Hello from new member DogMama

Hello all, i just found this site today and have been reading posts, which have helped me feel less alone and a bit less scared. You all sound so sensible and so kind to each other.

I'm a 57 year old woman with medication redistent schizo-effective disorder, cptsd and bpd, also epilepsy, pulmonary fibrosis and glaucoma. On waiting list for autism testing as GP and Psychiatrist think i have that too. I'm a part time carer for my elderly Mum (who has severe Copd, arthritis, anxiety disorder and severe cognitive deficit.)

I live with a beautiful labradoodle x lurcher and today three of his doggy friends visited for a play date, so we had the full pack.😊🐺 Being surrounded by dogs makes me feel safer.

I don't talk to anyone about how bad things feel, i don't get much support from cmht as they are so busy, just a phone call ocasionally to make sure i haven't 'taken the exit'. They've said i can't have therapy until the psychosis is controlled, but it never is, so they've sort of washed their hands of me. I don't really have friends, and i feel too ashamed to talk about things, so just reading all your posts made me feel like i wasn't actually alone.

I'll stop talking now, thanks for being here.