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4 weeks ago
I'm feeling bad
I'm feeling so bad ATM. Panic attacks are big and last long. My depression is worse and I'm feeling so down. It feels like my whole world is collapsing.anxity is with me all day, I feel like I need to run away and hide from everything.Bad thoughts are run
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What more do I need
I've had depression , anxiety , panic attacks for 16 years, 2014 I was diagnosed with OCD ( no surprise) ADHD and maybe Autism. I was on meds but 2 years ago I took myself off them as I felt better. But now my depression and anxiety with panic
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Struggling and with lack of support
It's a bad time of the month not just with Christmas but anniversaries discovered though that the people who are meant to help me are not very helpful. Found out my case manager thinks everything's my fault when things go bad. Discovered if you go to ed a
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Art and Mental Illness
I've read Mark Vonnegut's books (son of Kurt) 'The Eden Express' and 'Just like Someone without mental illness, only more so' which are wonderful reads of Mark's experiences with mental illness. Mark often makes the point that art is a singularly useful a
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Empathy & attention
Hi AllJust wanted to get some thoughts on this, someone mentioned this to me the other night who doesnt know I'm BPD but it made me think.We all like to think we have empathy - even thoughw e get told we dont have any, as soon as someone shows pain we try
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Mental Health Peer Support Work
I am interested to hear from anyone who might be wiling to share any experience they may have working in the field or any information or advice in relation to becoming a peer worker and ant thoughts of how well a person should be to undertake this work an
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Flashbacks
Suffered influenza three months ago and post viral fatigue. I started to show some signs of depression and PTSD which I have suffered on and off for many years. The continued fatigue enhanced my depressive symptoms and I began to have flashbacks and my PT
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I am stuck and I don't know what to do for the best
Hi everyoneI am feeling really stuck and not sure what to do. I feel my depression is on the way back or should say its not really left. I am over the frustration of having to deal with it all the time. I really don't have any clear direction in ter
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Bad decisions or mental illness?
My sister has a history of depression (like many in our family) but over the past year or two has really changed, to the point that I am wondering if she has more a more florid condition. This has coincided with leaving her husband after a 15 year ma
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My Experience in the System
** WARNING - THIS IS A LENGTHY POST ** Apologies in advance, I tried to make it as succinct as possible.My feelings after my son's residential stay in a CAMHS facility.Prior to being admitted to the residential care unit, my son was in a severely de
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