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Suicide and self-harm

Reasons for self-harm

In a post in BTbatt, Jill Markussen (18) writes about self-harm. It is not self-harm that…
AD/HD

From mom's heart

We put on our glasses. The autism glasses make it easier for us to see the world as it…
Depression

A REALLY bad day

Many people may feel tired, unsuccessful, sad, have thoughts of not wanting to live, and…

One with and one without. Twins on ADHD medications

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Written by Ove Heradstveit

ADHD is a disorder that involves difficulty with concentration, impulsivity, and hyperactivity. The twins Vetle and Sander (21) have been diagnosed with ADHD since childhood - and have used medication. But while one has stopped taking medication, the other still has.

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- I am more than my diagnoses

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Written by Ove Heradstveit

Ingrid (19) actually had a dream of becoming a veterinarian. Now she merely dreams of coping with everyday life and moving on in life.

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ADHD in adults: In the eyes of others, she was whimsical, restless, disobedient and fussy

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Written by Ove Heradstveit

Anne Marie was 51 years old when she was diagnosed with ADHD: - I was very relieved, but also sad, because I have struggled a lot.

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Anxiety is like a mental prison

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Written by Ove Heradstveit

Lars (49) lives with anxiety and depression. - I am not one of the successful ones who comes forward with my story; I'm still ill, he says. 

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  1. - It is incredibly difficult for others to understand the anxiety
  2. - I have kept my diagnosis a secret for 15 years
  3. Anxiety: A constant storm of shame and fear
  4. This is how I got rid of panic attacks
  5. OCD is the anxiety disorder that plays on your worst fears
  6. Espen: The tiring battle against obsessions
  7. Andrew Solomon: Finding a meaning in depression
  8. - It took a long time for the health services to understand that I have Asperger's
  9. Asperger syndrome: - My wife noticed early on that I was not like others
  10. - Anorexia is a terrible disease
  11. The Major General's fight with depression
  12. - The disease has isolated me
  13. My way into an eating disorder
  14. A natural relationship with exercise is important in eating disorders
  15. - Do not strive for eating disorders
  16. - Poor self-esteem was the real reason
  17. - My diagnosis was too little love
  18. An emotionally unstable everyday life
  19. - I was 28 years old and set up a plan for how my own life would end
  20. I do not like the diagnosis, but I accept it
  21. Has schizoid personality disorder: - We need awareness on living with severe mental illness
  22. The voices in the head are normal reactions to abnormal conditions
  23. Emil had paranoid schizophrenia: Planned to take his own life
  24. - It felt like a betrayal of myself. On seeking help for substance abuse problems
  25. The fight against drug abuse is a war against myself
  26. - This is how cannabis use took over my life
  27. Reasons for self-harm
  28. - I feel lucky to be alive, every single day
  29. - Suicide must not be an option
  30. There are 13 things you need to think about if you care about someone with ADHD
  31. From mom's heart
  32. - The best ADHD medicine for me
  33. Autism and social isolation: - Sometimes it feels like autism is contagious
  34. - My first psychiatric hospital admission
  35. Lives with Asperger's syndrome: How it is like being different
  36. Eating disorders: - Not just one victim, but many
  37. Still difficult for adults to get a diagnosis of Asperger's syndrome
  38. A REALLY bad day
  39. How it is like to be a burden to others due to mental illness
  40. In the meeting between helper and patient, there is an enormous balance of power
  41. How did you do that? 9 things that made life with mental illness better
  42. I wish you did not let me leave...
  43. - I have a cry for help that people with mental illness get better help
  44. - There are also harmful therapists
  45. When the helpers are all you have
  46. Dissociation. When reality changes
  47. Lack of knowledge about dissociative problems: - They thought I was just 'joking' when I asked for help because I was about to hurt myself
  48. The mask
  49. A new, revolutionary treatment .... and the other side of the coin
  50. - I feel the system has failed me and does not want to help

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