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Mental Health Support

Terra Alta

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3. I've been diagnosed with major depressive disorder with psychotic features.

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Sun May 25, 2014, 07:18 PM

May 2014

I can get pretty snippy if I'm off my meds but I never, ever had the desire to hurt another human being. The only person I was ever a threat to was myself. I am ten thousand times better now than when I was first diagnosed in 2007.

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I'm diagnosed Asperger syndrome major Depression, a smidgen of psychosis. Modern meds are helpful. [View all] hunter May 2014 OP

(((Hugs))). I'm major depression, PTSD. And brain lesions from Multiple Sclerosis. LiberalLoner May 2014 #1

My worst was defending myself in order to harm myself. Neoma May 2014 #2

A healthy curiousity, some critical reading skills, and the rejection of anti-intellectualism... hunter May 2014 #4

I realize all that, more than you know. Neoma May 2014 #5

I tend to regard my own college graduation as a miracle... hunter May 2014 #6

I'm goal oriented. Neoma May 2014 #7

I've been diagnosed with major depressive disorder with psychotic features. Terra Alta May 2014 #3

Of course you wouldn't etherealtruth May 2014 #8

the ex is sure i will kill him someday mopinko May 2014 #9