Tag.... 8 things that make me question my mental health

My fellow Blogger Danielle has "Tagged" me and I must now develop a list of 8 random things about myself to share with you. I've been giving this a lot of thought and have decided that the list needs to be representative of my profession as a Social Worker and also give some perspective of my past employment in the mental health field.


So Here is my list of 8 things that have me convinced that I have various symptoms of a number of DSM-IV diagnosable mental illnesses.





1. 305.90 Caffeine Intoxication I admit it... I'm addicted to Coke Zero. I keep a stock of it at work, at home, and in the car. I consume at least 3-5 cans of Soda a day.... I savor it like a wino savors a good bottle of wine... I know it's a sad vice to have isn't it...


2. 294.8 Dementia NOS I am the most forgetful person ever! I really have a hard time remembering things. I have friends who will say "Remember a few years ago when we...." and I honestly can't remember or it takes me a while to remember what they're talking about.

3. 300.3 Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder I'm not OCD in the normal sense of needing things to be clean, neat and orderly. (probably far from it on the clean and neat sense LOL) I have the OCD that makes you be compulsive about routines. I have a nightly routine and I can not go to bed at night without 1. washing my hands 2. washing my face 3.taking my contacts out 4. brushing my teeth. 5. putting on my "Burt's Bees Chap stick. And it has to be exactly in that order. Which leads me to my next mental illness symptom.





4. 304.90 Other (or Unknown) Substance Dependence I'm addicted to the "Burt's Bees Chap stick. I kinda freak out if it's not where I can readily find it, so I have at least one tube in every room of my house, the car, my purse, and office. It can't just be any chap stick, it HAS TO BE Peppermint infused Burt's Bees. I've actually left work before to go buy the stuff because I couldn't find my tube!






5. 301.0 Paranoid Personality Disorder It may seem a little paranoid upon first glance to believe my neighbors are out to steal my Yellow Lab but I really do believe it's true and I have some facts to back me up. I have this gorgeous Yellow lab puppy named Carly. She and my father in law's chocolate lab Addy disappeared one night over the past summer. I spent half the night calling for her to no avail. I even drove up and down the roads in my neighborhood the next morning looking for her thinking maybe she'd gotten lost. I'd all but given up when I pulled into my father in law's driveway just happened to looked over at his neighbors house. I saw the neighbor lady let MY DOG out of HER house! I called for Carly and she immediately came over and was excited to see me! I was so happy to see her that I just put her in the car and drove her home. It wasn't until I got home that I noticed that they had actually changed her collar! They took her very stylish tan and turquoise collar off and put some cheap red collar with bones on her! I was Pissed! Herb told me I was over reacting and to let it go. So, I did. Until... a month later when they did the SAME THING to my father in laws chocolate Lab and changed her collar too!! Now who's paranoid? Huh!?



6. 315.1 Mathematics Disorder OK, OK, I know it's an old adage that people go into social work because they can't do math, but for me it's totally true. I can't do it. Never have been able to. Thank God I have 10 fingers! LOL.. My son who is in the 5th grade is damn near genius in Math and scored in the 99th percentile on national achievement tests in math. How may you ask is this possible? My theory is that when I was pregnant, he sucked what little ability to compute figures right out of my body and into his. Maybe he'll buy me a nice retirement home someday when he's rich~

7. 312.30 Impulse-Control Disorder NOS If I want something, I usually just go get it. I am very impatient and can't wait for things. If I want a report from someone by a certain date/time then I expect it either on time or early. Another example of this is that I tend to speak before I think and this has gotten me into plenty of trouble over the years!

8. 315.31 Expressive Language Disorder This usually occurs when I have two names that are similar in nature and I'm always mixing them up. For example Danielle and Darlene are both "D" names and I'm always getting them mixed up. I know who is who but for some reason the connection between my brain and my mouth just doesn't always work and it ends up all wrong! I also have this problem with coming up with a specific word. I can give you the definition of the word but can't spit out the word itself.

Well, I hope you've enjoyed learning about me and the symptoms of my mental dysfunction. I'm supposed to pass this on and tag other bloggers but the reality is I just can't remember any one's names! LOL...

Hope you all have a great Thanksgiving Holiday!

Until next time!