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23 Apr 2008, 2:51 pm

You gotta point there! :wink:

Scary eh! I am NOT MENTALLY ILL! They would love me to be coz then they could shut me up with loads of tranq's. But I am defiant and I am SANE! Maybe a bit gobby but SANE never the less! :evil: :evil:



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23 Apr 2008, 2:59 pm

I have seen many studies in which schizophrenia and autism share some of the same morphology. It's not at all crazy that they could have the same origins. Many of my extended family are schizophrenics, which is why I went in for my own diagnosis, but was happy to find out I'm autistic instead.



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23 Apr 2008, 3:00 pm

Lol jelibean :lol:

They won't think you are a bit gobby, they will call it manic. There are lots of 'orrible labels for the mentally ill 8O



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23 Apr 2008, 3:24 pm

Ay Kaleido, you are not wrong :lol: . Been there and done that! One doctor wanted me to take LITHIUM!! ! aaaaghhhhh, thankfully I defiantly opposed it and eventually got my official diagnosis of ADHD. I am VERY proud of it, took me long enough to get it!

MANIC! pHAH, WHAT ON EARTH DO DOCTORS KNOW ANYWAY!! !! :wink:



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23 Apr 2008, 3:51 pm

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23 Apr 2008, 3:55 pm

Mental illness? That drives me crazy! Aaaggghhh! :lol:


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23 Apr 2008, 4:00 pm

MysteryFan3 wrote:
Mental illness? That drives me crazy! Aaaggghhh! :lol:


Made you a bit schizo? :lol:



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23 Apr 2008, 4:07 pm

same here i'v seen alot of studys that schizphrenia, mental illness, anxiety and stress etc may be linked to autism, alot of my family were diabetics and had severe depression, anxiety, ptsd, etc as well. who knows but i think schizophrenia is somewhat linked to autism since it has to do with oxiative stress.



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23 Apr 2008, 4:09 pm

Kaleido wrote:
MysteryFan3 wrote:
Mental illness? That drives me crazy! Aaaggghhh! :lol:


Made you a bit schizo? :lol:


I don't know. I'll have to ask the other guy. (Leave me alone!) I'll get back to you. 8O


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23 Apr 2008, 4:12 pm

MysteryFan3 wrote:
Kaleido wrote:
MysteryFan3 wrote:
Mental illness? That drives me crazy! Aaaggghhh! :lol:


Made you a bit schizo? :lol:


I don't know. I'll have to ask the other guy. (Leave me alone!) I'll get back to you. 8O


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23 Apr 2008, 4:15 pm

Mage wrote:
I have seen many studies in which schizophrenia and autism share some of the same morphology. It's not at all crazy that they could have the same origins. Many of my extended family are schizophrenics, which is why I went in for my own diagnosis, but was happy to find out I'm autistic instead.

One of my parents got depression - I don't think it was from her mental make-up, more from her life experiences; compared to that I have to agree, the spectrum is more desirable.



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23 Apr 2008, 10:03 pm

well what can I say...probably misspelling here, because the tinfoil's slipped over my glasses...;)

there's a scientific maxim....

"Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence"...;)



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24 Apr 2008, 10:00 am

I'm not ill! I'm disordered! :evil:


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24 Apr 2008, 10:03 am

Nah mate, you aint ill and you aint disordered!! You are quite 'normal' for a jellybean!! ! :wink:



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24 Apr 2008, 11:07 am

KBABZ wrote:
*sigh*

Another post ignored...


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KBABZ, I read loud and clear. Mostly I am ignored, unless I write something really stimmy.

I LOVE your avatar. Good name for an Aspie asp! :lol:


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24 Apr 2008, 1:01 pm

jelibean wrote:
Nah mate, you aint ill and you aint disordered!! You are quite 'normal' for a jellybean!! ! :wink:



My room is dis-ordered... should do something about that... ;)


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