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I am feeling a strange sense of energy that has come upon me today i feel pressured like i need to be doing things and i feel like i can fix things like i need to fix things. like weirdly powerful it doesnt exactly feel bad i just feel like i cant s
So I haven't worked in over ten years, I'm applying for lots but I'm not really hearing back (not really surprised). I am a trained jeweller but not looking for work as a jeweller as it's way too competitive. My experience otherwise is on the phone as a t
I am in the midst of MH episode and have run ourt of ways to keep on going. I write to all people who care as a way of articulating my greif. Today I had to have my beautiful Bengal and namesake Bast killed. He has been such a big part of my life fo
I watch movies listening to songs some of them have negative and positive messages about mental health it dose hurt a lot but I learnt something today that feeling low is a part life and instead of always looking at negative thoughts maybe look at the pos
I saw my psychiatrist today and he said something really interesting. He is young, takes a collaborative approach and really ackowledges lived experience. I'm grateful, because not all doctors do this. I went decades un/misdiagnosed and he said that the r
I've got many issues going through my head. One main issue that has me intrigued is the connection between two people or what draws you to a certain person. There is a gentleman out there that has a beautiful soul. I met him a few weeks
Hi been struggling a lot lately I have bipolar and ptsd complex. Recently my brother whom I haven't spoken to in years rang me. He got my number off my mum and she knows that I don't wish to have anything to do with him. My brother is a lot older than me
Twiddling my thumbs done writing some thumb nail sketches smoking every second. I'm enjoying hypo mania ATM I will address it Monday so I don't get full blown episode again but I don't want this feeling to go. Been depressed and no mania at All cept for t
After 24 years and raising 3 children, I am considering leaving my husband. I have separated from him on a trial basis, and found with a clear head, it is not me and my bipolar 2 that is the cause of every single thing that has ever gone badly! On my own,
I'm thinking in in a mixed state ATM? Anyone had experience that could help what it's like for them.
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