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Hi, I have suffered a degree of anxiety all my life but 18 months ago I was diagnosed with PTSD. Since the trauma, my anxiety has been 10/10 to the point where I sometimes can’t leave home. I live in a place where psychiatric care is not readily
I have been taking medication for schizophrenia and it hasn't worked. I'm still hearing voices and its quite frightening of what they are saying to me. I'm taking a high dosage of the medication too. So it's looking like I might have to go into hospi
So I’ve been diagnosed with BPD. First of all, I’m struggling to get into a DBT program. From what I can gather, my case is not considered “severe” enough for immediate intake and it’s going to take about 6mth before I can start. Meanwhile;
So I have been having a really bad couple of weeks, which says a lot for me. My standard background level of “awfulness” is around 9/10 so things have been off the chart. The self destruct dial has been turned up full volume and last night I thought I may
This is a question I am asked pretty frequently by my sister and My Dad where the answer doesnt matter at all. So, whats the point? It irritates me so much. If you are going to ask if someone is ok, desire the real response and be prepared to listen and e
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Hi there everyone!I was just wondering what is it called when there are people around and I don't know where to look?I think it's paranoia, but I can't seem to find about this anywhere on the internet.For example, when I'm stuck in traffic and there is an
I had my psychologist today, she helped me a little with the suicidal ideation stuff but she also made it clear she doesnt think she is a good fit for me. She thinks I need someone that can talk from a vaules perspective that can talk about life purpose t
In SA what would be the best course of action when you're hallucinations have changed and become nasty all the sudden. Mostly my hallucinations are managable, they arent fun to deal with but I can cope on my own. TW: Hallucinations Content/trigger
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