Have you know anyone whose behavior appeared odd or bizarre? Do you believe the person suffered from a psychological or mental disorder? What criteria did you use to form such a judgment?

There was one student in one of my college classes that would fling his wrists while biting his jacket whenever he was frustrated, rub his knees while talking, and talk to himself out loud (sometimes screaming) while walking down the hallway. I don't know what he has, but he definitely has something.

Well I display some qualities of a few personality disorders.

A http://www.4degreez.com/misc/personality_disorder_test.mv on the subject itself though take it with a grain of salt of course.

But to answer your question no there isn't anyone I know who comes to mind except a distant family member with schizophrenia and another with paranoid delusions.

Several
Brother in law, a good friend in high school who succumbed to anorexia nervosa, a man who I fell madly in love with in my twenties, and a boyfriend's father who had ptsd.
The BIL and the BF's father exhibited mannerisms which would have struck a stranger as slightly off, the friend and the lover hid it very well. You can't assume anything about anyone, sometimes even when you think you know them well.

Well, my father is a bipolar alcoholic and addict.

Most of my mother's side of the family either has problems with anger or depression, usually both.

I was pretty angry as a child, during my pre-teens that anger became controlled and turned into depression, but I'm over all that now.

I used to take meds for A.D.D., but it really messed with my eating habits so I'm off it now, and I'm actually performing much better in school without it, second in my class, would be first if it wasn't for the math, I despise it in all its forms.

I still take anti-depressants, though I don't think I need them as they didn't help all that much when I was depressed, and I'm probably more happy right now than I've ever been in my life.

I've never done any self-injury or anything like that, but I know a good amount of people that do/did.

And about two out of three people I know have A.D.D.

About two out of three people I know also suffer from a terminal illness known as "stupidity"

This is what I got.

Disorder | Rating
Paranoid: Low
Schizoid: Low
Schizotypal: Moderate
Antisocial: Low
Borderline: Low
Histrionic: Low
Narcissistic: Low
Avoidant: Low
Dependent: Low
Obsessive-Compulsive: Low

URL of the test: http://www.4degreez.com/misc/personality_disorder_test.mv
URL for more info: http://www.4degreez.com/disorder/index.html

A psychiatrist.

My ex-gf is bipolar, manic-depressive, and has OCD. That was an adventure in dating. Never knew what I was going to wake up to, even with her meds. Didn't change how I felt about her.

Disorder | Rating
Paranoid: Very High
Schizoid: Very High
Schizotypal: Very High
Antisocial: High
Borderline: Low
Histrionic: High
Narcissistic: Very High
Avoidant: Low
Dependent: Moderate
Obsessive-Compulsive: High

I'm pretty sure this test is broken...I don't think I'm that nuts.

4Degreez.com sounds like an incredibly reputable website. If only there were a "4Degreez Clinical Institute" so I could get health care from true professionals.

Yes, mostly in a former job.

Leading wilderness canoe trips for integrated groups of all mental and physical ability levels. What criteria I used to judge them is a loaded question. First, we had thier personal information and background. Second, allowing that information to be over-ridden by my personal observations.

A few others here or there throughout life with my judgements being made against my percieved norms.

Yeah, when he took his meds, he was an entirely different person, then midway through the relationship he decided to go off them and self medicate. I loved him, but not the hell we went through. He wasn't himself on them, and he wasn't himself entirely, off of them, and I don't know how true a self, to himself he could ever be.

As for eccenctricities or odd mannerisms, not always indicitive of mental disorder. My son's cc coach has neurological damage due to an automobile accident that causes spasms, twitches, and facial distortions that some interpret incorrectly.

I know exactly what you mean.

Never said it was legitimate but instead a interesting curiosity hence the take it with a grain of salt comment (or alternatively a sea tanker of it).

Holy crap.

Paranoid: High
Schizoid: Moderate
Schizotypal: Very High
Antisocial: High
Borderline: Moderate
Histrionic: High
Narcissistic: High
Avoidant: High
Dependent: High
Obsessive Compulsive: High

:laugh: I'm actually not surprised at all. I already knew I was all of those. Wait, how the [censored] am I both avoidant and dependent? I guess it means..I avoid being too social out of fear of appearing foolish to others, yet I crave being around others regardless. This is true.

Disorder Rating

Paranoid: High
Schizoid: High
Schizotypal: High
Antisocial: Low
Borderline: Low
Histrionic: Low
Narcissistic: Low
Avoidant: High
Dependent: Moderate
Obsessive-Compulsive: Low

Some seem of, like schizotypal, I dont think I have shizophrenia. Paranoid, sure I think peple talk about me behind my back, and when I was youngwr whenevwr smeone walked past me while I was alone, I would hold my key in my pocket as though I was going to stab them with it (havent felt like that in years though). Schizoid sounds about right, same for avoidant.

I suffer from anxiety. I know this becuase I have been diagnosed and am seeing someone about fixing it. He also said I seemed to have minor paranoia.

I know a relative who has schizophrenia. They are getting treatment for it.

The results seem different to the last time I took that test though. (woo my avoidant problem wnet from very high to high...)

Yeah. Semi-accurate but at the same time completely over the top and unrealistic.

Paranoid: Moderate
Schizoid: High
Schizotypal: Moderate
Antisocial: Moderate
Borderline: Low
Histrionic: Low
Narcissistic: Low
Avoidant: High
Dependent: Moderate
Obsessive-Compulsive: Moderate

As for people with disorders... I have a friend with Asperger's. I know because he told me (he also acted pretty silly). He disappeared though.

You're just being paranoid.

Almost sig worthy. :lmao:

My older post



I assume it going down was a good thing.

My best friend has a wide range of them due to a awful childhood. Bi-Polar is the main one, then there's Sleep Paralysis. She also seems to feel the need to punish herself by self-abuse whenever someone gets upset with her or she feels like she did something wrong. A bucket load of fun, disorders can be...


As for myself. ADHD I guess (being a hyper kid that'd easily distracted in elementary school is a disorder?) And I tend to talk alot to myself as if I was having a conversation with someone whenever I am thinking about what I should do with something, playing a video game (that one I think is just practicingfor commentary though) and when I can't sleep and just wonder about things. Im not sure if its a disorder or just a habit of mine, but its not hurting anyone so meh.

Probably.
I've taken real tests with psychotherapists. They are all skewed towards generalizations. They seemed that way to me anyhow. Or maybe I just didn't like the results. :tongue:

According to this, I'm one of the chillest people on the planet.

I heartily disagree! :disguise:

Uh wouldn't psychological and mental disorders essentially be the same thing? Just saying :whisper:

Yes I know people who have psychological disorders

And the criteria used to diagnose them is in the DSM IV

Ya i've been around people like that from a daycare center I went to as a kid to high school. I do regret being mean as a kid to one of the mentally handicapped kids where I would tease the person. Was in a group and we would always ask the person "What's 2+2?" with the person replying 3 or 5. Only noticeable kid at my HS that had a mental disorder had down/down's syndrome.