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How do I make space for my grief when my days and nights are filled with caring for a newborn and a toddler? Sometimes I feel like I’m living in two completely different worlds at once. One where I’m warming bottles, changing nappies, chasing after a
TW: brief, non-descriptive mentions of: serious medical health, abuse and controlling behaviour. My dad has had Angina attack, basically the prelude to a heart attack and will need to undergo a stress test and maybe even surgery. I visited him and th
This is gonna sound weird as and I apologise in advance. I have bipolar 1 with psychotic features. And one of my common delusions is that I'm psychically linked to a long dead celebrity. This celebrity is someone I'm obsessed with regardless of emotional
Hi all,First time contributor. My adopted son has schizophrenia and is currently in an acute episode. Hospital has discharged him too early due to bed pressure. He is on a CTO. When he is well he is the lovliest and most respectful young man but at the mo
Hi, I am new to diagnosis of OCD and have been struggling a lot with thoughts of contamination and poisoning (and debilitating anxiety). My GP has prescribed me an antidepressant [name edited by moderator] at a low dose to trial, along with other medicati
Hi @Former-Member This is an old post - it explains how medical neglect by Drs (doing no scans or tests) ended with me in hospital - the direct cause of my 1st emergency bowel surgery.I have no current GP, since mine left (months ago) - will need to find
Content/trigger warning (Highlight to read) i was assaulted when i was 7 years old. i've had disgusting fantasies after what happened, starting at the age of 8. to this day, it's the only thing i can get off to. i tried doing roleplay with my
I get a lot of repetitive OCD thoughts. I think I’m naturally predisposed to OCD like thinking, it’s been normalised in my family. Having a trauma history also doesn’t help. My symptoms are more thought focused, though I do engage in cleaning behaviours t
I have tried to go to the doctors three times and every time I get close to seeing someone my brain tells me I’m okay and I just need to work and then I’ll be fine. I’m ok for a few weeks and then I burn out and crash. I feel like my anxiety is
Has anyone ever come across unknown wifi in there homes?
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