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Not sure if I can keep doing it anymore!

Not sure if I can keep doing it anymore!

Hi, I've been going through alot lately both physically and mentally. I have been diagnosed with schitzoaffective bipolar disorder, complex PTSD among others. No-one gets me. And the more I try seeking help the more of a hole I build for myself. Everyone is better off, they truely are!

I just feel again like giving up, I know it's best, not just for me but everyone!

But at the same time I'm torn, because I don't want to leave my son 😭 as much as I know it's best!

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Re: Not sure if I can keep doing it anymore!

Hi @Kit88 ,

I'm sorry to hear you have been waiting so long for a bed in a psych ward.

Do you have any other supports you can turn to at this particularly difficult time? For example a MH team, friends etc? Or do you have a safety plan you have developed?

I hear that this upcoming anniversary of your father's death may be a particularly challenging time and you feel you want some supports in place.

I used to have red flag periods in my life. I worked through these with my psychologist, set up safety plans, and at times, I did spend some time in a prevention and recovery centre. Other times, I worked with my therapist to plan meaningful activities and supports in the community.

Hope this helps.

tyme

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Re: Not sure if I can keep doing it anymore!

Thanks for your reply but the MH team here suck and don't help at all..

I don't have many supports and the ones that I do are hard to get too. I don't really have a safety plan besides reachout to a support line, which I'm trying but other then that nothing!

Tomorrow is a going to be a really hard day especially ontop of everything else, I just hope I'm strong enough to withstand it because right now I don't think I can do it ☹️

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Re: Not sure if I can keep doing it anymore!

Would you like to give our counsellors a go tonight @Kit88 ? I'm not sure of they wait time, but it think it is important to be proactive about what is happening for you so that we can work to minimise the stressors that come with tomorrow?

If you want, you can give SANE counsellors a call on our drop-in line on 1800 187 263 (10am-10pm AEST M-F).

Otherwise, you can also call lifeline etc to see gain their thoughts on how to manage tomorrow? If you can develop a safety plan tonight, you may surprise yourself tomorrow.

Sitting with you,

tyme

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