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I am still feeling low.
I wrote on here some time ago about my depression, things haven't really got very much better. I have always found it extremely difficult to speak to people. On the outside know one would know, I am just good old Nick as my ex used to call me. Inside though is completely different, as many people who feel this way will…
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Exhausted
Hello, Does anyone else ever feel so exhausted with life? My beautiful children are my absolute world and make my soul smile, but my mind is a dark place. I see them dying in my head. I check they are still breathing at night. I feel terrified almost daily. I’m scared of so much and I don’t like socialising. But I love…
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GP refuses to refer my partner to MHT and keeps pushing meds on him that do not work.
I am literally at my wits end in terms of the lack of support my partner is getting for his mental health. He was recently diagnosed with Autism but he has episodes of severe mood swings and trauma related anxiety. He is waiting to start intensive therapy but the waiting lists are very long. His mental health is…
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No clarity in terms of diagnosis
In 2010, I had my first psychotic break. I was initially dx'd with schizophrenia, later schizoaffective, then bipolar and now I am not sure because I never seem to see the same psychiatrist more than once. I had a second bout of psychosis in 2020 due to being taken off the meds as I didn't have a psychosis in 10 years. I…
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What should I do?
This has been going on for quite a long time now, but I'll try and keep it short. I live in a 2 bed beautiful housing association bungalow in a lovely village with mostly lovely people. My immediate neighbour is a nightmare, but that's another story. I have asked the housing association if they can move me to somewhere…
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Mental health
Hi I'd like to say a big hello to people that struggle with there mental health right now. I'm in the same boat and each day is hard. I'm here ic anyone wants to have a chat
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A bit of advice I’m needing please.
What the what the problem is that I’ve self excluded myself from all gambling websites a couple of years ago. But since then I have been receiving text messages a couple of times a day everyday to click the link to casino’s and online slots. It’s even on my emails too. It’s really effecting my mental health issues which I…
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unsolicited phone calls getting on my nerves!
Aren't cold calls supposed to be illegal now? I still get tons of calls every day on my home phone and mobile that are really getting on my nerves. (Instead of nice friendly calls, I'd really love to have). One firm in particular I've really got to speak out against here: BENEFICIAL. Many calls I'm getting from them every…
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Advice please? I want to drop my hours at work
Hello, I have a lot going on, and would really appreciate some external advice please. I’m diagnosed with autism, ADHD and extreme anxiety. I am medicated, but I still struggle, especially in the evenings. I’ve recently discovered a few suspicious things on my skin. I showed the GP, which is a big thing for me, and they…
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It's time for your MOT
TW: suicide, self harm, alcohol dependency, cancer This week has been Men's Health Week. Quick facts Men's mental health * 40% of men said that it would take thoughts of suicide or self-harm for them to seek help * Suicide is the biggest killer of men under the age of 45 * 11% of men say they have no friends * Almost 9% of…
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Antidepressants ruined my life
Hi, I'm Scytaic, 26yo, they/them. :smile: I'll try to keep this as short as possible! Before Citalopram I had/have: CPTSD, PTSD, OCD, Anxiety, Autism, Executive dysfunction disorder, Dyspraxia, DID (still being looked into), and Gender dysphoria. I took Citalopram for 4 years, I withdrew too quickly (4 months), and now to…
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In person meets
Hi you lovely bunch. Have any of you that have met on here actually met in person? Is there a meet up page on here at all? I'd love to find someone to grab a coffee with or do an activity with x
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Complex PTSD
Hi all, I am diagnosed with complex PTSD. I have had medium level depression most of my life, with episodes of severe clinical depression. Psychologists recommend integrating traumatic events slowly in order to no re-traumatise the patient. When I was 27 I had a "near death" experience. In fact, I was dead and was revived.…
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CMHT MEETING. What's a PA? Will it be the same person, or a different one each time?
I had a meeting with CMHT and my support worker within team spoke of a referral to social services regarding a getting me PA. What is a PA will it be someone professional or an agency. I would want the same person as I have trust issues and major problems with meeting or engaging with new people. Can anyone give me any…
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Got good news from the gynaecologist surgeon
Hi everyone, I had a telephone consultation with the gynaecological surgeon who did my operation in early Feb yesterday morning and he asked if I've recovered from my operation ok and I'd said that I have. He then told me that the cyst I had removed from my right ovary was benign as they had to send it to the lab in the…
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Whenever I've tried to get help for my depression, I get told to do a self referral or ring up
I was diagnosed with postnatal depression in around November 2002 which was when my daughter, who is 19 now, was around 2 months old. I was given medication. I was also offered counselling at the same time, but I didn't feel ready for it at the time as I was fighting to stop my daughter from being forcibly adopted.…
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Hopefully I can stay awake until around half past 8 as that's when my doctors open
Hoping to be able to stay awake until around half past 8 as that's when my doctors open so that I can make a couple of appointments for myself. One for a medication review and one for a health check. Just hoping that I don't get all flustered on the phone as it will trigger my asthma.
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How do you look after your mental health?
Any tips most welcome. Thank you
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Had a reply from my doctors asking me to ring up to make an appointment for a medication review
I've got to ring my doctors tomorrow (I didn't find the text from my doctors surgery until around 6pm, which when when my GP surgery is closed) to make an appointment for a medication review and health check as I'd accidentally missed the last one as I couldn't remember when it was.
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Mental Health Awareness Week: Together, we can tackle loneliness
Mental Health Awareness Week 2022 This week is Mental Health Awareness Week 2022. The theme this year is loneliness, which I'm sure is something that many of us have experienced. Disability and loneliness The charity Sense have found that levels of loneliness amongst disabled people have risen dramatically: Tips for if…
