Ahndou Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 Hi, my name is Ahndou. I'm 28, and a freeter, working two part-time jobs and living with my parents. My mother is currently in hospice, and that is making me emotionally upset right now. I am currently re-applying for SSI, but I do want to work some day, hopefully utilizing my M.A. I've had to deal with a misdiagnosis of Asperger's Syndrome/Autism since I was 16, and it has greatly negatively impacted my life. To top that off, my psychosis was ignored completely until about the age of 26, meaning that I was receiving treatment for problems that I didn't have while not getting my real problems treated. My family still thinks of me as a sperglord and is by and large in denial about my psychosis. It has really hurt both me and my relationship with my family. There are probably many people who are going through what I'm going through, but for some reason I rarely hear about it. I don't know what to do with my life. I want to engage in the creative arts, creating computer games, learning how to draw/paint, and writing books. Writing is definitely one of my strengths, and is something that I am currently engaging in. But for the most part, I'm pretty aimless, with no solid goals, no idea what to do and I don't really even know what to say in general. Which is odd, because I talk a lot. I've had a colored life. Maybe things will get more quiet, maybe they won't. I have no idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirMarshall Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 Welcome aboard! Sounds like you have been through the psych system wringer. I hope CB is a helpful place for you. I'm sorry to hear about your mother. I went through similar two summers ago. Take things one day at a time, or one hour at a time as necessary. I guess I'm officially over the hill now, as I have no clue what freeters or sperglords are. a.m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Emperor Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 Glad to have you here, Ahndou. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpladybug Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 welcome, Ahndou I hope you can find the treatment you need and have a higher quality of life it is hard to be misdiagnosed, I still have some resentment towards the doctors who totally missed my diagnosis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallowedink Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 Welcome to CB! I can empathise with having crappy run-ins with doctors. I hope that now you're getting better treatment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claire466 Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Hellooo and welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olga Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Welcome to CB. I'm sorry to hear about your mother. I hope you can get some good information and support here at CB. olga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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