insane in the membrane

[medicalfairy]

How many of you have the crazies? What type?

Do you think that reflects on your gender? How?

Comments

I feel really crazy posting this.

[sleepless_x]

I'm diagnosed with borderline personality disorder and have an eating disorder. I wonder if the eating disorder relates to my gender. I can remember thinking how much I "wanted" this when I was a preteen. Curve-less body, no breasts, no period, and lots of body hair. Of course, I also got chest pains, shaking, loneliness, mood swings, and weak muscles and bones along with those other effects.

I'm barely at the point where I try to figure out my triggers and figure out just why they trigger me. :/

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[hanaurimusume]

I had an eating disorder too, and in the past 2 years is the first time I've actually thought that it might be related to, or the cause of the gender thing. I've always desired a slim, tall, flat build which is the opposite of what I'm blessed with, and maybe I mistook that desire for something else.

I think I posted about this once but I never had anyone say anything along the same lines.

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[medicalfairy]

I'm sure there is some carryover between these two things

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[hanaurimusume]

yeah, when I read the rest of the comments I was surprised to see many other people say they had eating disorders as well

[locatei]

I have social anxiety, which was once so bad that I basically locked myself into my apartment for several years, only leaving to get food.. and weed, hahah... that eventually turned into depression. Anyway I was medicated for 7 years... not anymore. I dunno how much that is related to gender stuff though.

I also have binge eating disorder and just am weird with food and weight in general and I do think that might be related to my gender issues as I want to look as androgynous as possible most of the time, so if I gain too much weight, my brain FLIPS out! I'm constantly monitoring my weight and ensuring that I am "thin" enough to look relatively androgynous/not overly curvy etc.

[twoborgs]

Social anxiety + major depression. They got mildly better when I transitioned - but they're still there, and they'll always be there, as far as I can tell. My gender issues exasperate my mental illnesses - but certainly are not the cause nor cure.

[algomuyraro]

eating disorder that stemmed directly from not wanting my hips/breasts to grow and wanting to stop getting my period. i don't restrict as much as i used to but i still watch my weight to make sure that i never weigh more than a certain amount.

[teichan]

used to back in high school but so did everyone so i'm p. well adjusted these days whoops

[dreitropfenblut]

Same here.