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Lack of MH staff
I have schizoaffective disorder, I haven't seen a psychiatrist since April last year, my CPN also left abruptly 2 months ago and I have had no input from the MH team since then. I called them yesterday to be told I will get a new CPN but they don't know when and my psychiatrist is on long term sick and they don't have…
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On the verge of suiciside
I go under the name of Paddie but I'm a woman. I've just come out of hospital after a Bleed on the Brain. Not as dramatic as it sounds but it has re enforced how my illlness affects my life. My life is no way near as it used to be. I held down a full time job, which I adored. I surfed/body boarded & always walked the SW…
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Panicked after getting stuck in a disabled toilet
I was in town with my mum, brother, brother-in-law and auntie. We'd been to a few places including a charity shop which was set up in memory of a local band called "Viola Beach" who along with their manager died in an accident. The shop is called "Vintage Viola" and there is a local coffee stall (they sell more than just…
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Abusive neighbour
Hi I need some help please it’s been 4 days i have a neighbour I think she has some mental health issues but she is very angry and hate me she is keep saying I wanna burn your house and kill your children she throw her stuffed at me as well and I have 2 kids one of them is special need child they are so scared to pas her…
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Lost - C-Ptsd - fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue - ongoing tests.
Hi I’m 57 and hit a point in my life again although this is the most difficult ever (I think age related and post pandemic) after much trauma and abuse in my life that my body is collapsing under years of strain and exhaustion from many years of living in survival mode. So I’m now enforced to take stock and work hard at…
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Stressful day
Hi everyone, Hope you are all well?! What a stressful day I have had. Received my report from recent mental health triage, the person I spoke to didn't put half of what I told her in the report. I got that stressed out I phoned Samaritans,but at least I have a referral,so it's a calm end to the day.
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Mole
Hey guys! I’ve had a mole on my collar bone since I was a child. Just lately it’s been very itchy and today I touched it and some crust feel off. It literally looks like a coco pop. Drs can’t get me in for an appointment until 18th August. Has anyone else ever had anything like this?
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Low Spoons and Low Mood
Hey all I have been really struggling with low mood in the last few months. My chronic pain seems to be getting worse and I don't feel comfortable with the GPs I have. The last time I spoke to one, I was hoping to reduce my meds, but since then my pain has increased. I have been taking Tai Chi classes and I find that it's…
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My hubby has depression, and is struggling again
Hi all on this hot day Some advice please my hubby has depression and has had it since 1986 off and on.He is struggling again minds matter can't do anything for him he's past any help from them. Crisis can't help him either now.and has been referred back to our doctor who has tried to get him to see a pyshio therapist but…
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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…
