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MasterKoschei — Disabled but Hopeful Stamp
Published: 2010-05-27 17:01:19 +0000 UTC; Views: 3273; Favourites: 108; Downloads: 39
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This is for the contest over at #Mental-IllnessClub - A stamp about hope and mental illness.Yes, for those of you who don't know, I'm disabled. I have PTSD and Borderline Personality Disorder. I use a combination of medications and talk therapy to get through each day.
Some of you know the trigger for my PTSD, some of you don't. I'll upload the essay eventually, but no, I'm not ashamed of being mentally ill. It is what it is.
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Avoidant personality disorder and generalized anxiety disoerder it makes things complicated.
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Bipolar, Depression, Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Schizo-effective Disorder
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I have Anxiety disorder and Psychosis with autistic traits.
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I have hydrocephalus (bleh, hate that word!) and mild cerebral palsy.. but I'm proud of it in a way. It just makes me, me.
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I have fasd (fetal alcohol spectrum disorder) adhd (attention-deficit hyperactive disorder) and quite a few mental disorders. i LOVE this stamp alot. Thank you for posting it
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I'm glad to see other disabled artists on Deviant Art! I myself am hearing impaired,have brain damage,arthritis and mild CP s well as a heart condition. I have to use a cane to get around because my right hip is really bad. I love writing fanfiction and doing artwork(even if I can't draw).
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I have autism. At first glance i look and act like everybody, but if people know me better, they will see soon. Sometimes my relatives make me notice that I did something socially not-appropriate
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Mmmm...interesting and you shouldn't be. I have Aspergers...and is it for post part depression from Serving in the Army?
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I don't really know if you would call this disabled. But, I studder alot, and once my own friend laughed at me. It kinda hurt. And I have hard time remembering things to.
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You might not have been diagnosed disabled, but could be in a way because it affects your life - I used to stutter really badly and worked on it. Now I only do it if I'm really stressed, but I know how embarrassing it is. D= Especially if people make fun of you or they're just standing there waiting forever for me to get one sentence or word out. When I do stutter, it's really, really REALLY bad. I'm so glad it happens only one day a year or so...
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I know this is for mental disorders(is that right?) but I need to put this out here.
I suffer from CP(Cerebral palsy) And I have been told by other kids in my past classes I would never be as good as them,maybe not in physical activities but in other, I am as good or as better than them. I can never let my disability let me down, sure my drawings are not great(they are pretty bad) but I try.
and I hope that my physical disability does not stop me from becoming a vet assistant when I am older.
Oh! this is a good stamp by the way ^^".
sorry if this offends someone, I am no good with my words, and sorry I went on to much didn't I? ^^"
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It's for any disability, not just mental - I have both a mental and a physical disability - PTSD and spinal fusions, and don't let it stop you. People are idiots when they say that the disabled are not as good as they are. *hug* I bet you will be very good with the animals.
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ah right, oh right you see i didn't know what PTSD was. thank you, I wont any more!
thank you, I hope I am to *hugs*
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I like this but i probably aren't as capable as I think I am
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We're all capable in different ways, Hun. Maybe you just haven't found your niche. ^^
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I've never been to a psychiatrist or therapist or whoever, (I've also never been to a 'regular check up' at a doctor) But anxiety disorders and high blood pressure run in my family and my school counselor used to say I probably had one thing or another to do with anger issues and depression but I still live a relatively happy life, based on love towards others.
I don't let any stereotype get me down, any label, and there are so many people try to put on me! Gay, satanist ( I'm actually atheist but people don't know the difference. -_- ) Hick, ( I live in TX), nerd, psycho, freak, whore, anything and everything they could dream up, and I just smile and walk away.
I refuse to get angry at people, unless I absolutely can't control it ( Usually after I've been exercising and have my energy and anxiety levels up) and I refuse to hate people anymore. I'm done with negativity. ^^
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Oh, and it annoys me when people assume an atheist is a Satanist.
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That's a great way to live, and yeah, people like to label me all kinds of shit, too, but I just ignore it.
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Stereotypes suck... And bleh, where I live, if you're anything but Christian, it equals Satanist, which is so lame. I'm a buddhist, but the South considers that evil, and I have no idea why.
And it's good that you don't give into negativity. All that does is let the negative people win, and doesn't make your life any better. I try not to be negative, and most of the time I succeed, though not always.
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That's what I said, I live in Texas, so yeah D: It's hard. Yesterday I found a bunch of anti-gay stamps and heterosexism stamp and everyone hated gay people on them. It was really hard to read the comments.
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This is so wonderful. This is how I am. I have autism, but I never let it stop me. Ever.
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That's great! Don't ever let anything stop you... the world should come to recognize that people aren't limited by their labels.
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I never will. 
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I hate it when people don't think I'm capable of things because of my depression and anxiety; I feel this stamp really relates to me.
Plus I like the simplicity of it. (:
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Thanks. ^
And I know how that can be... people seem to expect less of me because I have PTSD which can interfere with some things, but I still give my best and try to make the world better.
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Well, I do have Depression and ADHD, but try to not let that get me down in what I do!
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You shouldn't let it get you down. People can be mentally ill and talented, and the world should know that!
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Noone should be embaressed by it. Anyone that tries to make us feel like we're not normal is the one with the problem, not us!
I'm going to be writing an article on mental health and how deviants deal with it through their art. I just want to spread the word a bit. If youre interested drop me a note!
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I would love to read it and answer any questions you have.
I agree that people shouldn't be embarrassed but there are still so many who don't understand mental illness and think we all must be psycho murderers.
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I have aspergers, and I support this stamp fully! ^^
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Feel free to use it in your journal or whatever. I think it applies to a lot of people, thank you.
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I love it. It fits for a number of things. Wonderful!
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