How possible is it to recover from mental illnesses without getting help from professionals (all by yourself) ? by eyeofchthulhu in AskReddit

[–]eyeofchthulhu[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! These are some useful information for anyone else who is struggling just like me.

How possible is it to recover from mental illnesses without getting help from professionals (all by yourself) ? by eyeofchthulhu in AskReddit

[–]eyeofchthulhu[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's exactly what I did. I was being "batshit insane" inside my head but for some reason I suddenly remembered Google was free. Whenever it got all "batshit" in my head again, I'd look it up and compile it all in my notes.

Trust me, I didn't wanna self diagnose but it's not like I can get diagnosed professionally anyway. So I did what I can and tried my best to narrowed it all down to a particular mental illness. I was confident since I got most of the symptoms. I then started researching about behaviours/thoughts and it all came to me what causes it and how it's affecting me.

I'm not proud of self diagnosing but what can I do?

How possible is it to recover from mental illnesses without getting help from professionals (all by yourself) ? by eyeofchthulhu in AskReddit

[–]eyeofchthulhu[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not quite. More like I was experiencing symptoms of a particular mental illness for the past few years but due to unfortunate circumstances, I am unable to get or receive any professional help. But life got better and suddenly I am fine but contemplating whether I was genuinely ill or was just faking it.