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This post may include affiliate links. #1 The hardest thing I have to deal with is an absence of emotions.

It makes it hard to respond to in a lot of circumstances.
A lack of empathy and sympathy prevent me from giving a genuine response. It has taken years of practice and coaching but now I have a few, well rehearsed, 'go-to' responses for situations.
My Wife...

She help guide me through society (even with her own Social Anxiety Disorder), helped me understand people, explained what was acceptable and what wasn't.
Keeping animals and pets have been hugely helpful, having to care for something creates attachments which develop into something akin to emotions.
I have cried a total of 3 times in my life. 2 of those occasions were tears of anger.

The third was in 2019 when my dog died. I was so devastated it made my family smile, They had waited 37 years for the first time I had shown a "real" emotion.

Report Final score: 6points Donkey boi POST #2 Well my adhd makes it so I can’t do sheet( I’ve been working on a drawing for 15 days now and it should have taken 3 most)
My depression and bipolar leave me crying out of no were( and self harm) and it hits when ever it feels like it (it happens a lot during times when I should be happy)
My eating disorder makes it were I can’t eat during the day(I normally have to force myself to) then I binge eating all night
My sleep disorder makes it so I rarely sleep it’s normal naps in the afternoon but I never sleep at night
I also have bad anxiety. It just makes it hard to do test or any form of being put on the spot or under pressure.

Also I don’t like large groups of people or new people
But we get by :D Report Final score: 3points Juan Hernandez POST GayBeanCake GayBeanCake Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago But also I wish people didn't struggle with these 1 1point reply View More Replies... View more comments #3 My anxiety makes it really hard to fall asleep at night. Also, I suspect that there will be something around every corner.

It is also really hard to go to social gatherings and talk to people. When I'm depressed, it is really tough to get out of bed and to focus in school. Report Final score: 3points Anonymousplease POST GayBeanCake GayBeanCake Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Yea...

I 100% get that 1 1point reply #4 My most prominent mental illness I was diagnosed with is severe Generalised Anxiety Disorder. Although I seem fairly normal, it seriously affects my life.

It feels like there is always something bad about to happen and thousands of eyes are always watching my every move.
I overthink everything before I speak. My tone of voice, the amount of eye contact, the movements of my arms, my word choice, etc.

All of that so that I would not get hurt (The main reason my anxiety developed was due to severe bullying).

Anxiety attacks are the worst because you feel them approaching and increasing, not knowing when it will happen. You are just there in a state of paranoia waiting for an attack you can't prevent.

I have migraines and headaches frequently.

I have a lot of trouble focusing. My heart, back, throat and arms are tense 90% of the time.

I get a little bit annoyed by people saying they have an anxiety disorder because they got nervous in an exam or interview.

All humans do get anxiety sometimes. That is true. However, anxiety disorders are a constant flow of fear and adrenaline that sticks with you and affects your whole life.

Report Final score: 3points A POST Aroace tiger (any pronouns) Aroace tiger (any pronouns) Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago "It feels like there is always something bad about to happen and thousands of eyes are always watching my every move. I overthink everything before I speak. My tone of voice, the amount of eye contact, the movements of my arms, my word choice, etc.

All of that so that I would not get hurt (The main reason my anxiety developed was due to severe bullying)" All of this, I relate to every word... 2 2points reply View more comments #5 I'm always depressed and unmotivated, but have adhd, so am constantly moving and creating?

I just wanted to let ya'll know you're not alone...

Happy pride month as well Report Final score: 2points rennie roo POST HooowlAtTheMoon HooowlAtTheMoon Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Happy pride month to you as well. I'm sorry you have to go through that 1 1point reply #6 My Generalized Anxiety Disorder makes many things hard.

I have sudden panic attacks. I sometimes hurt myself and am constantly weighing myself.

I’m a total perfectionist and have social anxiety. I had a panic attack at my friends sleepover party and ruined the whole thing.

People don’t want to be around me because I’m weird. I have scars all around my body that I gave myself.

Sorry to unload all this on y’all I just don’t have many people to talk about this with. Report Final score: 2points AG the Horse Girl POST #7 Major Depressive Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder, here.

These make it difficult to connect with other people on a social level. I have trouble communicating with groups of people. Particularly when they are strangers.

I have a tendency to have a flat affect. No facial expressions, very little infection to my voice, and little use of other indicators to show how I'm feeling.

It's a defense mechanism.

If I avoid getting emotional, I'm less likely to have an anxiety attack. If I avoid groups of strangers, I don't get emotional or anxious.

I have a tendency to avoid going to large stores to prevent being around groups of people I'm unfamiliar with. Making grocery shopping a task and a half.

It can turn into a nightmare for my family.

We are a supportive bunch.

We go everywhere together, within reason, of course. We don't follow each other to the bathroom or anything but we don't leave the house unless everyone can go. We ALL suffer from social anxiety and it helps us if we are together to support each other, emotionally.

If one of us is upset, the others can tell, because we know each other so well. It helps because the MDD and the GAD, speaking for myself, make it difficult for me to recognize or admit that I'm in emotional distress.

Report Final score: 2points Wombatred26 POST See Also on Bored Panda Woman Shows How "Harry Potter" Characters Were Supposed To Look According To Book Descriptions (35 Pics) 50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective #8 Let’s see, I have ADHD and narcissistic parents. Let’s just say it’s not a good mix.

- self harm
- low esteem
- lots of guilt Report Final score: 2points Hello Earthlings POST #9 i cant focus and i dont understand my emotions. i also have anxiety in the form of panic attacks Report Final score: 2points Callista Pierce POST #10 My mom’s a social worker and she’s 99% sure I have ADD. It’s just hard to focus if I’m not actively participating in a discussion or activity.

It’s also had for me to keep my stuff organized. It’s not too hard to manage, though. Report Final score: 2points Lavinia Asimov POST #11 It affects me every day and at work I'm usually okay.

Home...hahahahahahaha. My fam may or may not visit me this summer and I'm panicking a bit because that mean I need to clean my house which is a physical representation of my depression, PTSD, and undiagnosed ADHD.

S**t is everywhere, nothing has a home, and I showed my shrink my house the last session we had over video. I had managed to clean off my futon, over half my kitchen, and my porch. I even got plants.

He was impressed I got that much done.

I'm okay, I just have no motivation when I get home. My writers block is clearing up though so hopefully once I get some of this stuff out of my head I'll get motivation back.

Report Final score: 1point Roadkill The Brave POST See Also on Bored Panda Overworked Employee Quits Because He Wasn't Getting A Fair Wage, Costs The Company $40 Million 40 Embarrassing Moments People Didn't Know Who They Were Talking To And Made A Fool Of Themselves #12 I'm not sure if this counts, but I have insomnia and anxiety in the form of panic attacks. (My therapist told me I most likely have depression too but I don't think so)
My panic attacks affect me often, it makes me unable to do anything except cry and hyperventilate and panic.

(obviously) They usually happen in the most inconvenient of times, and my friends don't understand what's happening and either freak out (which doesn't help) or tell me to stop being dramatic and suck it up (which also doesn't help)
My insomnia doesn't affect me as much as it would to other people, because I have Sleepers Syndrome and only need to sleep for four hours to function as well as a normal person would with eight hours. But when my insomnia's really bad I just sit there unable to sleep for the whole night, and get really tired and cranky and emotional, when my insomnia lets me sleep, I only sleep for 3 or 4 hours because of S.S. and then I'm awake 3 hours before I need to be and I can't sleep after that.

When I actually sleep for 8 hours, my neck hurts and I get headaches and I'm drowsy and cranky, just like when I don't get sleep. (so I can't say sleepers syndrome is exactly the dream) Report Final score: 1point -logansucrose- (he/him) POST See Also on Bored Panda 30 Of The Most Hectic Homes As Shared On 'The Broke Agent' Instagram Account Bride Doesn't Include Wedding Dinner Price In Her Wedding Invites, Is Surprised To See Many Guests Canceling On Her After They Find Out Anyone can write on Bored Panda. Start writing!

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