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Suicide Thoughts From Years Ago
CW: post and comments contain mentions of suicide that some members may find triggering. A few years ago i went away for my 50th birthday. It was ok. But being my usual nervous self. I could have enjoyed it more. I came home following this break and i received a letter. I'm not going into detail re the letter. But it was…
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CPTSD
Does anyone else suffer with cptsd and get servre flash backs and nightmares, I've been suffering with them extremely bad any hi ts tips or advice would be welcomed
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Bipolar / BPD
Hi everyone, I’ve had struggles since childhood, mainly managing my behaviour and emotions, and found myself really struggling over the last few months. After speaking with my GP a number of times, he advised to self refer to Healthy Minds as it’s a quicker way to get referred to CMHT. My assessment was this morning, we…
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I don't know what to do with myself.
Do you ever get to a point when you feel that nobody understands you, and people just tell you to pull your socks up, you'll be just fine? The last few months I have taken a nose dive, and haven't found this low for a while. I'm spending my day's in tears, & getting frustrated at myself for not pulling myself out of this.…
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Cast adrift
Hi, I have had a really tough three months. I have found that I have been cast adrift. I needed someone on my side and contracted Pathfinder, thinking they were looking after me. I was shocked to hear that I was no longer under the safety net. I know that the Mental health teams are stretched to their limits, but nobody? I…
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Feeling so low after trying to work again and falling Ill.
Hi, I have Autism, Schizophrenia and very bad crohn's disease. I have suffered most of my life and each day is a daily battle. Anyway I tried to find myself a job a few weeks ago and was successful, I managed to work a week and 1 day before I started to feel unwell and was off sick, I was taken to hospital a few days ago…
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A Long Post... any advice please?
Hello Folks I was involved in a RTA when I was 11 years. This was in 1979. Yes I am that old.I'm not going to list them the injuries, but I was in a bad way. Real bad.The only thing that pulled me through this life changing event, apart from all the superb NHS staff.Was my fitness and positive mind from my beloved Judo.…
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I had ACDF surgery 6 months ago. Am I entitled to a consultation to get help with daily tasks?
i underwent ACDF spinal surgery 6 months ago ive had one face to face and one over the phone consultation with my surgeon after the surgery its left me unable to walk without aides its also left me with severve muscle spasms and body tremors shaking all the time unable to do everday tasks i need help washing n dressing etc…
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Trying to be a successful author
hi guys, I suffer from multiple issues, Menieres syndrome, fibromyalgia, osteoporosis, arthritis, depression and anxiety. I have had to surrender my drivers license and rely on public transportation. I have written a few poetry books which are in need of update. Self published four sci-fi fantasy books, selling on Amazon…
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Finding nature helps
Hi everyone ? Just wanted to start a post/discussion to talk about how helpful I am finding nature mainly bird watching I feel at the moment really helpful with my mental health issues? I mean I'm not saying it's curing anything but I am definitely finding watching birds outside my windows raising their babies etc it's…
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How do go about getting a CPN? Community practitioner nurse
Hey, so I struggle with mental health and have done all of my life, I am diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, autism, anxiety and depression, my struggles are daily and seem to be getting worse the older I get, I was wondering how I go about getting extra support maybe from a CPN? Thank you
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Issues with my employer for mental health
Any advice is much appreciated. I am in a battle with my work place due to lodging a employment tribunal case. My current issues are my work place will not acknowledge my disability of depression and anxiety under the equality act of 2010 which has been told to them on three different occasions by occupational health…
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Issues worsening should i tell pip or not?
I have borderline personality disorder and probably autism and get very paranoid. My issues have worsened during lockdown due to many things really like queuing up and less stores open and so on and i feel very paranoid unlike before and moods are worse. Im already on esa support group and pip daily living standard rate…
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Another day of total depression
Not really after advice but to vent. I recently went from 20mgs to 30mgs of citalopram and have been for a good 2 weeks. But I'm having moments of utter emotional overload! I will just be fine 1 minute and then crying my eyes out and feel almost pure depression! It happens out of the blue and its making me worry about…
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Upping sertraline dose 50mg to 100mg
Hello everyone, I’ve been taking 50mg for six weeks and for the first 2 weeks I felt terrible,anxious,hopeless and helpless then started to Improve over the next three week to a point where is felt better but still nowhere near ok. We decided to up 100mg a week ago but I’ve been feeling the same as I felt when I started on…
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Do I have more?
Hi all. About 3 years ago I was diagnosed with depression but after the 2+ years recently I am at a all time low but now getting flashbacks, crying randomly, on edge all the time, contemplating self harm to either give me a reason to cry, or to focus a pain rather than how I feel inside. I have tried talking to gp but just…
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Fantasising A Better Life
Fantasising A Better Life Firstly I am embarrassed to talk about this.I feel I need to grow up and face reality. I have for over forty years suffered mild anxiety, although it can rule my life.I was talking to someone who suffered anxiety some time ago. And they was explaining certain scenarios. I thought I have been…
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How do I move on from a major trauma
Awhile ago whilst travelling home I was involved in a major incident where someone subsequently lost their life, I subsequently witnessed and was involved in the incident, immediately after the incident I returned to work, does anyone have any advice
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I spoke to someone from an organisation and they're concerned about me - what happens next?
Hello, I have mental health issues and autism. I spoke to someone from a charity or organisation (not sure which one) and they said they're concerned about me because of some of the things I said. I told the woman who is concerned about me that I'm currently under a mental health team, and how they're really bad and don't…
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Reflections from Mental Health Awareness Week. How are you doing?
This past week has been Mental Health Awareness Week. I think it's important to take time sometimes to check-in with where your mental health is at. I've listed a couple of things to think about below. Feel free to think about these quietly to yourself, talk them through with a loved one, or of course comment here on the…