Your personal illness/disorder/...?

Dahak · Post by **Dahak** » 2004-02-29 06:20pm

As I just read the thread about ADHD in SLAM, I wondered how many people around here do have some sort of chronic illness or disorder.

I am victim of an obscure neurologic movement disorder, called Essential Tremor (ET). Meaning that my hands tremble whenever I use them (unlike Parkinson). It's called "essential" because up to this date, it has no known cause. The possible medication, which influence the trembling positively include such wonderful things as beta-blocker, barbiturates, and some anti-depressiva. As my tremor is not terribly strong, I gladly pass those medicine

What else is out here?

jairyn_1 · Post by **jairyn_1** » 2004-02-29 06:24pm

Ultra-Rapid Cycling Bipolar Disorder Type II with Cyclothymia (but it's going away)

Obsessive-Colpulsive Disorder

Social Anxiety Disorder

Tinnitis

Probably some form of tendonitis or carpal tunnel

Water on the knee

Virus-reactive Arthritis

May have some form of Schizophrenia.. Dunno

Super-Gagme · Post by **Super-Gagme** » 2004-02-29 06:25pm

Bertie Wooster · Post by **Bertie Wooster** » 2004-02-29 06:27pm

asthma. I need to use my inhaler sometimes.

Post by **Dalton** » 2004-02-29 06:30pm

Overweight. Freaky-big hands. Low-level psychological problems (i.e. I'm a nutter) that run through the family but that I know about and can cure without a shrink.

Post by **RogueIce** » 2004-02-29 06:31pm

Never been to a psych-whatever, so haven't been diagnosed there. I'm sure if they wanted to, though, they could pin something on me.

As to the rest, outside of routine physicals, never had to go to the doc much. So, basically, I'm left with my eyes. They suck. 20/400 in one, 20/500 in the other (IIRC) uncorrected kind of suck. Luckily, thus far, I'm 20/20 correctable.

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » 2004-02-29 06:34pm

Asperger's Syndrome, also known as high functioning autism or Geek Disease.

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2004-02-29 06:35pm

never seen a shrink either (i don't trust them), though i wouldn't be surprised if they could label me with something. although like rogueice my eyesight is pretty shitty. 60/40 vision, iirc. although it's been awhile since i've had an eye exam as well.

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2004-02-29 06:39pm

Poor vision is all I know of.

Darth Yoshi · Post by **Darth Yoshi** » 2004-02-29 06:42pm

-6.50 diopters left eye, -9.50 diopters right eye.

Post by **Alyrium Denryle** » 2004-02-29 06:44pm

ADHD.. Rather mild though

OCD: Also mild, ticks include cleaning lab equipment, exact measurments, my glasses must be clean.

Tourettes syndrome
Poor vision

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » 2004-02-29 06:46pm

Darth_Zod wrote:never seen a shrink either (i don't trust them), though i wouldn't be surprised if they could label me with something. although like rogueice my eyesight is pretty shitty. 60/40 vision, iirc. although it's been awhile since i've had an eye exam as well.

That vision number is impossible, since the first number is always 20. *Smack*

My vision's about 20/210 or so. Yeah, I'm legally blind. Don't tell the BMV.

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2004-02-29 06:47pm

Rogue 9 wrote:
Darth_Zod wrote:never seen a shrink either (i don't trust them), though i wouldn't be surprised if they could label me with something. although like rogueice my eyesight is pretty shitty. 60/40 vision, iirc. although it's been awhile since i've had an eye exam as well.
That vision number is impossible, since the first number is always 20. *Smack* My vision's about 20/210 or so. Yeah, I'm legally blind. Don't tell the BMV.

feh, like i said it's been awhile since i went to see an eye doctor.

it was 60 in one eye 40 in the other, but i don't recall the other numbers used. *smacks rogue 9 for the helluvit. with a trout*

Post by **RogueIce** » 2004-02-29 06:50pm

Darth_Zod wrote:
Rogue 9 wrote:
Darth_Zod wrote:never seen a shrink either (i don't trust them), though i wouldn't be surprised if they could label me with something. although like rogueice my eyesight is pretty shitty. 60/40 vision, iirc. although it's been awhile since i've had an eye exam as well.
That vision number is impossible, since the first number is always 20. *Smack* My vision's about 20/210 or so. Yeah, I'm legally blind. Don't tell the BMV.
feh, like i said it's been awhile since i went to see an eye doctor.

it was 60 in one eye 40 in the other, but i don't recall the other numbers used. *smacks rogue 9 for the helluvit. with a trout*

I think then that becomes 20/60 in one, and 20/40 in the other.

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2004-02-29 06:55pm

Aspergers Syndrome and ADHD, but I have a ton of workarounds for them

20/80 in Left Eye, 20/15 in Right. I still can catch things ok despite my total lack of depth perception this causes...

El Moose Monstero · Post by **El Moose Monstero** » 2004-02-29 07:05pm

Unidentifiable Recurring Kidney/Urine Infection. Men arent supposed to get them, but I got one 3 times in 2 years, they never found a cause or an explanation.

Hyperion · Post by **Hyperion** » 2004-02-29 07:13pm

Bipolar type 2 w/ rapid cycling and dysthymia
Mild OCD
Ringing in the ears, some joint problems, and nerve problems on the left side.

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2004-02-29 07:17pm

Other than a slight anger managment problem, I'm not aware of any illnesses or problems that I have, although people are probably going to find something sooner or later that will get me put on some medications.

Embracer Of Darkness · Post by **Embracer Of Darkness** » 2004-02-29 07:18pm

OCD and depression, some as yet undiagnosed sleeping disorder, antisocial and borderline personality disorders.

Andrew J. · Post by **Andrew J.** » 2004-02-29 07:20pm

Asperger's syndrome, overweight, 20/200 vision, and a mild case of osteogenesis imperfecta, which basically makes my teeth brown.

Lord Pounder · Post by **Lord Pounder** » 2004-02-29 07:23pm

Oh yeah i'm fuecked up in so many ways.

I suffer from depression, i have a stigma(sp) in my right eye meaning i'll never ever get rid of glasses, in school i was kicled in the balls so hard and often i now can't father children. My ears where pinned back, badly, making them look like vulcan ears, i'm 2 stone or so over weight and i hate myself.

Other than all that i'm actually ok.

Temjin · Post by **Temjin** » 2004-02-29 07:27pm

The only thing wrong with me is that I stutter.

It probably explains why I don't post more often.

Nathan F · Post by **Nathan F** » 2004-02-29 07:27pm

Nothing that I know of currently.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2004-02-29 07:28pm

Partially deaf in my right ear, likely due to infection at birth. Also had a defective nasal passage, but that was corrected by a rhinoplasty.

2000AD · Post by **2000AD** » 2004-02-29 07:30pm

Slightly short sighted, proably overweight and acid reflux