What's your disability?

I haven't been exactly diagnosed with anything, (other than emotional/mental disorders.) I suppose ADD counts?

I feel as though I have a slower cognition ability compared to others. Like, I am a very good at reading and writing, but I can read an entire paper and then not be able to recall a thing. My memory and recall really, to put it blantly, SUCKS. Most of the time I can't even put the months in order. it's especially worse when it comes to numbers. Numbers usually have some sense of value to people without them having to really think about it. But for me, I have to either visually count or tap my fingers on something to keep track of values. I have a superior reading level, (post-highschool), but a 6th grade math level... Haha, it's really a struggle. It's the only thing that's been keeping me from getting further education, which is kind of silly when you take into consideration that the field I'm interested in HARDLY DEALS WITH MATH.

It's also really hard for me to learn/comprehend something, such as patterns and tactics without practicing it physically, while I'm being shown. I suppose that would make me a Tactile learner? It's just really difficult for me to learn how to do something by watching the teacher do it on the board. Nothing clicks. I need someone to sit down with me and guide me through it step-by-step.

Disability also includes mental health, so I would like to share my mental health diagnoses. I have post traumatic stress disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, non- generalized social phobia & symptoms of bipolar mostly mood irregularity which goes from depressed to happy and impulsive to extreme irritability.

The hardest part is -PTSD flashbacks and my avoidance behaviours. I struggle with feeling in safe whether it's in my own home or walking down the street, I am always hypervigilent. I have problems speaking to, let alone developing relationships with adult men, I also have a lot of obsessive thoughts that can be scary but I've learned to deal with them in a positive way. I have obsessive habits, perfectionism and always need to be in control otherwise I get severely anxious. That also goes along with my generalized anxiety, GAD keeps me awake at night. Makes me question everything from locking the door to the time of my appointment tomorrow even tho I checked 100 times and know when it is. It makes me stress over everything and when I'm not stressed about something I get worried that I'm forgetting to do something. Social anxiety makes me fear that everyone will judge or dislike me, I'm scared to ask for help because I do not want to seem incompetent. I feel like I have to act a certain way all the time because I feel like someone is watching me when I'm in public. Lastly the bipolar mood swings affect my relationships

I have been diagnosed with Myoclonis Dystonia when I was about 12 years old and basically what it is is muscle jerking at random times it affects pretty much everything I do. I mostly try to avoid people because of it because my condition is embarrassing and some people think it's funny which hurts but I'm hoping that this program will teach me how to not let it control me anymore.

PTSD

I have cerebral palsy and use a walker. Aside from not having good balance and using the Walker to get around, I live a "normal" life. I feel like I'm "an inbetweener". Stuck between non disabled life and disabled life. Quite frustrating at times and lately I suffer from crazy anxiety.

Hello everyone❤ My name is Taylor and I hope you all are doing ok! I'm always here if anyone needs anyone to talk to! I've had major Depression,Anxiety, Self starving and etc... everyone of you is perfect and beautiful the way you are and you will get through it❤

I have GAD , panic disorder, depression and osteoarthritis which makes it difficult on most days to get out of bed and sometimes I have problems standing and walking, but I am a survivor, I have been through a lot in the last 30 yrs ,which has made me stronger.

@Evois Mine is cerebral palsy. Mostly on the physical side.

Donald K

Ulcerative colitis and depression/anxiety

I'm autistic, dyspraxic, dyscalculate, and I also have gender dysphoria and executive dysfunction. It's hard being autistic and having learning.disabilities because nobody understands that it's a neurotype and not an illness, we're not broken, just different. People want you to fit into a world that was built for people who think and see differently to you and that can be iscolating and scary sometimes. And having mental illnesses like dysphoria is hard because it just hits in waves and you dont have much control over it, you can just try making yourself more comfortable but sometimes it's too much to deal with. And another hard thing about it is that people get confused and say being trans is a mental illness but it's.not, gebder dysphoria is but our identities aren't the problem. The misalignment is. Executive dysfunction is hard because everyone thinks I'm lazy but I'm just not able to function sometimes