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Hi Alex210! My gene pool is pretty shitty, too. I have bipolar, OCD, anxiety, lots of depression, schizophrenia, diabetes type 2, hypertension, flat feet, and addiction issues. It’s been a hell of a ride! So far I’ve managed to pick up bipolar disorder, OCD, hypertension, and flat feet. Fingers crossed I never get diabetes. I encourage you to talk with your psych- openly and honestly- about your thoughts, they are being paid to help you- use their expertise. I also seriously encourage you to go back to therapy, which I realize is easier said than done. I have been living with mental illness since I was 13 (I’m now 32) and have had long periods of no therapy. I don’t like talking to a stranger about my dark thoughts and feelings, but I always seem to feel better after I do. Lastly, I guess I will tell you that these words may sound like I’ve got my shit together, but truth be told- I am suffering. I rarely leave my house because it takes so long and I am so scared. These are just things I’ve found helpful. Read EVERYTHING related to your symptoms and share your findings with the professionals treating you. I hope things get better- for me and you.
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Most people have something in their family whether it’s addiction and alcoholism or heart disease and stroke. The thing about genes is: they’re only a possibility. They won’t necessarily all express themselves. You just carry them. And they can be influenced by environment and lifestyle to a certain degree. It sucks to look at all the cards stacked against you at once. Which is why it’s important to remember that we all have our cards, we have little control other than to do our best, and there’s never going to be a silver bullet to our problems. Solve what you can, make peace with what you can’t, live.
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Yup my gene pool is also crap My parents have bipolar My grandad has a personality disorder Im coming down with paranoia and OCD My dad and Grandma and my grandad have type 2 diabetes I was born at 25 weeks, my sister 28 weeks. Theres more chance of you getting X illness but physcosis doesnt seem to be affected a lot by genetics!
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would you please do research on the "methylation cycle". you may start here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6218441/ https://www.vitacure.me/blogs/news/difference-undermethylated-vs-overmethylated-symptoms
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