Thanks @StuF @TAB @Former-Member @Glisten
Just want to be heard- no judgement.
I think you have come to right place 😎😊
There is basically no judgement here, unlike, incidentals that can occur in daily life.
I think most ppl here understand MH. It's not all pretty, & neat. Addictions, insomnia, traumas, self harm, suicidal tendencies, nightmares, finding good services, respite, hospitalisation. I think we try to support each other however we can. We all carry this guilt - not the right carbon copy the world expects. Our thoughts, happiness, & sadness run deep.
It's difficult to enter mainstream society, where things like emotions are considered liabilities. Idk, I'm making it up.
MH struggles dont simply happen, for most part - there is entire history, & I think for everyday person, it is too confronting.
Lots of people say the wrong thing, because they have NFI what on earth to say.
Not that, this is helpful,
& OMG, the neverending of me making allowances for others lack of education.
It's not anyone's fault, though it is us, the vulnerable, that seem to always pay the highest price.
Try not to be hard on yourself for reaching out to family members in dark ages.
You did right thing. You wanted support & took action.
I want easy. That is all.
Yeh, my body & mind have never experienced these sensations -
that is not true.
This is first time I have awareness.
The spark of happiness,
is that, even tho it's horrible to go through - the
alternative.
I have no timeline, no specific diagnosis, no manual - my body is triggered by almost everything.
I recently learnt there is thing called relaxation induced anxiety . I already knew this, I didn't have the words.
If one more person tells me to take deep breaths!!
My body cannot do that - it is trauma - not garden variety stress. (Sorry, that is a tad flippant)
I am horrified. my trauma is causing me, panic.
I never knew (had actual awareness) of what was happening to me.
I am also good.
The most healthy, independent, strong, I have ever been.
But yeh, the symptoms I cannot control. It tends to happen, any time. Gosh, it makes me feel disabled, incapable.
I don't see myself like that at all.
I am accepting, IT IS OK TO BE SICK. I haven't fully accepted.
I am desperate to get my life back. Doc started me on new meds. My sleep felt so restful last night. The most. .....
And then, upon waking - I'm back in trauma.
It's a paradox.
The more I let myself feel safety, the more 'relaxation induced anxiety ' I experience.
I srsly ask myself - what is the f$&+ing point?! I have a body & brain that is too disabled to cope with daily life tasks.
I think if I didn't get new meds... I don't want to think.
The meds are working - it takes 3 days. I am on day 2.
I'm not happy about the handful of tablets I take each morning & night.
I'm not happy, that I have no roadmap as to how this ends.
If.
When.
Each day, the news seems to get worse?
Thankyou for giving me my advice. I don't recall saying it! Thankyou for your kindness & care. As @StuF gave me the best word.

I love my sparks ❤️ resting on the couch. Connecting with friends on here - who actually GET IT. Enjoying a good movie, or song ..... My animals, whom I am totally blessed to have. They have saved my life. The people who have been critical in my recovery
🦋🦋🦋 Of hope. Everywhere. Often hidden, tho they remain no matter what.
Sorry, I've lost track of what I was saying. ...
Meh
Love. 💕🦄
A smile, wave from a stranger, can be worth 10x the hurt from a 'loved one.' I guess that is how I see it anyway.
Your family basically have to love you. (Well, they may say they do ?? What is that??)
A stranger - that is a choice.
Sorry, I said way to much. I think it's my anxiety talking. Maybe there are some healthy seeds in there. Chuck the rest in compost xx
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