ZidaneOnTheBall t1_j9ekneo wrote on February 21, 2023 at 10:16 AM

Reply to comment by SomeDumbGirl in [OC] This year I'm trying to document how my mental illness progresses/regresses to see if there's some sort of pattern by SomeDumbGirl

That's comforting to hear. I think snapping out in 10 mins or less is a breakthrough. Have you made friends throughout your high school years?

I'm sorry to hear about your family. This means (also according to a google search) MADD usually stems from (childhood) trauma.

I would absolutely love to see research articles! Please send them over.

Your art account is stunning! WOW. I've only seen the posts that do not require logging in (for mature-labeled content). I'll see the rest when I log in from my laptop.

Did you choose psychology because of your condition? Do you want to learn more about it? Help others? Or simply because you're coincidentally interested in psychology?

SomeDumbGirl OP t1_j9gxzf1 wrote on February 21, 2023 at 10:14 PM

I had a friend group that I stuck with since elementary school, but they started excluding me/ getting too cool for me so i went to join another friend group, which pissed them off more. Stupid high school drama, you know how it is. I'm not close with anyone from high school anymore-- my best friends right now are friends of old friends and psych classmates. MADD often stems from childhood trauma, but there is at least one documented case where it just sorta appeared with no apparent emotional cause, which was treated successfully with OCD medication.

slideshow presentation project i made for a class. it's short, but it also links to the studies referenced on each slide for a more in-depth look.

Thank you for the compliment!

I'm not entirely sure what drew me to psychology in the first place, but knowing what makes people tick (or tick incorrectly) mentally/emotionally and physically is just so interesting to me. People really are living in totally different worlds based on what kinds of thought processes we use to translate reality into a personal human experience, and the vast majority we are completely unaware of. I think I was sold on psychology when I worked in a preschool and unconsciously made it my mission to better understand and help my toddlers. I was doing therapy work without realizing it, sometimes! I can talk about this shit for hours fr.

May I ask, what makes you so curious? Are you also into psych in some way? Or does MADD specifically interest you? I've never had someone interview me this thoroughly lol, not even my therapist!