I have a mental illness , is it possible to beat this alone?

July 30, 2008, 1:40 AM

I am a suffering from quarks in my mental health . It seems very hard to climb over, and sometimes I have thought about drowning .

I am glad to still be alive, but I want to beat this, it is so hard though .

The TOPIC though is if its possible to beat a mental illness alone. My mind is battling itself. I have made myself this way , and it is a war between my subconscious and conscious . My mother and I both agree based on things I am not sharing with you all that I am suffering a mental illness.

Is it possible for me to beat this alone ?

It is all psychological . Not biological . It is from hermitacy .

July 30, 2008, 1:48 AM

Loneliness equals space, but at the same time, it is not good for the mind to be left alone.

Talking helps, even if it doesn't come to any conclusion.

July 30, 2008, 1:58 AM

You haven't told us the nature of your mental illness. Care to share any more information?

But beating loneliness by yourself? Oh the irony.

July 30, 2008, 2:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Korytco

The TOPIC though is if its possible to beat a mental illness alone. My mind is battling itself. I have made myself this way , and it is a war between my subconscious and conscious .

It depends on the illness. I got over 5 bad years of depression on my own because I finally matured to the point where I was like "hey, life doesn't really suck after all." Getting a different job and taking a year off from school helped with that...so environment and other outside stimuli can do alot to help things.

Now if it's something more severe like bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia, then you're stuck taking meds.

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It is all psychological . Not biological . It is from hermitacy .

Hermitacy isn't a word, so I'm going to guess you mean being a hermit. And um, that's just dumb. Obviously you won't be able to beat an illness caused by loneliness on your own. Get out, make some friends at school or at work. Hell, make friends online and call them or something.

If all your problems are caused by lack of interaction with real people then it should be easy to fix things, and you'll probably be able to avoid taking medication (which I'm assuming you want to avoid, nobody likes taking medication).

July 30, 2008, 2:35 AM

What illness? It really depends. If it is just depression from loneliness, then that can be dealt with by going out and socialising with people. Not much of a problem.

Some other mental illnesses can be beaten individually. It might be a case of confronting one's issues, or something like that. On the other hand, there are some illnesses which can only really be treated with medicine. Not just a case of some horrible, repressed memories and depression, but malfunctioning hardware, if you get my drift.

I get bouts of loneliness sometimes, but I intentionally distance myself. My choice. I feel that I don't need to socialise with others alot, I only need minimal social contact. Only gets to me when I lose faith in myself for a day or two.

Yeah, fresh outside stimuli can help alot.

July 30, 2008, 3:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Korytco

The TOPIC though is if its possible to beat a mental illness alone. My mind is battling itself. I have made myself this way , and it is a war between my subconscious and conscious . My mother and I both agree based on things I am not sharing with you all that I am suffering a mental illness.

I'm trying not to sound like a prick now, but is your mother a doctor who specialises in Mental health? If not, then you should see a doctor so you can get it(if it is a mental illness) diagnosed.
People think that mental illnesses just affect your mind, but they affect your whole body. Some people suffering from depression can't get up out of bed because they feel so depressed.

Any severe types of mental illness are normaly medicated like VR said. Also talking to people and even exercise can help you feel better.
I assume it is possible to beat it by yourself, but friends make it a lot easier.

July 30, 2008, 4:43 AM

To be specific , I know what I must do but I do not know if I have the heart ,will power to do it.

In crowds my heart races, and I get dizzy , I feel like its slow mode . I feel the world around me , and its like swimming for the first time . It's like I see myself drowning, and echoes of sounds , so many sounds of the crowd ripple in the tides. I go through the motions trying to keep a float but I feel like I will drown .

Voice fluctuations make my eyes widen and loud voices make me uneasy .

I am afraid of crowds, I am terrified of crowds almost. I get really uncomfortable. I can not even eat dinner with my family. If someone is a round a corner I get extremely nervous just veering that corner .

Malls horrify me.

I feel like I am being watched .

When you have security in your room for oh....for more than 15 years you get fcked up, and when you try going out and doing things in the world its not easy.

I failed a job interview because I was terrified .

I can not fully function like this in the world. My mother says if I can not change myself alone, then I will see a professional. No, I do not want pills and therapy .

July 30, 2008, 4:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Korytco

When you have security in your room for oh....for more than 15 years you get fcked up, and when you try going out and doing things in the world its not easy.

I failed a job interview because I was terrified .

I can not fully function like this in the world. My mother says if I can not change myself alone, then I will see a professional. No, I do not want pills and therapy .

Well of course you are going to be overwhelmed if you have been in your room for 15 years.
Starving people don't go out and eat a whole roast, or they will get sick.
Like I said a lot of people with mental illnesses take pills and have therapy. It's not something to be ashamed of, as it is not something they can help. Most manic depressives prefer to be manic than normal, as they experience pure bliss, or a natural high just waking up. They say the incredible lows are more than made up for by the highs.
You may not need meds, but I don't see how taking them can be bad. They don't drug you so that you can't do anything, they medicate so that you don't hurt yourself or others.

July 30, 2008, 4:56 AM

I have gone out camping with family a few times, and little things, but it has not been enough. I stopped with friends, sports way back in the 2nd grade......so yah....that is a long long time. A long time to get confused and I do not know what I can do with it all now.

Maybe I will try vitamins.

Thanks for the mature responses.