside, be tearful or cry.
* Lose interest in things
He or she may stop doing things usually enjoyed and feel that those things just aren't worth doing.
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He or she may lose weight without trying or gain weight from eating more than usual.
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* Appear restless or do things more slowly
He or she may appear restless or move slower than usual in doing everyday tasks.
* Feel tired
He or she may just not have the energy to go about everyday tasks.
* Feel worthlessness or guilt
He or she may feel undeserving of anything good or feel responsible for having done something terrible.
* Have trouble thinking
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* Think about death
He or she may think that life is not worth living or make a plan to take his or her own life.
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What symptoms do you have? (If you don't mind me asking...)
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Mental disorders 'diagnoses' are ambiguous bullshit, so I'd say it's pretty much the same as a 'professional'. Behavioral patterns happen for a reason, I'd be much more concerned with figuring out the reasons behind my feelings rather than getting some label. This is especially true if there's no APPARENT reason, felt that way for me before but there were lots of subtle psychological systems which I needed to iron out before I even had a chance to get better. All that I learned from was analyzing my own feelings, the vast majority of people, professionals included, had no fucking clue about me, and the stupid labels didn't help either. Post edited at 12:11 am on Nov. 20, 2008 by iconoclast
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Quote: from prisoner of hss at 1:07 am on Nov. 20, 2008
 Mental disorders 'diagnoses' are ambiguous bullshit, so I'd say it's pretty much the same as a 'professional'. Behavioral patterns happen for a reason, I'd be much more concerned with figuring out the reasons behind my feelings rather than getting some label. This is especially true if there's no APPARENT reason, felt that way for me before but there were lots of subtle psychological systems which I needed to iron out before I even had a chance to get better. All that I learned from was analyzing my own feelings, the vast majority of people, professionals included, had no fucking clue about me, and the stupid labels didn't help either. 
I agree. Labels help though when there is a serious syndrome of symptoms. The label helps the patient to better understand his condition, and to learn how to cope and treat it. Many people like you are worse off with labels, more severe cases where the patient is disabled by their emotional instability need a label, and an explanation to be able to get better.
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I agree. Labels help though when there is a serious syndrome of symptoms. The label helps the patient to better understand his condition, and to learn how to cope and treat it.
When it's just a set of emotional problems, I don't see why. It's much more honest to just understand the cause. It doesn't matter how bad it is.
Many people like you are worse off with labels, more severe cases where the patient is disabled by their emotional instability need a label, and an explanation to be able to get better.
That's only because they receive shitty support so they cling to some shitty label to feel better about themselves. And by the way, my problems were 'very severe'. I was 'disabled' by them according to many. The 'labels' appeared to "help" and might make one feel better superficially, but it doesn't do anything in the long run. I felt all better understood and more aware after getting some silly labels for awhile, but it's really very self defeating. I don't want to get into a debate here, but minimizing ANYONE to some stupid label seems like the wrong thing to do, and the same thing applies to people with 'severe' problems; don't assume that my problems weren't very very severe just because I got over them.
Post edited at 7:42 am on Nov. 20, 2008 by iconoclast
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