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Hello all....Just wondering if anyone out there shares my experience. It’s been suggested by my GP to see a psychologist (possible BPD), not so much to delve into childhood problems to reveal what might or might not have occurred, but just to learn some c
Hello. Im' experiencing some debilitating symptoms of depression. I stay in bed absent from activities of daily living. Lost to friends and family. Alone and in bed. Believing it is an escape when really it is a choice. A choice that takes me out for anot
It has sort of crept up on me since I have stopped working and now I find that I can while away hours and hours in bed during the day without effort. I have recently decided to try and change this and started with the goal of being up by ten. I set an ala
Hey everyone I have recientaly been struggling with how to move from whats making me upset and down i keep trying to find ways but i keep feeling like im hitting a brick wall
I'm currently manic and have no idea how to cope because after my manic episodes I pretty much forget everything about that episode. I also haven't been manic for over a year. I'm looking for strategies and little things I can do with my exce
What do you do when you desperately need to feel supported and comforted without the worry of judgement but there is no one left in your life anymore that you can go to?
Hi! I am 24 years old and I live with Anxiety! Some days it goes by unnoticable and others its all I think about. If I am in a really good managed routine Mentally and Physically then I do really good. However if I am not, my anxiety is in full thr
Hi there everyone. Lately I haven't been getting much out of the forums and to some extent it's actually making me a bit anxious. One or two weeks ago I took a break for a few days and it was good because it allowed me to focus on other things. I don't bl
The conventional wisdom seems to be that stepping outside your comfort zone is good, worthwhile, admirable. Lately I feel like that idea makes a big assumption about being in a comfort zone to begin with. I rarely am. Some days getting outside my comfort
Been a rough time, so I'm hoping someone has a really funny joke to get me laughing again. I used to have a real twisted, black sense of humour. So, give it a shot. Tell me your funniest joke.
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