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Mental illness does not exist

AnneMargaret

One of my older brothers does not believe in mental illnesses or doctors. Today he has had a go at me swearing shouting and doing "mental" actions towards me. All because i asked his wife about something she didn't like and she went snitching so to speak. I didn't realise i had said anything offensive. But i have been sobbing and now have thoughts of self harm again. I know that won't solve anything but i just feel so low. I expect i won't hear or see him for weeks now. He needs to accept my problems. I'm sick of discrimination.

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  • ian poolton said:
    this may sound really bizarre to say but ive always been looked at as

    vulnerable all my life(but im not and can be agressive with a frequent bad
    temper).had obsessions taking things apart and been a loner and not known how
    to communicate with people(amongst a lot of other things).someone i knew with
    a son who autism asked if id got it in 1996 but couldnt comprehend it.in the
    last 4 years ive changed my diet to low fat no sugar and in the last year to
    no fat no sugar and my sinuses have begun to drain and lots of stuff has been
    coming out.my ears are full to the brim with wax and getting ear
    infections.its recently felt like ive come from a none reality to reality and
    its shocked me.im looking at the way ive lived and it seems very odd.not had
    mental health much only taking an overdose six years ago after my died.i keep
    on having to buy nasal sprays and ive brought a fistfull of this stuff
    up.since then my tempers calmed but still feel like im choking on
    something.ive always had swallowing problems and breathing problems and my
    behaviour has been extreme.i seem to be able to see people through a new

    perspective now and finding it difficult to deal with

    Having read what you originally posted, Ian (in the email notification I received), I have to say that sounds more like coincidental than causal. At the most, it sounds like you've reduced your stress, and that's lead to a cessation of symptoms. This is a well known phenomenon with many conditions, not just ASDs or Mental Health disorders - reduce stress and symptoms also reduce - increase stress and symptoms will return. I, for example, am living a much less stressful life now than I was 3 and more years ago (the period leading up to my diagnosis with AS), and I know I'm much less 'Aspie' than I was back then - that doesn't make me think the diagnosis was wrong however, I'm just less stressed and so my 'Aspieness' is less obvious - it is still there though.

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  • ian poolton said:
    this may sound really bizarre to say but ive always been looked at as

    vulnerable all my life(but im not and can be agressive with a frequent bad
    temper).had obsessions taking things apart and been a loner and not known how
    to communicate with people(amongst a lot of other things).someone i knew with
    a son who autism asked if id got it in 1996 but couldnt comprehend it.in the
    last 4 years ive changed my diet to low fat no sugar and in the last year to
    no fat no sugar and my sinuses have begun to drain and lots of stuff has been
    coming out.my ears are full to the brim with wax and getting ear
    infections.its recently felt like ive come from a none reality to reality and
    its shocked me.im looking at the way ive lived and it seems very odd.not had
    mental health much only taking an overdose six years ago after my died.i keep
    on having to buy nasal sprays and ive brought a fistfull of this stuff
    up.since then my tempers calmed but still feel like im choking on
    something.ive always had swallowing problems and breathing problems and my
    behaviour has been extreme.i seem to be able to see people through a new

    perspective now and finding it difficult to deal with

    Having read what you originally posted, Ian (in the email notification I received), I have to say that sounds more like coincidental than causal. At the most, it sounds like you've reduced your stress, and that's lead to a cessation of symptoms. This is a well known phenomenon with many conditions, not just ASDs or Mental Health disorders - reduce stress and symptoms also reduce - increase stress and symptoms will return. I, for example, am living a much less stressful life now than I was 3 and more years ago (the period leading up to my diagnosis with AS), and I know I'm much less 'Aspie' than I was back then - that doesn't make me think the diagnosis was wrong however, I'm just less stressed and so my 'Aspieness' is less obvious - it is still there though.

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