Look, let's be honest. I'm just a guy behind a computer doing this for fun. I am in no way an expert in psychology. I minored in the stuff while in college, yes, but for God's sake I got C's in all my psych classes. For all that is good and holy, don't take anything I have to say here as advice, or to diagnose yourselves. In fact, don't listen to me at all. Go back to your porn.
Okay, that being done with, let me explain a little how this site works. All of this "Axis I, Axis II, Axis III, Axis IV, Axis V" stuff? That's what psychiatric professionals use when making diagnoses.
"Axis I" deals with mood disorders, anxiety disorders and psychotic disorders.
"Axis" II" is about "permanent" disorders, like personality disorders.
"Axis III" talks about medical and physical disorders.
"Axis IV" describes environmental and psychosocial conditions, like family strife and economic hardship.
"Axis V" is just a number. The Global Assessment of Functioning rates a person on a scale of 0 to 100, which shows how well they function. The higher the number, the better they can manage living in polite society.
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