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TLDR: I doubt there's anyone who's experienced anything like this, but if you started dating later in life, did you feel any judgement? How did your partner help you through your "firsts"? Did they understand? I have basically had a lump in my thro
hi everyone this is not a post to complain about my mind or thoughts ,fears or feelings instead Im going to just write a mix of facts and feelings from today in particular but also the last week or so or whatever I need to say if anyone reads this and can
I don't know if I can do this anymore. It's all too much. All I can think about is ending it
Hi Everyone I havnt posted for a little bit Been busy trying to keep a new relationship afloat ,I ve met this Handsome man online and hopefully we are still going on an in person date fairly soon although at the momment while both of us are in lockdown we
Up to a couple of minutes ago, I was in a really deep Depression. I was about to write an incoherent rant about how today is an "I'm sick of it" day, and how I am going to find it difficult to survive one week until there's a chance I can get a break from
Before I start.... yes I'm complaining but sometimes complaining to strangers is all you need so hear me. I do love my family so very much, I do absolutely love them. And I did anticipate some level of exhaustion but this is beyond what I thought possible
Yesterday was a nightmare, I cannot begin to explain how but again I am full of disappointment and hopelessness. I took some medication to help me sleep because it was so bad, and slept until about 12:00pm today, then napped again at around 4:00pm, I
Well it's been a hellish few weeks, I have fallen into the rabbit hole and there seems no escape this time. The darkness has come and it thicker than the fires of hell. Things just don't seem to going right at all and my MH is just getting worse and
Did you have any internal conflict about reaching out, and what counter-arguments did you hear? I made an appointment with a doctor in my area that has a special interest in mental health. I got to a couple of days before the appointment and then c
Not sure if I'm allowed to post about this but I'm really struggling with this at the moment. I just feel like and overwhelming waste of space. Actually more than that, I'm not just a waste a space but tuen everything around me to s***. Then I self harm a
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Help us push aside the stigma and discrimination surrounding complex mental health and change the way people talk about, and care for, mental illness.
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