Mental health

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  • Zippy1983
    Zippy1983 Community Member Posts: 283 Empowering

    I myself tend to just shut down, close out the world, bottle things up, bury my head in the sand until something inside me snaps.

  • Strawberry1
    Strawberry1 Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 9,132 Championing

    Please take care of yourselves everyone .

  • Strawberry1
    Strawberry1 Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 9,132 Championing

    Its ok to know ones not good enough

  • luvpink
    luvpink Community Member Posts: 4,680 Championing

    Morning all.

    I hope you all have as pleasant a day as you can.

    I have been unable to go out for two weeks due to health issues.

    I am hoping to get out for a couple of hours tonight if I feel up to it.

  • Zippy1983
    Zippy1983 Community Member Posts: 283 Empowering

    Hope you manage to get out for a bit of fresh air tonight. Sometimes we just have to stay indoors to take time to rest, recuperate and self centre again.


    I to battle mental and physical health demons each day, I just have to take each day a minute at a time. I try not to run before I can shuffle, sometimes I have to just take myself back to bed if I’m struggling. I honestly don’t know each day which version of myself is going to wake up and tackle the day. I try to keep myself grounded and centred by meditating each night and morning.

  • Holly_Scope
    Holly_Scope Posts: 5,444 Online Community Team

    Hope it goes ok @luvpink 🙂

  • Rosie_Scope
    Rosie_Scope Posts: 8,461 Online Community Team

    Morning all 💜 how is everyone doing today? Hope you're all having a good day so far

  • Kiki23
    Kiki23 Community Member Posts: 265 Empowering
    edited November 2025

    Hey Zippy. I hope your feeling better this morning. I was reading your post and just wanted to say that I really do feel like you have the gift of storytelling. Have you thought about writing abook on your life? You articulate so beautifully despite the pain and sorrow behind the words….

    I watched a beautiful movie, based on a true story recently and your post regarding your father triggered my memory of it so thought I would share it with you..Stay strong my friend

  • Nightcity
    Nightcity Community Member Posts: 692 Pioneering

    hey everyone

    I was upset to read about albus and now that my lovely friend bluebell has left.

    @Catherine21 @Strawberry1 💛💛💛

  • luvpink
    luvpink Community Member Posts: 4,680 Championing

    Hi

    Nice to see you back.

    I hope you are well.

    Things are not the same without Bluebell and Albus

  • Nightcity
    Nightcity Community Member Posts: 692 Pioneering

    hey

    thanks, hope you're ok.

    no I can feel that, such a shame 😥

    it's been an awful year, I have recently had two new diagnosis neither are good, takes the total to 21 conditions And I had to be sorted out recently for trying to exit the world (again) but I'm here for now. I don't "do" social media anymore,I don't read up anything to do with DWP or the government I enjoy the ignorance is bliss approach.

    I did reluctantly move over to UC via mum who's my appointee and am due my first payment Friday.

    I did however tell mum as I didn't want to claim it and am now partly on CB ESA too if they attempt to move me again in the future to this so called unemployment insurance that I'm not playing their games anymore or doing anything I'm incapable of.

    on a more positive note back in May I relaunched my radio station TVGR radio Sussex and it's now much widely listened to and known

    I still collect films and tv shows on physical media and when severely depressed still have issues with compulsive purchasing of them to drown the world out by watching them to keep me occupied.

    apart from the awful news about Albus who always appreciated and shared my horror film love and the loss of lovely bluebells presence what has been happening with you all here and in the forum?

    x

  • Santosha12
    Santosha12 Community Member Posts: 4,306 Championing

    Hello Nightcity, its good to see you're back here I'm in touch with our lovely Bluebell several times a week, she's ok. Please do feel free to message here or DM me and I'll pass it on to her. Please, take good care of yourself xx

  • Nightcity
    Nightcity Community Member Posts: 692 Pioneering

    hey, great to see you again

    glad to hear all that 😃💛

  • Nightcity
    Nightcity Community Member Posts: 692 Pioneering

    Hey!

    Great to see you and hear that, hope you're still doing well I know how you used to make yourself ill with worry.

  • Nightcity
    Nightcity Community Member Posts: 692 Pioneering

    I sorry I left for 8 months I had no choice a member here just annoyed me so much and I had such mental health and physical health issues.

    Although I can't guarantee I'll always be around I'll not close the account again and will always as before have your back with support.

    I have arthritis and heart failure now it took them a while because I only just turned 43 and they looked at other things first for the widespread edema (swelling) especially with my family history of renal issues but my kidneys (touch wood are perfect) unfortunately my heart seems to be packing up instead.

  • Zippy1983
    Zippy1983 Community Member Posts: 283 Empowering

    I’m just taking things down a huge notch, I’ve acknowledged that I’ve been on a downward spiral since start of October. I’ve neglected my flat alongside me personal care to. One huge thing is I’m just feeling flat, hopeless and downtrodden. I’ve just stayed in bed since Sunday night, with the phone on sleep mode to block out the world. With incoming C word next month I’m just going to ground and shutting myself down. I just have so much going on inside my head that it’s like every major battle in history.

  • Jane315STARX
    Jane315STARX Community Member Posts: 1,033 Championing

    @Zippy1983 I think just having communication on here helps when we are faced with situations we feel out of control of.Sending love your way X

  • Jane315STARX
    Jane315STARX Community Member Posts: 1,033 Championing

    @Nightcity so glad you are here too.I was upset once by something a member said ( a long long time ago).On reflection,in my instance I think the person had issues of their own ( as do I ) and sometimes mental health issues can manifest themselves on an unhealthy and unhelpful way.Once something is in print it can be lethal especially when directed at someone else and especially the vulnerable ( which I think most of us are).I think thankfully its rare to have negative feedback or comments.But I always try and keep in mind now that the other person has their own reason for it and its not personal to me.For all the wonderful and helpful comments we give each other makes it such an incredible place to be X

  • Jane315STARX
    Jane315STARX Community Member Posts: 1,033 Championing

    @Catherine 21 dearest who always has the sweetest words.I couldn't end the evening without a note to say how lovely you are on here too.Always x