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How do you talk to family about your mental health; your suicidal thoughts and how you’re not coping? I’m in my 50’s and married for 35 yrs. Three adult children. hubby and I have never been great communicators. We can talk about general stuff e
I changed my psychologist appointment to tele health because I’m sick and they had nothing else available this week and I just cannot be fucked I’m not in the mood and I cannot be bothered but I have to 3rd session with this new one it
Hi All,Sorry ... long rambling post. I have read all the prior posts on here about loneliness and the guides.I posted on here over 7 months ago about being new to WA and struggling to cope with extreme feelings of loneliness. I thought I would give an upd
I had a bit of a breakdown as a teenager, nothing seemed to help (medication/therapy), so I sortof just lived with it. However, I had another fairly big breakdown now I'm in my mid 30s, and I've been seeking support for about three years now: but I'm not
I slept in till 10am today, i wasn't really sleeping but just under my weighted blanket resting. When I got up I noticed my mum was out riding her new horse. It's a black mare, we named her pearl (or black pearl. I took the dogs and went around picking up
I did it again last night, I couldn’t sleep so got out my phone and ended up pretty much doom scrolling through old messages and emails from years ago. I don’t know why I do it, but every time I do it I feel physically sick shame and guilt. I w
Does anyone have any strategies for making the morning a more gentle, warming up, slow experience? At the moment I find myself waking up in panic and anxiety about what the day holds and my usual anxiety circle clouds my head. What can I do to help this?&
Hi everyone. I'm brand new to this site. For many years now I have struggled with severe dissociation. I finally sought help from a therapist in early 2022 and I was diagnosed with OSDD-1. Something I suspected unfortunately. I have/only know of 2 parts/p
First time poster. I was diagnosed with DID and C-PTSD a number of years ago. There are a handful of people who know about the DID.Over time I've become better at understanding, navigating, and protecting my system which I am proud of myself for
Hello Everyone just thought Id make a list of things that help me with self care maybe you have other ideas and routines that help you to self soothe, mind, body and soul thanks LostAngel
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