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BPD and social isolation
Hi everyone :) I have a diagnosis that's best described as 'complex mental health needs'...i've been diagnosed with various mental health issues, but the main one is BPD, closely followed by schizo-affective disorder and PTSD. I really struggle with getting out of bed most days, let alone leaving the house. I had been…
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Anger/Anxiety in CP children
I am having a lot of anger and anxiety issues with my daughter at the moment and wondering whether anyone else is going through the same thing. She is a child that will bottle everything up until she explodes and once she's done she can't remember any of it. Any help would be welcomed Thank you
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zopiclone And sertraline
Hi my doc has given me zopiclone to help get to sleep at night while getting used to the sertraline. Has one one else used the 2 together? I’m afraid to take it incase it brings in a episode of anxiety attacks. ?
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Sertraline and insomnia
Hello lovelies. I have now been in sertraline for 10 days so just over a week. apart from the nausea through the day I have kinda felt a bit better. But last night I had a episode, which has left me not feel great today. But also since being on the meds I can’t fall asleep even though I dog tried, I have tried the…
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Guidance with understanding very difficult situation
Hello, I am a new member here. I have a mental disability and I need some guidance/help/understanding. I was sexually abused and assaulted as a child and almost taken away from my family. I have not sought help for this; neither have I sought help for my current situation because I do not know what it translates to and I…
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Complex PTSD and no help available
I need some advice please. I have been under the mental health services for years after experiencing many traumatic events throughout my life. I recently had an assessment done by the local IAPT service who said they couldn't help as my problem was outside their expertise. They wrote to my GP who I went to see expecting to…
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Ideas to boost your mental well-being in lockdown (and beyond)
Hope you like my latest article and can find some useful suggestions in it: https://disabilityhorizons.com/2020/05/7-ways-to-boost-your-mental-wellbeing-during-lockdown-and-beyond/
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Mixed anexity and depressive disorder
Hi all went on my on line gp and I was diagnosed with mixed anxiety and depressive disorder.. I haven't heard of mixed? Any boby any light on this before I loose myself in the world off Google please
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Citalopram and sleep problems
Hi My adult son has fragile x and has been suffering with anxiety for a long time. We've tried low dose anti psycotics but had to stop due to side effects. He's taking 10mg citalopram for 4 weeks. Bizzarely he has had a reverse sleep cycle . He typically will go to sleep between 3.4am and sleeps the next day until 3pm. Of…
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Dissociation and Complex PTSD during Covid-19
Hi everyone. I hope you’re all doing okay right now. I admit I’m struggling. I have complex PTSD of which dissociation is one of the prominent symptoms. The world around us has changed so dramatically that I’m struggling to stay grounded, particularly in a world which everyone else feels is like a dream. I’m dissociating…
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Mental health problems leading to other illness’s
Hi guys I’m 36 and been suffering with anxiety and depression for 20 years over the past 6 months things have been getting lots better with having different therapy’s And my family and friends been very supportive what I was wondering is I started with swallow problem a few months back witch have eased over time due to the…
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Mental illness
Hi I'm john i suffer from multiple personality disorder and aspergers and anxiety and panic attacks with chronic depression lifes hard most days the lock down is driving me insane I need to reach out which is funny because my social anxiety usually makes me hate people but now I need some connection to someone that sounds…
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answers
I am a full time carer for my cousin who has serious mental health issues and is suisidal yet pip decided a couple of days before the lockdown to take her pip away from her as i said she is suisidal and trying to keep her in the house now is a full time job yet pip are strtching there decision out this is not the time to…
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Mental health and coronavirus
You can find this page (Mental health and coronavirus) and other vital information related to coronavirus on the advice and support pages of our website. You may feel unsettled, stressed, anxious or uneasy during this difficult time. This is a normal reaction, particularly if you're having to adjust to a new situation.…
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Hello there.
I've just joined. Feeling a bit of an imposter as I don't have a physical disability but have been suffering from depression and anxiety for many years which has limited the things I am able to do. In the last two years my anxiety has got to the point where I'm unable to make or take phone calls and aps like skype. I'm…
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Fears about Coronavirus
Hey all, I’m guessing I am not alone in this and others are feeling the same, but I am really struggling with the current Coronavirus pandemic. I am not really concerned about the virus myself but the whole uncertainty of it is causing me tremendous anxiety. Not knowing if I will be able to source food or medication,…
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IMPACTS OF CORONVIRUS THE COMMUNITY A POIGNANT STORY
Hello every one my friends and those in the community members in awe respect love you all. Need to talk about what is bothering me. Anxiety set off this morning got sweats and shakes stomach problems. Especially this debacle over Coronavirus and the impact it having on my self. I am a positive strong person and resilient…
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Depression and anxiety
Hi I've just joined I suffer with depression/anxiety is there anyone else that suffers with it?
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Cursed Loneliness!
Yep... Here I am, again, listening to deathly silence, living alone, no visitors, housebound (phobia) and it proves that life, for me, never changes. I'm just...stunned, I guess, at how many times I say to people, "Whether I'm alive, unconscious, comatose or dead, if you need me, just pick up the phone and I'm there...I'm…
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cptsd
Hi my name is Debbie. I have suffered since my mid 20s with CPTSD. It has broken up one marriage and one LTR. I recently found the strength to leave my abusive partner but I miss the children I cared for..he was widowed and I totally HATE living on my own. It makes me very very insecure and scared and I battle daily with…
