I've been struggling with extreme social phobia and depression for my entire life. More recently, I've been showing symptoms of having ocd and adhd.

Along with those, I have an extremely addictive personality. I've been addicted to pornography since I was 8, and I've been a sex addict since I was 18. I'm now 23, and I'm finally getting the help that I need.

10 days ago I checked myself into a psych ward, and after being discharged I'm starting an out-patient program. Along with this, I plan on going to a "sex therapist" or some sort of sex therapy to deal with my addictions. I haven't done much research so I don't know the correct terminology.

During my time in the psych ward I managed to make a few friends, and we plan to stay in touch and possibly meet up in the future to see how our progress has been.

I know this is kind of a long post, and might not seem like it should be is this subreddit, but I just wanted to share my thoughts and progress in hopes it might lift up another redditors spirits.

I'm not diagnosed with BPD, but I've done alot of research and I have 7 out of the 9 symptoms of BPD. Leading me to believe that I may have some form of the illness. 

Anyways, thanks for reading, and i hope this may have given some of you hope for the future! 😊