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So my Major Depression never responded to any of the antidepressants I tried over the years. This was extra hard, as my depressive episodes also came with suicidal thoughts. It made life a living hell for 6 odd years.Then last year my Psychiatrist tried m
Hello and good morning everyone Im wide awake at 3:30am its quiet except for me being awake,probly had too much sugar and coffee anyway I am safe just wide awake ,wired up,gave lifeline a call earlier tonight and it was helpfull just to talk to some
Hello everyone I havnt posted much lately except for when it seems I cant sleep during the early hours due to lockdown and as lifeline told me because of lack of sunlight my body body clock has likely reversed and last night was no different I was ake at
Hi folks, I have introduced myself as Bipolar to these forums but I have recently learned that I may be ADHD. This comes as a complete surprise because my sister was a classic ADHD child and I thought I was much quieter and less active than she. I do howe
I will keep it short this time ,today was a better day though despite the weather and Lockdown I was better at keeping myself busy throughout the day ,I did over sleep but other than that it was generally a good day ,the house is clean,everyones eaten mea
Hi, here's some great podcasts I listen to on Spotify I thought I'd share: Podcast for mental health/general life struggles is Dr Thema: The homecoming podcast. Fantastic, one of the reasons I started using spotify. Theres a few directly about
If someone helps financially support their adult son who has recently lost his job and although money might be tight, that person has the means to support them temporarily. Is it fair to badger them to get a job knowing how depressed they are?
Well I've done it made the first big step to change and break my cycle. I've called my family and made arrangements to move home. In my own best interest I am going home to my mother to start to get the help I need. After letting out what I've been h
Psychedelic therapy is coming into the mainstream nowadays and already in America has been legalised in many states. Wonder if anyone has had any experiences of this kind and how helpful or unhelpful they were?
was nearly gonna post with just title and nothing else ,ok so Im up again ,up awake ,and worried or maybe just overthinking ,waiting for someone to get back to me but starting to think I should have got back to them instead anyway nows not the best time o
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