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WCA and Mental Health, Quick Q!
Hi Scopers! I'll make it short, basically I've been asked by DWP to take a WCA (Work Capability Assessment) as my Doctor wrote me a fit note from now till July (due to mental health issues I've had in the past year the type of work I can do is limited e.g- I can make stuff for my small business and work as a nanny or…
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Church and Mental Health
In 2014 to 2016 I made some bad decisions because of my mental health and as a result I was effectively kicked out of the church (I was a minister at the time). Now some 8 years later and after a lot of intense therapy I have been diagnosed with Bipolar 2 Disorder and Complex PTSD, both of which would have contributed to…
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nhs negligence
I had acdf surgery in October 2023 but have got damage to my vocal chord nerve ever since I not been able to speak since then(just whispered) and I haven't been able to work since the surgery .Would it be worth to look at nhs negligence and if so how would I do this?
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wheelchair confidence
im so scared to be seen in a wheelchair, i couldnt even get myself into college on crutches because i was scared of the questions, how am i supposed to get over the fear of being seen in a wheelchair? i obviously need to tryu and get myself out the house but i dont really want to be seen. i always tried to be the quiet and…
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Problem with length of counselling appts for people who use AAC (communication aid)
I'm not going to name and shame, but just want to flag up an issue that is currently affecting my adult son who has CP and uses AAC (no speech). He has some mental health issues which we have struggled to find the right support for (another story for another time) and over the last few months he has been accessing some…
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HELP! Need support in accessing mental health support for people with disabilities.
I have a student that needs to access mental health support regarding struggling with being disabled. I've contacted a number of mental health support agencies who say they aren't the agencies for her due to her being non verbal voca user. Can anyone help signpost me to appropriate mental health support agencies please.
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Never give up
Hi im mandy I'm housebound and use a wheelchair chair I am in pain everyday and every night it never leaves me it's all cause I was in a very violent relationship from the age of 13 wen I was 22.that is wen he put me in a wheelchair that day was the day my life ended I have no family as I wasn't wanted I was dumped around…
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Mental health
Nee to this site i suffer bad with mental health feel really down just want to try sleep all the time any ideas would be great dont go out a lot though x
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A&E letter
Hi everyone last week I had to attend A&E again as I wasn’t coping, not eating getting no sleep feel unsafe in my home after speaking to the psychiatric liaison dr he discharged me and told me he would email my local council i received the discharge letter today and he has put that my current presentation is not indicative…
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Feeling anxious/anemia/iron tablets :( need advice :( scared
I have been taking ferrous sulphate for my periods 200mg per day. I stopped taking it for a month/2 and had 2 periods, and started to feel very tired/weak and noticed I was struggling with my workouts again. I had a blood test, and the doctor said my results came back ' normal ' They won't divulge me yet in numbers, but…
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Got a support worker
Hi every one I have a support worker now as well as a nurse a social worker and a ot . Since moving and getting a new team they seem to have done more for me than my old team . Today my support worker took me and my dog to the park and then we went for lunch . Next week she’s taking me to tescos . It’s things like that I…
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Every day looks the same
God I've written so much but somehow it all was deleted and now I feel sad. I was saying... Every day looks the same, I feel no motivation at all. Nothing can get me enthusiastic. I don't want to wake up because every day is just the same, I can't seem to find something that can make me FEEL anything at all. I just feel…
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I want to give up
Hey all. Hopefully you're having a better time than myself. I'm finding that I'm 'self-destructing' a lot recently and I want to give up on maintaining my health. I'm irritable and snappy, skipping meditations, and not doing anything to help myself in general. I think I'm just feeling massively overwhelmed and I'm sticking…
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Horned creatures in my garden
Please can some one advice the devil is back in my garden with other horned creatures I’m petrified .
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Borderline Personality Disorder
My anxiety is spiralling out of control due to a huge mistake I have made with regards savings and benefits which I have reported and am waiting to be investigated. I also feel like my BPD is flaring up. I am normally a private reserved person but I am now feeling needy and have lost all my filters. I feel somewhat out of…
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Hey everyone come say hello 👋
Hiya I'm lookin for people to talk to about anything really I signed up for support but I'm happy to talk anytime to all of u lovely people x
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My Mate, Racism and his MH
Ok, so before I start I want to say all this has been shared with his permission. Yesterday, my mate got a compensation form in the post regarding antisemitic abuse he went through last year. Seeing the incident details when he opened it triggered him (street names, etc) and he told me he felt like he was back there again,…
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Hi, my name is angexox24. I wanna know how I can stop myself from getting intrusive thoughts
I have been diagnosed with anxiety, depression and symptoms of ptsd, and right now I’m struggling with thoughts to hurt myself or put myself in situations knowing I’ll get hurt, and I wanna know if there’s any tips to stop myself, for example I hit walls when I can’t control my emotions and the other day I put my thumb on…
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I stopped anti depressant - big mistake ?
Hi, I’ve posted a few times before. I’ve had poor health all my adult life and that comes with other problems doesn’t it, like relationships, jobs etc. I’m now 64 and 9 years ago had massive surgical complications that left me with 3 stoma bags. I still have them and they limit my life and everything about life that makes…
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I feel depressed and really down
Hi everyone I’m feeling so down and I don’t know how to be happy I really tried but it’s so hard I went out the other day and this man smiled at me He looked exactly like my abusive ex husband I was so scared I wanted to cry I felt worried he was going to kill me as in the past he has put fire near my face and threatened…