I'm 12-16 With a Mental Illness

Story #15

I am 12 years old. (13 in March of 2017)

I have OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder.

I was diagnosed with both of these MI's when I was only six years old. Here is a little bit of my backstory. I was born in March of 2004, so I am very much on the younger side. I was adopted very soon after birth, and have kept a very close relationship with both of my biological parents. I have a half sister (10) and a half brother (3 months) on my biological mothers side, and a half sister (3) on my biological fathers side. When I was 4 years old, my parents got a divorce because my dad was (and is) an alcoholic, he would often drive drunk with me in the car, and this was the ultimate downfall in their relationship. I never took it badly, as it's just been the norm for me. When I was six years old my mom noticed me acting.. Differently. It was like one day, a switch just flipped, and I was plunged into the (not so magical) world of mental illness. I would often do weird things, like refuse to eat because my food was "Contaminated" I would also experience obsessive hoarding. And not things like marbles, or dolls, it was things like - and these are real examples - used bandaids and old food wrappers, and I would hide them in drawers in my room because I was ashamed of it. I'd ask if it was safe to touch things, and I would wash my hands to the point that they bled. I would also throw random fits of rage. One moment, I'm a happy silly fun 6 year old, the next, I'm a crying, seething, angry mess. And I wouldn't just get mad, I would hurt people. I bit and I scratched and I hit, and at one point, I even spit in my moms face. Let's just say she wasn't happy. So, long story short, she took me to see a therapist, and it all just went uphill from there. My therapist, prescribed me with my medication and I haven't seen any side effects. I have recently looked into going off of my medication. I'll have to do it anyway at one point, so why not now?I have not read any books on Wattpad that have helped me with this in any way.Remember, you can get through anything.

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So this is @wolfess21 here, I would like to say I am sorry if it takes a while to get your story out there or for someone to reply to any comments, PM's ect. We're busy people, and I would also like to say that everyone who has shared there story, you are brave, strong and you deserve your heart to beat. That goes for everyone who reads this too, love you peeps.

- Hayley xoxox