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HelloThis is my first post, I have a long history of mental illness (as a child, ADD, then OCD developed as a teen and now OCD and severe anxiety spectrum symptoms). I am in my middle/late thirties and am stuck in some sort of panic/anxiety cycle. Every m
I have found some youtube videos that speak to my issues, by Alan Robarge, so I thought I would share them. Edited as this is a better intro How Do we Heal from Attachment Injuries - It Depends https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yM_z9SzOxXo He
Hello All,Christmas reminds me of times as a child celebrating at my grandparents, they have passed away decades ago. Christmas reminds me of family feasts my dad used to cook, who passed away 15 years ago. Christmas reminds me of my mum baking cookies, w
Hey all for the past year I have been mostly doing great with my anxiety, I have stopped drinking though and now it appears my medication isn't working and my anxiety has come back very very strongly. I have made an appointment with the dr for today since
Im not sure how I am going to keep going/fuctioning....I have a week of work left and Im not sure how I will get through it to be honest...workwise I can do it...it's just I have n.o.t.h.i.n.g left in the tank. at. all. I am schziaffective with bipol
Hello all, I'm relatively new here, but have an old problem that I'm hoping to get your thoughts and advice on. I have clinical depression and anxiety, diagnosed at 16, am now *cough* 41 *cough* so I've been living with this all my life. I've given it a g
Hi. I consider myself a relatively high functioning person with BPD but one of the biggest challenges I face relates to career choices - and who I am.I have had every kind of job under the sun, and I have commenced every kind of study course - some to con
I am wondering what and how much should be disclosed to family or loved ones. For me this is in relation to my children (and partners) who are young adults and 16yr old who is living with me. This comes as I have avoided ever talking to them about how I f
Last day of school today, and im so relieved! its been a long year by any standards. But i'm also nervous with 4 weeks of nothing stretching ahead, and alot of that with kids gone and son's surgery. i know.. maybe i'll always find a way to be unhappy
Hi,How do you know when you've crossed a line and can't return if there is only silence about bad thoughts? I feel like it is this big taboo at the doctors but who on earth should I talk to about it?? I sometimes scare myself with my thoughts and I don't
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