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emotional bluntness/cant cry
after years of medications for depression and bipolar i have not been able to cry at all also not been able to feel a buzz from too much wine, feel good or bad emotions, or have any sexual feelings anyone relate tonight i had a glass of red and as usual no effect but ed sheeran photograph came on and it was on in the…
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Dealing vs living with disabilities
Hi all I am nearly three weeks into therapy for the umpteenth time and this time I think I have found the main cause of my anxiety and depression. I was diagnosed with learning disabilities at 25 but have never learnt to live with having disabilities. At work, the job centre and even by some lecturers at union the message…
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Disengagement
This sounds stupid and lame, but I really want to get back to when I was really unwell mentally and rarely left house. Doing daily activities is not for me anymore, I certainly don’t belong in this world , no one really likes me and fact is that I preferred the quiet life when I was in permanent solitudism. Being with…
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Need help mental health
so my mental health is getting worse i tried to contact gp they said i cant be seen until 23rd september .. and i should call 111 i did 111 online and result was call 999 for emergency ambulance ..i dont feel i need an ambulance though seems a bit ott... i dont know how to get help i am due to have my first therapy session…
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Hi, my name is mylo! I suffered a stroke in February, and it's been affecting my mental health
Hello all, my name is Jayne, I am 59 and suffered a severe stroke in Feb this year. It has greatly affected my mental health and I would be grateful to hears others experiences
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World Mental Health Day 2021 - mental health in an unequal world
World Mental Health Day 2021 Today is World Mental Health Day 2021. The theme of this year's World Mental Health Day, set by the World Federation for Mental Health, is 'Mental health in an unequal world'. Research by the Mental Health Foundation suggests that some of the people struggling the most are those who were…
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One of those days
hi im jackie I'm new to this site, im just checking in on everyone..sending love and hugs if you need them... I know I do just lately ? xxxx
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NO WHERE TO GO
I have been having such severe depression. Where everything seems black and I cant see a way out because the fog is blinding my path. My dad died in 1996 the closest and happiest thing in my heart from a messed up family of abused and abusers. A white collar family who were worried about people thought. Making themselves…
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Does anyone know of a shop that does smart trousers with no buttons?
Hi, this may seem like a silly question, but due to my arthritis in my hands, I find it tough do do up buttons, especially on my trousers. Does anyone know of a shop that does smart trousers with no buttons? I have tried everywhere! I can't go to smart events in track suit bottoms! I have tried with just a belt done up,…
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What's The Matter?
Answers on a postcard :) My gp called today to tell me the mri brain scan had shown up white matter that you wouldn't normally expect to see...she said it looked similar to the patterns in people with ms...but they need to investigate further. I'm now to see a neurologist and a neuroradiologist...I looked up waiting times…
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Disability with mental health TW abuse
I fight to tell the tale, I suffer badly due to chronic pain which makes me poorly and unwell the most. I also suffer with BPD and other mental health issues due to abuse. I am wondering, is it normal to have mental health with a disability? or do others not experience the same as me? I find it hard waking up in a happy…
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Break up is messing with my MH
Me and my now ex partner were together for 9 and half yrs till july 15th this yr.. I made an attempt on my life the day before he broke up with me...his behavour since is domestic emotional abuse...something I dnt see due to childhood abuse...i have since then made 6 attempts and self harmed regularly...I'm am now high…
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Supporting a friend with Borderline Personality Disorder
I am currently supporting a friend who has BPD. I figured this out for myself over a 5 year turbulent relationship, during which time she has regularly fallen out with me and either ghosted me or blocked me for reasons that I could never quite understand. I have persevered as I value our friendship and never like to…
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This probably makes no sense but I needed to get it out ?
I have multiple mental and physical health conditions and was under various medical teams for about 5/6 things... unfortunately after a move of home back in 2015 I kind of shut down and ostriches.. it's now been around 5+ years since contact was lost with them all but none of my issues are even remotely controlled..…
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Mad
Ye im on one bipolar or just crazy thats me
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I never was promised a rose garden but life has been far harder than i ever thought possible.
I am Roddy who has always been on the sidelines looking in ,but now i feel i should introduced myself better. My mental health has always been an absolute burden,but i had the most devoted partner David who always cajoled me out of my depression,he was my rock,but 18 months ago he died after a long illness with…
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Has Covid affected your memory?
I suffer from short term memory loss anyway since my nervous breakdown, but since covid started, and I don't really have anyone to talk too, my memory has become really bad. I struggle with words and spellings too. It hasn't helped that an elderly neighbour, told me that just because I lived a sad unworthy life, she wasn't…
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Brain Injury... could the RTA I had in 1979 cause me to get dementia later in life?
Before I ask for advice.. I am not being a dramatist. I just heard in the news that some footballers from the 70s are experiencing Dementia. This has been caused by heading the ball numerous times in training... I will keep my reasons brief because this is the darkest time of my life...In 1979 I had a RTA. Suffered severe…
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Another episode?
I don't know if you look after or are close to someone who has mental issues, or has been diagnosed with a problem and requires monitoring. but over the last few days I could see things were not right. Sunday morning I had a call and had to go over as they were crying where everything seemed to be to much to handle. In…
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Can Anyone See The Logic In This?
For years I have had a nervous disposition. I have had panic attacks, but i have always put this down to a lack in confidence.The reason I mentioned confidence is because most of my life I have had folks telling me I lack in confidence. I don't think I do!Currently at 21.20 I am in bed on Saturday night. I don't know why,…
