Disorders/Illnesses?

fibromyalgia, RA, and a pineal cyst. I just started off slow, and kept advancing myself when I felt ready, if my body is sore than I just walk a little in the morning. I never over do it.

it's definitely draining and takes a strong person to do it well. i wish more of them were skilled at it though, because where i live they're awful. when i was hospitalized for narcolepsy, during a "sleep attack" the psych nurses restrained me saying i was 'hearing voices' and when i tried to tell them i wasn't they didn't even listen to me lmao. when i was having an allergic reaction to a medication they put me on i was completely dismissed by them. they treated anyone with psychosis like children and couldn't tell even the basic disorders/symptoms apart. lmao.
this is the reason i'm studying to become a psychiatric nurse! we need experienced ones here who are educated in psychology and won't just assume every mentally ill person is schizophrenic.
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I applaud you. The work these folks did blew me away. We spent a day with doctors explaining the differences in bipolar and schizophrenia and how to go through a patient interview to diagnose. Then we spent hours with patients going through therapy sessions. Then we had a videotape session where we had to diagnose and defend followed by a live interview with a patient where we had to do the same thing. Also an alcohol withdrawal case which can often be misdiagnosed. There were case workers there that were former patients coming back to give back. Most incredible work day I have ever had.

PCOS, PTSD, depression, anxiety, binge eating disorder, emotional eating disorder.

I am doing the best I can. I am setting goals and trying to make myself happier. Some days are bad. Most days are good. I am glad for it because it can be so stressful when the day is bad. I find that I cannot cut everything out. I do struggle with eating the low carb stuff PCOS requires, but sometimes it falls into place. I also cannot just stop eating particular foods, so I am learning moderation.

Food was my coping mechanism. I didn't face my problems. I ate them. And now, I am learning how to use exercise and other healthy measures as a coping mechanism. So far, I am feeling better, happier, and less tense.

I have Bipolar. I'm tired a lot.