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This is my first post hence very nervous. I am a mother of 3 boys. I work full time and hubby also works full times. Boys are studying/working. I have been suffering from bouts of depression and no one seems to understand me at home. My hubby is alw
I’m new; hey! I have bipolar type 1 now in remission but my panic disorder is not! It’s a daily sometimes hourly struggle. It can be so hard to keep going when I’m exhausted from fighting. I also have two children on the autism spectrum and one with
I was assaulted when i was 14, since than i started to self harm. Over a year ago i have started to get help. I started taking antidepressants and that didn't go good for me. I ended up in the hospital for suicide. The medication made my suicidal thoughts
Hi All, I am seeking some chatter / adviec on how you cope with an existantial crisis through the lens of Bi-Polar. I cuurently have a near overwhelming dread of dying. I have seen my GP got some anti anxiety meds which slowed my heart rate to 58bpm. GP w
As a kid I had to make sure that I had a safe place to escape to - incase we were invaded by Indians and their arrows. Now why was this necessary? I know as a kid, I had sleepovers at Grandpa's house. He would let me stay up and watch Cowboy and
I am living in a very messy house because I haven't the motivation to clean it. I am retired and just cannot get organized. If someone decides to visit - I can get motivated by that because it would be embarrasing for anyone to see this house. I dont cry
I feel like I am not invited because I have a mental illness. For instance Facebook messenger threads stop when I become a part of it. People ignore me but talk to others. Conversation stops when I try to be part of the conversation. These people know tha
Hello everyone. I would just like to introduce myself, and give a little of my back story.I am diagnosed as bipolar type 2. My diagnosis followed a path that many people with bipolar will more than likely find familiar - initially I was diagnosed with dep
I feel weighted down, like something is pulling and dragging on me constantly making me as heavy as a stone. I feel disconnected to the people around me, like I am floating in a bubble. I feel like I have no one to turn to, that my support network has dis
My mother I have sspected, has got BPD in a chronic form and neve rgot treatment, which meant our relationship and my mother to my sister relationship stopped 8 years ago..permanently. While studying BPD I noticed that fear of abandonment is a real
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