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If I could "just get over" my anxiety or bipolar disorder, don't you think I would have already? They're not doing me any favors. I've had people tell me that I just need to 'get over' my anxiety and Avoidant PD and start dealing with people.Yeah, cool, I'll do that. Except for the whole dehabilitating panic attacks thing and ensuing panic attacks when returning to the situations that caused the first one...
Don't tell people to "get over it" if they have a mental illness. It doesn't work like that.
Should you let it rule your life and use it as an excuse for everything? No. But can you just "get over it" and start living problem-free? Not really.
Besides, do you really think you're the first person who came up with the idea of asking someone to "just get over it"?
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huh, that's pretty much my case. It suck to hear people saying such a bullsh*t like "get ovet it" or take a walk. They don't have any idea what the hell they're blabbering aboutΒ
But i think that's a bad idea to except this as part of who you are. You actually CAN beat those things with the right professional help. You HAVE the right to get that kind of help
Well, unless your disorders don't bother you much. For me - well they destroyed my whole life
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Of course my disorders bother me. I can't trust anyone, I'm afraid of leaving the house, and even my own room. And, that's just a part of what it is to be me.
I'm just saying that I accept the fact that I have these disorders. I'm getting professional help, and that's something IΒ appreciate. But, I can't beat my disorders fully, and I've accepted that fact. I'm making progress in at leastΒ alleviating them, but I can never beat them fully.Β
So, that's why I've accepted my disorders. They make me who I am. I'm not saying that I like it, because I don't, but I want to keep myself optimistic, even though it's very hard.Β
I'm really sorry about your situation. I know that feel. But, don't let your disorders stop you. I know how it is. But, as I said, don't let them stop you. Cheezy, I know.Β
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Ok, sorry for misunderstanding. I think i just can't except this as a part of who i am just now. After all, i know i wasn't always like that
"I can't trust anyone, I'm afraid of leaving the house, and even my own room. And, that's just a part of what it is to be me." Wow, again that's pretty much myselfΒ
Thank you very much for your kind comment, i feel sorry for your tough life. I just hope you'll get better soon enough
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It's alright, don't worry.
I am truly sorry for your struggle. But, I wish you a good life, kind sir. Even though I have never met you, you have now my full respect. I hope you'll get better as well. Β
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Awww, thanks you so much. You too
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I agree. I' autistic and I have bipolar disorder. People tell me to just "Grow out of it."...
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I have Depression and I have to agree. I can't get over it,I have good days and then I have bad days. I didn't ask to be this way I would gladly not have Depression. I don't want to take any meds nethier because they usally make it worse.
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Sometimes it's so easy for the people to say: ''Oh come on! You just have to fight your illness!''
Yeah, but they don't notice how hard this can be to overcome without a specialist help... You can't just ''get over'' it so easily!
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perhaps you just need to change your meds? Also have you tried a psychotherapy? I take both of them, and it helps me greatly
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Oopps sorry, this is a reply forΒ ~krasarahthetigeress2
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uhm said just get over that? bi polar and stop me if i am wrong is a chemical inbalance in the brain that causes your emotions to be unstable. that's like telling me to get over the voices in my head.....that's dumb and whoever sid that needs to be slapped.
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OCD, bipolar, anxiety, etc. cause me to freak out at rather minor things.
Everybody: Stop being such a two-year-old and get over it!
Me: Yeah, okay. I'll just completely forget about that thing you said to me that seemed like nothing to you but was a world of devastation to me. I'll just ignore the fact that we currently have a substitute teacher who has no idea how to properly deal with me, my outbursts, or my attitude. I'll just stop flipping out when I get something wrong. That might be easy for you, but not me. DON'T JUST ASSUME THAT EVERYONE YOU MEET IS IN PERFECT MENTAL HEALTH.
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or yeah buddy, i KNOW that OCD sucks!!!!
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omg thank you so much. I'm in college and still have to deal with intolerance and being told that everything will be okay if you just smile and relax. No. Get the hell away from me. just. ugh.
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So true. I have mental issues, and my parents are like "STOP IT!!!" when I do something wierd. They can't seem to get that I CAN'T.
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GOOD STAMP.
My father has this kind of mentality to me. It's just so clear to me he's never had a mental issue, or, if he has, somehow he could just 'get over it'. But, most people can't.
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Well, I have this weird thing that keeps me suddenly screaming or something (beside my Asperger's) and people says I should stop. But I can't. It's like you're in a one-second nightmare and you wake up screaming.
Those people are stupid...
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Yes.
I have an anxiety and learning disorder.
It isnt fun, and it isnt going to just fly away :I
I have to take 4 pills for all the disorders I have an talk two therapists and doctors. I hate it when people say to me "calm down" or "get over it already" If I could, I would. Ok? Ok
Ugh. People...
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It would be better if it said: "You can't just 'overcome' mental illnesses."
But even then, telling this to "normal" people is like talking to a deaf person. After all, we, the mentally challenged, must learn and adapt into this oh-so-amazing society that in reality is full of screaming, racist, misogynistic assholes that just love crushing people's little amount of happiness because doing something that makes you happy or at least distract you from your sorrows equals being childish and therefore, we must put away everything we love.
Yes, I am le mad bro.
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i think the word "illness" needs to be revised. it implys that you can just take some medicine and be instantly better. they really ought to come up with a better word to describe it
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I don't mind it.Β To me, it implies that these things won't always be permanent problems for us and that they are treatable/manageable.Β 
You just have to remember that:
1. Illnesses aren't only treated and helped by medicines.Β Supplemental treatments also help, and people usually do better when they use a multifaceted approach.Β For instance, people with type 2 diabetes are always advised by their doctors to change to a healthier diet and to exercise in addition to being put on medicine.Β Β
2.Β Very few medicines will instantly make you better all at once.Β You still have to give your body a chance to heal and recover.Β Not to mention a chance to respond to the medicine.Β This recovery time varies, but supplemental treatments can help your body heal quicker by encouraging the healing process.
Just think of the other treatments/adjuncts for these mental conditions like therapy, exercise, life-style changes, etc. as those supplemental treatments used to treat physical ailments and other illnesses.Β ^^
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I have fetal alcohol affects, Autism and ADHD. I sleep longer than most and people keep telling me "your just wasting your life away" If I could get up at a decent time that easily I would XD I have trouble with Social situations as I cant always catch sarcasm and jokes so sometimes I get mad at people. I have a lot of trust issues too XD Also I know how you feel about the anxiety. I took a 10 week course to help me out with it so it's a lot easier now. Although mine only resulted in anxiety attacks and never escalated to panic attacks... yet (crossing my fingers it doesn't happen) I also go through depression because of the fetal alcohol affects. So I have a lot of steps that I put myself through each day so that I can move on and try and live a happy and healthy life, So I agree with you when people say "get over it" it really doesn't help and makes you feel worse than yu already do. I could understand if they said "why don't you try something and see if it will help you out with your situation, like a self help group?" that makes it sound still a bit rude but the sentance itself is waaaay more kind than "get over it". Or have you ever heard the saying "grow a tougher skin!" My mom used to say it to me all the time, she was trying to help but it bugged me a lot. She finally understood why and helps me out in better ways X3 I love my mom so I'm glad she understands now. She had to put up with my down side for so long so she's one tough cookie herself.
Sorry I wrote so much 0.o I'll stop now before I write anything more XD
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I have adhd to.
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I host an unholy supermonster between Aspergers and Bipolar 2. It hurts like hell at times (I'm in a hypomanic cycle right now), but it's an intangible kind of hurt. And if you can't see it, it's not really there....right? The more I'm told "Why can't you just get over it?" or "What's your problem?"... Well, it just keeps adding to my severe phobias of inadequacy, disappointment, and rejection. Way to go, folks.
Rant over. Just brought up a lot of feelings for me. Sorry.
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I'm usually told that I have to "let things go", or that "I'm the problem" when it comes to mental illness. Others just find it way too easy to dismiss a weakness they're not suffering from, and it's pretty disgraceful to think that way.
Besides, someone always has it worse. Rather than playing misery poker, we should just help each other out, or at least stop insulting each other when someone is clearly struggling with a factor in their lives. Thanks for the stamp.
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Worst case scenario...
My parents always tell me to "get over this" and "get over that" whenever someone is rude to me, but whenever someone is rude to them, they make a deal about it and when I tell them to "get over it", they don't.
Sometimes I have a feeling my parents regret having me after they discovered I have autism...
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Don't worry. I have Autism as well and I feel the same way. There's moments where I feel like I do nothing but make one mistake after another... people in our society today are nothing but shallow, racist, judgemental, and gluttonous assholes.
(sorry if that part of the comment offended you. 
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MoonxScourge is an idiot. "I have pyromania! The worst thing ever!"
What a solipsist prick.
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I have an anxiety disorder, and if I had a nickel for every time someone has told me, "Just calm down." I'd be rich.
Or worse, when they say, "Stop it you're freaking me out."
What?
I'm freaking YOU out? If I could stop, then don't you think I would rather than spend my days thinking about death all the time? No, I can't stop.
Mini-rant over.
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Wow, my mother constantly told me to "get over it" all my growing up years. Her reality had to become our reality or we didn't survive.
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"You have depression? You don't need medication or therapy! Just stop being so negative!"
"You have ADD? You don't need medication! Just focus!"
"You have a social anxiety disorder? You don't need medication or therapy! Just be more outgoing!"
Oh my god. You have a broken leg? You don't need a cast or pain killers! Just walk on the leg and stop feeling the pain!
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You know the funny-sad thing?Β I have all the mental illnesses you listed, so I've heard all those comments.Β Β (though I was more often told to just ignore the anxiety from my social anxiety disorder because social things aren't that bad)Β Nothing odd there-- it's practically a rite of passage or something when you have one of those mental illnesses.Β 
But I was also told the one about the broken leg when I was eight!!Β My parents didn't think I broke it and tried to get me to walk on that leg.Β They took me to hospital a day later when I still couldn't walk on it and the swelling got worse overnight.Β Boy, did they feel bad after the x-rays came back!Β
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That story just made my New Year.Β
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Yeah! It doesn't matter if you have your leg broken. You just "don't try hard enough". Makes me fucking sick!!!
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Damn skippy. >: |
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lmao, especially at that last one. 
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You just made my day!
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Good to hear it, random citizen.
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Hell, you deserve a second free Internet.
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"You have a broken leg? You don't need a cast or pain killers! Just walk on the leg and stop feeling the pain!"
People are dumb...
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You win a free Internet for this comment.
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Exactly! Ugh, can't tell you how many times I've heard that.
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