Here are some things that have occurred in my life:
- racing thoughts
- spending sprees when I have no money
- cleaning at odd hours of the night
- thinking that I’m the most amazing job interviewer ever
- worrying that people are watching me through video cameras or the wall in public bathroom stalls
- afraid that a video camera exists in our bedroom (I know it doesn’t. I think?)
- talking to "friends" who don’t really exist
- disobeyed parents
- talked back to authority
- suicide attempts
- rage/anger/hostility/irritability
- temper tantrums
- violent outbursts
- socially awkward
- extreme mood swings (happy to sad or angry in the same day)
- doing things and barely remembering them
- memory loss/forgetfulness
- chronic fatigue
- indecisiveness
- no interest in sleep
- inability to focus on one thing for an extended period of time/lack of concentration
- anxious about being around people I don’t know/don’t like
- anxious to go out and spend time with friends and/or family
- impulsiveness
- overeating
- persistent, negative thoughts
All right. So those are some things that have occurred over the course of my life. Let’s see what I diagnoses I can pigeonhole myself into.
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