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I feel so anxious and overwhelmed I have been having 2-5 panic attacks a day and don’t always no why. I struggled to do simple daily tasks like get out of bed and have a shower. My depression and anxiety is taking over my life I feel really shit and I am
Not sure if im writing this in the right place, but recently ive realized i keep staring at my pinkie on the right hand. Im on my pc almost all day recently and this has recently started. I dont usually do this but when i hold my mouse i get this feeling
The inevitable question that I ask myself over and over again is how am I?Or to be more specific, can I detect signs of mental illness? The answer is inevitably yes, so there I must go into more detail. Are these the everyday ruminations of a
Those new to this wonderful forum might not know my background- briefly- Likely my mother has BPD is still in denial and that created many obstacles in my and my 2 siblings lives. Armed with impulsivity as a young man and depression but not realising
They say "the best things in life are free". I've mentioned many on this forum like a sunset which actually takes 2 hours from start to finish...is free. Have you ever seen a sunset? for two hours straight? If not then you've never seen a sun-set!. A
Women with mental disorders and carrying a healthy baby. How did you manage with tapering off medication in order to fall pregnant, if possible without medication?
Hey, My story is as follows, as a young child I was bullied at school and ended up with a social phobia and chronic anxiety which later morphed into chronic depression. I managed to educate myself in computing and get a job in my early twenti
Hi All,This is my first post. I just need to vent how I am feeling at the moment. I've suffered depression and anxiety for most of my life, but the last year has been pushing me to breaking point. Last year I was made redundant from a rol
My GP wants me to have a look around and read up on some psychologists, and then give them a call and talk to them, to find someone who I think I'd get along with, rather than her recommending someone who may be the wrong fit. Which is pretty good of her,
Hi guys, I’m feeling pretty alone at the moment. I know that anxiety is common and some of my friends have opened up to me about their experiences of short term anxiety which had been really helpful and had made me feel more normal. But I’m feeling l
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Help us push aside the stigma and discrimination surrounding complex mental health and change the way people talk about, and care for, mental illness.
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