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Does anyone else find anxiety extremely crippling? I’m unable to keep medication down due to the nausea caused by it and the butterflies in my stomach. This has been happening for a few days now. My heightened awareness is off the charts. I’ve tried mindf
G'day So, where do I start this... My sadness, is never ending. My wingman, my travel companion - always there, always waiting for an opportunity to make itself known. There is no joy in my life. There are flee
Five years ago I was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, I thought my life was over, I put myself in the hospital and got the help I needed and was sent on my way medication in hand and a visit from the cat team 2 weeks later and that was it I
Hello everyone, this is my first time ever really speaking out to anyone and feeling somewhat slightly comfortable so forgive me if I mess anything up. For a very long time I’ve felt negative about myself but over the past 4 years it’s gotten to the point
This will be the last time I try to post here again. If it gets removed, it gets removed, and I refuse to come back. It has been a couple months since I last posted here, and this post will largely discuss why I left, as well as my ongoing battle with "me
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Edited; I’ve removed the post due to my own anxiety.
Hey guys. I am taking antidepressants of 20mg now for 2 months. I feel better now and was wondering for how much longer I still have to taking antidepressants? I am seeing my psychiatrist and she says that I need to at least keep taking t
I’m not going to tag anyone in my post as I don’t want anyone to feel pressured to reply. I really thought I was going to be trapped in my dark world forever this time. I am still in hospital but now am recovering from my latest bout of psychosis. I
Why did I pick the name Orwellian? It is from George Orwell and some of the concepts he raised, mostly that of the "Thought Police" in 1984. It was in late 2017 when I was not coping that I was diagnosed with PTSD due to long t
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