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So cancelled my appointments with my psychologist and psychiatrist. Why you may ask. Well ive had enough. Im tired of all the talking. Im tired of trying to make sense of it all. Im tired of trying to make changes. Im tired of trying to
Hi.This started when my friend was over and playing music, and loaded my main playlist.She knew i hadn't been in a recent relationship, and she called out "who died?".I said 'what?'She said 'Your playlist, you must have lost someone, did someone die
Life is not slowing down any time soon, I have an unrelated medical condition that, go figure, is easiest treated with a type of anti-depressant. I noted quite a lot of questions to my partner and myself about how we were in general before he offered that
Here i am stuck knee deep in the mud. Mud of depression, withdrawal from people and life. I try to lift to one foot at a time. Its heavy. I feel myself lose my balance so i hastily put my foot down. Nowhere to go. tired of the struggle.
Hi I'm Leesu and it's been awhile for me on this site.I have a question and I'm hoping someone can help. Things haven't been great for me. Last year I was diagnosed with OCD (Obsessive Thoughts) i've dealt with Anxiety and Depression for years.Now I
Hello everyone,Something is definitely not right with me lately and I am looking for an outside perspective as I am encompassed by an emotional whirlwind of inward anger and pain. This is out of character for me as I thought I was well past feeling like t
5 and 1/2 years of work. I struggled at times with severe distress and depression. I excelled in many ways and yet I feel absolutely nothing at all regarding any of this.I have suffered with dissociation for years and still often slip into third person wi
I'm struggling. Really not OK. I know I need to see my doctor. But I can't bring myself to go. I'm finding it all so hard. A year ago I started a normal diet. Did really well on it and have reached a healthy weight. But the last 4 months its turned into a
AH. <sigh> I had three good days - i could tell I was elevated, but didn't think I was hypo-manic. If the C-r-a-s-h today is any indication I was more elevated than I thought.I seem never to have 'normal' - I am rarely sparkly. spinning, happy
Hi All, I want to ask my doctor to test my thyroid, adrenals, hormones if they are working ok, to rule out any hidden health reason for my high levels of anxiety? I feel when ever i have asked in the past, it is always dismissed because of my mental illne
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