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Request for respite care and/or disability holiday options/contacts in Surrey
Hi - new user on this forum. Myself and my wife are carers for our 27 year old son who has cerebral palsy - he is a wheel chair user. Although he has no mental impairments associated with his condition, he is increasingly affected by OCD relating to cleanliness, or perceived lack there of. My wife have both hit 60 but are…
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Nicotine and bipolar
hi has anyone found that nicotine helps eleviate physicotic symptoms of bipolar I am 36 years old and suffer with bipolar and ocd and I am really struggling at the moment due to being almost intolerant to medication I’m at my whits end as to try and self medicate but I refuse to take drugs and I can’t stand alcohol smoking…
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I have scitzoaffective disorder, I would like to hear about other peoples experiance.
Hi i'm 56 and have scitzoaffective disorder, it took me years to get diagnosed, it gave me a very hard life, i have never met or known anyone with this illness, so i would like to hear about other peoples experiance. Even though im on the right meds now and how to live with this disability it can be very lonely and it…
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i really wish i could seek out help / therapy, but…
i [17nb] only have 3 options, realistically: * see an NHS therapist (years long waiting list !) * school counsellor (i’ve been told they “have no space”) * opt for private therapy (i have no income) there is charity counselling, which i’ve had before. it was actually useful, but of course they have limited resources. i…
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Just need to vent and also seek some advice from people on here.
Hello, I don't really know who to turn to.. so I'm posting this here as need to get certain things off my chest etc. I have autism, PTSD, EUPD, depression, anxiety, low confidence etc.. and I'm extremely unhappy with my life and where its currently heading. I've never been able to sustain paid employment, other than 2…
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Online Disability Counselling Service
Emotional Respite Disability Counselling Service is an online disability-led service that you can access from home. Our team of disabled therapists have vast personal and professionally knowledge to offer an advanced empathetic understanding of the issues living with a disability may bring. We offer online therapy in a…
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Advice regarding what to do?
My husband has recently been released from a psychiatric hospital, unfortunately he has started acting up again, he is not violent but is trying to rip electrical sockets off the wall, I'm debating whether to phone an ambulance but he is not being violent so I'm struggling with what to do.
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Advice
@Margare93222061 Any advice on panic attacks please?
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Share your troubles in our new mental health discussion group
Whether you have an ongoing mental health condition or you're experiencing difficulties due to your current situation, declining mental health can make you feel desperate, confused and alone. But you're not alone, and it's estimated that a quarter of all people in the UK will experience a mental health problem this year.…
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Dealing with feeling like a burden
Hi, I'm 40, married with 3 children. I have several physical disabilities, depression and anxiety. The last 6 months have been really hard, my depression has left me feeling suicidal and I'm self harming again (not done in nearly 20 years). I feel like a total burden on my family, I rely on my husband for everything, we…
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assistance and guidance please: complex PTSD/ADHD/Autism
i'm the parent of an adult son, whos been diagnosed with ADHD, Autism and Complex PTSD ( the later arising out of domestic trauma/mental abuse/ corrosive domestic environment ). blame for the complex PTSD is directed towards mother and indirectly myself for not preventing it. ( his behaviour over many years has been…
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Struggling physically and with my mental health
I'm really struggling with my fibromyalgia. Things have gone downhill for me, physically and mentally. I keep getting ill; two stomach bugs this year so far, experiencing excruciating physical pain with the fibro, migraines, had a fall which resulted in an injury to my ankle, the worst cold I've ever had (negative covid…
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My situation
Hi my name is Holly. I'm 21 and non verbal. I've been feeling down for the last few months and nothing is helping. I left college, which was basically my second home for five years,( I didn't live there, it just felt like home) in July and I'm struggling to find my next chapter. I work for Barnsley Assistive technology as…
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Advise please
Hello, I am looking for advice on who to contact. My son is showing symptoms of Dyspraxia and my daughter adhd what do I do? This is draining me out.
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Anxiety
Does anyone else think anxiety can cause self care issues much like depression can?
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doctors are not helping me at all has anyone ever had the same problem
my doctors don't listen to me and they always say that they will refer me to another person they've stopped my antidepressants diazepam and mirtazapine the day I was discharged from hospital with psychosis and exhaustion to stop me from an overdose but upped my 30mg/500mg co codamol 200 tablets a month !!! ive not been…
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No help out there :(
I am really struggling right now. Not eating or sleeping. Feeling overwhelmed as a lot is happening. I have autism. I have a mental health team and used to have a cpn but she left and we came to the mutual agreement that a future cpn wouldn’t be beneficial (tho I really could do with one rn). I got told they are recruiting…
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Feeling a little sad
So today I lost a customer. She had suffered a long time with cancer and took her last breath today. Really upset me. I’m struggling so much trying to go to work with what feels like a heavy backpack of health issues, both physical and mental. Today I feel sad yet lucky to be alive. I’m hoping one day to be able to give up…
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Personality disorder
I have EUPD. Emotionally Unstable personality disorder.
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Suicidal thoughts
I honestly don’t know how much more my tired aching body and mind can take. I just want to go to sleep and never wake up 😞😞😞
