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Today has been interesting to say the least. I woke my Mum this morning, someone has to wake her at 10am each morning, that turned out to be a lengthy conversation, which to be honest I dont really remember. Dad and I have had a couple of lengthy conversa
Ive suffered from Bipolar 2 with psychotic features for over 10 years now. Probably longer but thats when I got diagnosed. Ive had depression for as long as I can think and my anxiety has been around so long its just apart of my life, its intensity just v
If people in knew that they will loose me, maybe they would treat me differentlyIf people took the time to understand, maybe they would care moreIf there was support, maybe I wouldn't feel like thisIf people didn't use and abuse us, maybe I wou
So she is awake and ok. Apparently doesnt remember anything, she said it was a complete accident. I dont know how taking a heap of medication can be done accidentally. She had breathing problems when she got in so had a breathing tube for
As readers of my post would know I have been struggling with hallucinations, at times wrapped up with delusions and delusions on their own. A new twist is this feeling that the world as I know it, isnt real. Like its a made up thing, virtual reality
A conversation with a family member has revealed some things about my past. It has been very confronting and now I'm kind of just left with this information and left to deal with it on my own. I know it's from the past but because it's been revealed in my
Im so tired in a way I have never experienced before. I mean I used to work 16 hours in a potatoe washing and packing shed and I was didnt feel tired like this.I have to take my meds shortly and that feels like an enormous task (it is a lot of pills). I d
I spoke about emotions in a recent post. I have BP2 w/ psychotic features, so I have mood swings, though given the diagnosis not that many. For the most part I have a single emotion - blah. Im not really one for having any real emotion at all. I mean, dep
With a combination of my sister being placed under an ITO, explaining this and why to my parents, I dont understand why I had to relive what my sister had said for them to appreciate the situation. It is a really difficult thing to hear the thoughts of a
I feel so broken right now heck most of my life I’ve always felt this way… I kept pushing it aside over and over but it just kept coming up. I also feel that I’m losing my mind., I feel that there’s no one out there to help me., that the whole world is ag
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