People with OCD, ADHD, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, dissociative personality disorder, or any other mental condition sensationalized in the media, what is it actually like?

For me I also have memory blocks which often break at the worst time humanly possible. But the memories are so hazy and from so long ago that I start to think I’m absolutely insane because what if I’m just making it up? But then I realize that’s not the case because when I get very fucked up (particularly when I combine alcohol and weed) I will go through full body flashbacks. I literally feel like I have been transported back 14 years and I can FEEL what’s happening. Sometimes I can’t move or sometimes I will literally start yelling to whoever is with me to help me and to get me out. Then you have to sober up the next morning and re-assess your trauma it’s a fucking nightmare.

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