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I seem to have pressed the self destruct button and i seem to be crashing again. I am struggling so much with my eating and i honestly just want to give up. the self harm thoughts are getting super bad as well and i dont feel like i can do this anymore. i
I feel like everything I do is useless. What's the point in trying to recover when nothing is ever ok.I have to hurt myself, it's the only thing I do right.
Hi all,Ok, I'm going to start by saying this is a venting rant, so feel free to stop reading now.I am really struggling with the trend lately in psychology/psychiatry of labelling people with both BPD and complex PTSD. The diagnostic criteria for these tw
Hi guys. I'm new here. I've only been diagnosed (well I'm not even really sure about that because not quite sure what the diagnosis is?!) a few weeks ago and started on meds. I went back to my GP today who has now referred me to a psychiatrist because she
I have been going really well for a long time.But I'm really struggling tonight and I don't know what to do
I was diagnosed with Bipolar Type 1 roughly 4 weeks ago. Maybe more. I'm on medication but I'm still cycling every week. The pills help me sleep, which is great. But they don't seem to do anything for my mood, except make me very aware of my switching and
I'm new here. Sorry to dive into the deep end straight away but I'm having a shit of a night. I can't sleep and having increasingly strong SI thoughts. I used to self harm pretty severely 10 years ago and hadn't done it till a few months
I feel completely hopeless and lost and today my friend told me i wasnt trying to recover. that really hurt like a lot because i am trying so so so hard but it is just really difficult. and i feel like giving up i dont feel like there is any point anymore
Hey folks, I joined Sane forums to see if it helps...At the moment, I only go out of house if I am working or run out of food and go to Woolies. Wherever i go people around me have a go at me, it feels very personal. All I want to do is fi
Hello, new around here but decided I might start a thread.I've got OCD and have recently relapsed, and was wondering how do you pick yourself up again? I just feel so pathetic and defeated at the moment 😞I feel like I am back at square one after having ma
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