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I want to give out my love kindness & support during this Easter holidaysI know and understand with Trauma that holidays are really uncomfortable for most for me it feels very isolating lonely and I’ve had negative thoughts flooding to my head t
My partner is angry. I don't know what about exactly (I think it's because she's taken holiday leave over Easter and I have not [don't have enough leave accrued]), but I know that I'll be blamed for something when I come home. There will be a big "argumen
I'm in my late 30s and have struggled with depression since I was about 6 or 7. I started seeing counsellors when I was 14 and psychologists and psychiatrists when I was 18. I must have seen somewhere between 20 and 30 individuals over 20-odd years, most
Whats the difference between a brief psychotic episode and a psychotic break? I had a brief psychotic episode in 2013, wound me up in hospital for a month. I had a psychotic break for the most part of last week. I was somewhat aware of rea
Been to doctor, she says (I agree) back is improving but not going to do anything more about it until we hear from my surgeon. Thankfully Ive still got some pain killers left. Should be enough for some sleep tonight and a spare for when I get home from my
Hey all I’m new here! Thanks for having me! I have schizophrenia which is generally well controlled with medication so I have a full time job but live alone. I also have epilepsy which is mild which means I don’t have seizures any more and don’t need
Well I got some sleep, it was broken but a decent amount. I decided that I would take my night meds and sleep them off, when I woke up Id take my pain killers, I woke up again a few hours later, I was up for a bit but soon back to bed for a few more hours
@Sane How is SANE funded? It needs more, I get that Im not saying anything new there 10am-10pm weekly is great but what about weekends and 10pm-10am. Not a dig at SANE at all but there are times outside operating hours that people need you
I don't think i am currently depressed, however i seem to be bored and for whatever reason i only seem to want to eat and sleep even though i can't sleep as much as i would like. idk what this means anyone got any ideas?
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