What mental disorder makes people think they are always right?
Last night I was reading a book entitled “Power Freaks”, by David L. Weiner.He ranks people's propensity to seek dominance and power from 1 to 10.One's are the very rare Jesus-like people who are very humble, turn the other cheek, and would be willing to give up all their worldly possessions for a good cause.Most of us lie in the middle of the spectrum: we are ambitious, materialistic, sometimes conceited, and sometimes think we are smarter than we really are.Then at the far end of the scale, lie the eights, nines and tens. They are the power freaks.These people lust for power for its own sake. They are highly competitive and jealous. They need to control and dominate and they enjoy belittling and degrading others.They are extremely arrogant, rude, selfish and egoistic people who believe nobody can do what they do better, and there is nothing they don't already know.He goes on to say that these are the people who are normally thought of as psychopaths and narcisssists.So being a know-it-all is really a symptom of a larger personality disorder.Level tens are the Hitlers, Stalin's and Pol-Pots. A level ten will commit murder with no compunction, and these ruthless leaders ordered millions to their death.Here is the author's description of a level eight, which might closer resemble the personality type you are asking about:They need to dominate. They can be naturally intimidating and abusive. They can be cunning and manipulative, but also insanely jealous and vindictive. They believe they are better than others. They can be messianic in their beliefs and attitudes. They know it all, you don't. Nothing that goes wrong is their fault.
What kind of mental disorder do you think hitler had?
Antisocial personality disorder, definitely. When we use the word sociopath this is what we mean. Here are some of the symptoms: Recurring difficulties with the law Tendency to violate the rights and boundaries of others Aggressive, often violent behavior; prone to getting involved in fights A persistent agitated or depressed feeling (dysphoria) Inability to tolerate boredom Disregard for the safety of self or others Lack of remorse, related to hurting others Superficial charm Impulsiveness A sense of extreme entitlement Recklessness, impulsivity He also had many anxiety problems. He was afraid of the dark, close spaces and heights- this is why he rarely used the "Eagle's Nest" (Kehlsteinhaus) bunker that was built for him. (Some people think it was built that way on purpose, so that he would rarely use it and others could stay there instead :) It still beats Napoleon though- he was also a megalomaniac, one who was deathly scared of kittens. No joke!
What mental health disorder are you hiding from people?
Thank you for the A2A.I am not hiding any mental health disorders from anyone right now, but I have in the past. I hid schizophrenia for 3 or 4 years. I have no idea how I did it. People might have guessed, but I never admitted to anything for that time period. When I did admit it, it was like a weight off my shoulders.One thing I do hide … it isn’t a mental health disorder, but it is something related to mental health. If I am having a bad day, am depressed, etc, and I have to go out into public, I go out with a “happy” face on … pretending to be happy when I feel like crap underneath it all.From experience over my life with mental illness, I have learned that no one wants to hear that you are not doing well, or are depressed, or have something wrong, etc.In the beginning, soon after the mental illness started (started with depression when I was 19 … I am now 46), I was doing this, where someone would ask me how I am and I would say something along the lines of being depressed or not doing well. What happened? They find an excuse to get out of the conversation. Every time. After a few years and me finally realizing this, I stopped saying anything negative when asked how I was, no matter how I felt.So when people ask me how I am, I put on the happy face and say “Fine, thanks” and move on to something else. With some people, even though I say I am fine, they say “you are?” And I say yes … even though I am miserable. I have learned that even though some people might seem concerned, they really aren’t, and the same thing happens where they “suddenly” have something they have to do. So I always maintain that I am fine.It is VERY draining to put on a happy face when I am out in public, and if I am out for a long period of time, by the end of the day I am wiped out, just from having to put up a front and pretend to feel something I don’t.So that is what I hide from people, how I am really doing (when I am depressed or whatever else) while in public. Because like I said, no one wants to hear that you aren’t doing well. They might not admit that, but actions speak louder than words.
Denied Social Security for Bipolar Disorder.?
Get the book "Social Security Disability" from Nolo Press, at nolo.com, or see if you can get it at your library (maybe even through an interlibrary loan?) It will give you a lot of background on how to apply, what criteria are used, and how to fill out the forms. You have to be profoundly disabled to get disability, and if you are relatively young and educated, it will be harder. But if you really can't hold down a job, and you can document that, you should get it eventually. You will almost certainly be rejected the first time, and the process takes awhile, so somehow you have to manage your finances in the meantime. ****Keep in mind that once you go on disability, you will never get off of it, no one does. You will be in poverty the rest of your life unless you marry out of it or a miracle cures you. The ways the rules are make you dependent on the system, so keep that in mind when you are deciding if you want to do this. A lot of people have no choice, because they can't work at all, or they can't keep a job with insurance to get their pills. but it's still humiliating in America to have no job-people always ask when you are being introduced,"Oh hello, what do YOU do for a living?" which ends up being a very nosy question without meaning to. If you can get supportive help from social services (in my state, they will pay for support groups and a social worker to visit and help with paperwork) or tweak your meds some more, or from a local consumer group (google the words consumer, mental, and your state. Consumer=person getting mental health services) then maybe you won't have to go on disability. If you can possibly work well enough to keep yourself housed and fed, you should not go on disability. You should keep working on minimizing symptoms. You will not feel better unless you take mood stabilizers, I dunno why your doc didn't prescribe any for you. You can put yourself on the cancellation list at the psychiatrist's office, I suppose. I'm on SSA myself, and need the Medicare, so I'm not being judgmental, I just want you to know what you're getting into. For me, there was no other way. The meds just don't work very well for me. I know a lot of people in the same boat. But there are even more folks with bipolar who CAN hold down a job. Get the book I recommended, it will give you all the legal and inside information to see if you qualify. All the best to you! I hope you feel better soon!
What kind of mental illness does?
My roommate have. She is known for having a eating disorder and has done treatment but currently having a relapse. She only will eat when she smokes weed. Barely. Now she's starting to act out and constant writing her thoughts and the writings are very intense and she does it all the time. I understand we all like to think or write our thoughts but this is just too much on top of that, she acts out over weed when someone who has weed doesn't give her it right away she throws fits and acts up for hours... Then she says she's an issue because everyone gets completely annoyed with her. She says she's trying to kill herself by "purging" (drinking tons of fluids and lpukin) But ... She goes all over dramatic sayig she needs Togo to hospital but really ends up not going all the time. Is there an attention seeking mental disorder because this is just way too exteme. She constantly tries to turn everyone against each other too and then has these thoughts that everyone is has a plan against her... I don't know what is going on it's very hard to example but she's def losing it. Tonight tried sleeping in a bath tub and said she can't wait to go home get her nails done go to New York with her family blah blah then packs her stuff then says WHERE AM I GONNA GO? Like the hell is going on?
Transgender=a symptom of mental illness?
don't let her get to you, she doesn't understand. i've answered a question of yours before when you asked if it was a mistake to come out to your parents, and i posted about a person who you could talk to about your transgender issues, her name is Kim Pearson. i really highly suggest you talk to her about everything that's going on. you can find her on facebook and message her. i know you don't know her, but she is a very good person to talk to about this. you can search Kim Pearson TYFA on google or look up TransYouth Family Allies. PLEASE just try to contact her, she is very strong-willed and completely dedicated to her profession, and she will help you with family issue, personal issues, and she can even help you figure out if you really are trans or not (if you really believe your ignorant mother) Kim has been to conferences all over the country several times, done several interviews, and she REALLY knows what she's doing.