Confused

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@Eden1919 wrote:

I would appreciate honest opinions because idk what to do.

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@Eden1919 what concerns me is how very distressed you get when you stop taking your meds...how you think people are out to harm you...I would not want that to happen again 😞

@NatureLover Thank you for your reply. I hadn’t really thought about that I don’t want to be scared of everyone but I am also scared that I will miss something super important from the spirits idk what to do I am so confused.

You need to take care of your physical body to do your spiritual work. This includes having enough sleep every night because that helps your brain 'take the garbage out' by removing waste byproducts from your brain. You can find many articles online that describe how this works. The waste byproducts may even be interfering with your psychic work or scrambling the messages. You might even want to talk to your people about the sleep disturbances, get their ideas on what you can be doing to get a better night's sleep.

How do you know you can trust these spirits, these messages? Why is it all up to you?

@Gwynn I am trying to sleep I just can’t stay asleep and it isn’t all up to me there are others out there. Also I think I can trust them because they haven’t been wrong so far.

@Eden1919

My connection with all the living things of creation is very important to me. It is a huge part of my spirituality and sense of good in the world. I hear that it is for you too. I am usually more in touch with plants and animals than human beings. The trees are there for me when humans are not. I learn a lot from the patterns in nature, and the cycles of life and decay which then is nurture for the soil. I am a bit more "sciencey" than you, and tend not take the lessons as "messages" for the human realm, though we are all interconnected. Your sensitivity and awareness is a good quality and can be a strength. I try to get by on the minimum meds too, but have to accept I need them for stability.

Keep taking care of you, the whole you.

Apple

@Eden1919 Thank you for trusting us enough to ask for help here. You mentioned you're feeling stressed and this is impacting your sleep, I'm really sorry to hear this. I know personally, I really suffer when my sleep is less than usual. Is there anything you have found helpful to get a good nights sleep?

I'm hearing you are questioning your medication, and I'm concerned for you- SANE can't provide medical support/advice, but we do encourage our members to reach out to their support network such as psychiatrist or GP when thinking about medication changes. Have you spoken with a medical professional about this? Is there someone you trust in your support network to have this conversation with?

Please take care,

Paperdaisy 💝

@Paperdaisy Sorry I forgot about not giving med advice here I don’t know how to fix my sleep I can’t stay asleep and it is hard and I haven’t spoken to a medical professional about this I don’t really have a GP at the moment and I haven’t hear from my case worker in a while and yeah idk who to talk to about all of this.

No need to apologise @Eden1919 Do you have an appointment with a psychologist or psychiatrist or are you able to call and make one? You shouldn't have to go through this alone.

@Paperdaisy I don’t have an appointment with the psychologist for another week and idk when I can see my psychiatrist next my case manager is the one who makes those appointments and I haven’t heard from them in a while.

@Eden1919 I'm wondering if you are able to contact your caseworker yourself or perhaps ask to bring your psychologist appointment forward? I am concerned about your feelings of stress and the lack of sleep. Perhaps prioritising a medical appointment might help?