Major Depressive Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, slight OCD.

I'm not a Dr I can't go into the physical side of the similarities of the disorders, but I do know that every person I've ever encountered with mental illness has had more than one problem. Maybe it's the area of the brain that is affected. Makes us more sensitive to stimuli than so-called normal people. Good question.

Ugh, that "in-between" phase with meds is so tough. I really feel for you. It takes a ton of courage to make a change, especially when you're dealing with the weight of anxiety, depression, and past trauma all at once. Please give yourself a lot of credit for navigating this. Weaning off slowly is definitely the way to go—your brain needs that time to adjust.

It's completely understandable to feel uncertain about what's next. Have you and your doctor talked about any options yet? Sometimes just having a potential direction, even if it's not set in stone, can make the limbo feel a little less unsettling.

Speaking of navigating all this, I was recently reading an article that really resonated with me, especially about how conditions like ours can really shape our thought patterns. It's not about adding another label, but more about understanding the "why" behind some of our struggles. It talks about how trauma and anxiety can actually change our thought processes, and how healing involves rewiring those patterns.

I thought it was really insightful and might offer you some useful perspective, especially right now. Here's the link if you'd like to take a look:
https://www.mosaicmentalhealthtx.com/post/what-...

Thought Disorder Guide: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment Options

https://www.mosaicmentalhealthtx.com/post/what-is-thought-disorders-symptoms-causes-and-treatment

I've been diagnosed with a bunch of things, PTSD, Borderline Personality Disorder, Bipolar Disorder 2, Generalised Anxiety Disorder, and Major Depressive Disorder, with and without Treatment Resistance.

I found out later that most of them were manifestations of the serious negative effects of the excessive alcohol, and some drugs, that I was using to self-medicate under-treated Major Depressive Disorder. When I gave up drinking and drugging, things improved dramatically.

That's all that I have, a fairly typical (low energy) depression, with treatment resistance. I have some trauma from childhood from severe asthma though. It sensitised me towards anxiety, as I thought I was going to die, quite a few times.

Wow! Someone who has the exact same diagnosis as me! I dont feel so alone.. If you ever want to chat Im here... Im trying my best to work through it all but sometimes it just takes over me and I have no control. . I would love to have someone to talk to. Hang in there! There is hope somewhere out there and thats what I hang onto :)

PTSD, Clinical Depression and severe anxiety with suicidal ideation.