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I have never looked at being diagnosed for what I deal with every day, but Im sure their are elements of social anxiety, depression, disasociative disorder etc...I'm at a point right now, where my low may well bring down all I have left... (job, home)I ha
I am nervous to write this and I don't know if anyone will understand me or if I'll just seem crazy so bear with me. I have OCD and I always worry about accidentally harming people. After having a baby this got worst. I suffer with intrusive thoughts
What a bore. Just lying here. Can't ring anyone. They're all sick of me. Friends just take me for granted.
Over the last two months i have really been struggling not able to face the day, not showering, only up for a couple of hours each day, then back to the safety of bed, to try and try and ward of self harm.I saw my psychiatrist yesterday and she sugested h
Rarely like Saturdays as the hours stretch into infinety with not much to do that will lift a mood of depression. I will have to work towards finding more fulfilling tasks that give me some sense of achievementso that the 'blues' don't have the upper hand
So I've been staring at the 'new discussion' button for about an hour..Has anyone ever had so much to say that you don't know what to say? That's me.. A lot of the time. Like my thoughts are literally stuck in my head. So, I've decided to just start writi
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Have had to isolate myself from friends and family due to them not understanding what it's been like for me struggling with PTSD, constant anxiety and fatigue. Not only did I loose my father years ago, but I lost my family.I've tried to reach out for help
I posted about this book in another thread, but thought I should bring it to the whole group. The booked is called "Switch On Your Brain" by Dr Caroline Leaf. Inside the cover it says....The key to peak happiness, thinking, and health.Highly recommen
Over the past five years I have had the mental illness of bipolar disorder. I wanted to share some of the things that have happened to me as I feel they are totally wrong.In hospital I have had doctors try to discharge me when I was seriously unwell.I hav
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