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Personality.
Okay, I've already asked this, but I feel as if I have not given enough information.
1) I am NOT selfish. I am very nice and caring and I aim to help people/ animals as much as I possibly can. I have a big heart and I am not a sociopath. When I say something extremely rude, I will feel bad. Sometimes I might cry.
Personality problems...?
Please do not just say it's because I'm a teen, or because it's a phase.
I'm 16 years old, and I don't know if this would quite classify as a personality disorder as I have not done much research.
Everyone I know would describe me as quick witted and majorly sarcastic. I would describe my sarcasm as rude... Whenever someone says something, I'm immediately coming up with something to say back, inappropriate or not, I will say it. And I will not hold back what I have to say. Impulsivity maybe.
The people around me laugh, and say, "Wow I wish I could do that." Almost thinking that being sharp and sarcastic is a gift or something.
I have A.D.D it runs in the family, and I've noticed it's getting worse. I struggle with chronic depression, anxiety and panic attacks. (Also in this horrible bloodline.)
I'm also extremely antisocial. I have two people in my life who I consider friends. I don't hate people, I just have an extremely hard time being around them.
I do believe that my way of sarcasm and humor I use to protect myself and do the whole thing of (I'm not hurting inside.)
What I'm wanting to know is how I can stop myself from saying such things, and maybe train myself to... not be the way I am.
I don't even know if that's possible. (I've been this way my whole life. EVERYONE around me would agree.)
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With your statement: (I do believe that my way of sarcasm and humor I use to protect myself and do the whole thing of (I'm not hurting inside,) i can see that i was pretty much correct in guessing that the hurtful sarcasm is your way to mask or distract from something else going on inside you. Since you say you are hurting inside, you need to go after what is causing that hurt, find a solution to that, in essense taking away that hurting inside which then makes the use of sarcasm needless. It will be easier to stop then. i do not know what your situation is so I can't say anything more as to how to go after and solve with hurts on the inside dear. But i will say this, continueing to focus on the sarcasm as the problem when its only a symptom of the true problem is not going to solve anything. Its like a person with a fever given pain reliever to lower the fever without checking into what caused the fever in the first place cus if it was due to a bladder infection, then only antibiotics will cure that infection and thus, the fever disappears. Same pretty much goes for your situation dear.
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A.D.D,chronic depression, anxiety and panic attacks. If your not getting professional medical assistance for these problem then you need to. Depression by itself can cause the problem you see as a personality disorder as depression cause you to perceive things differently as they are. The sarcasm would fit right in as a defense mechanism.
The panic attacks and anxiety attacks are scary I know for a fact as I have been there. Now bring in the fact you suffer from ADD and the whole thing gets amplified to a new level.
None of the problems you have can be corrected through self control. In fact trying to do so will only cause more of these problems. The only way I know to control ADD is with medication from a doctor. Depression can be controlled either with medication, talk therapy or both.
You say these problems run in your family. It would be natural for it to be passed on to you and any of your siblings. What you don't say is if you have been properly diagnosed with these problems or are assuming these problems are the cause of what you see as a personality disorder.
For the moment I will assume these are the cause of your problem but you must be properly diagnosed and treated for them. After being treated for a month to six (6) weeks you should start to see a change in yourself if you are given medication as these medications need time to build up in you.
My advice is; If you have not been properly diagnosed see your family doctor and ask to be screened for these ailments. If you have been diagnosed and are not being professionally treated you need to seek out professional as such as a psychologist and either your family doctor and Psychologist or a psychiatrist and psychologist.
Since both ADD and Depression deal with hormonal imbalances within the brain a Board Certified Psychiatrist is the best Medical Doctor to treat both the ADD and the Depression. The psychologist will give you talk therapy to help you find what triggers the depression, anxiety and panic attacks. Once found then you will learn to notice them and deal with them before you suffer from them.
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