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I'm not doing great at all today. I'm feeling down. I also keep beating myself up for everything and feel like I'm just failing. I need a break from everything. It's getting so hard that I don't know how to keep going anymore especially since I can't talk to anyone around me as they are leaving me or don't understand.
Hope you don’t mind me reaching out I just really need a chat and though I could come on here and vent and talk for a bit.
No, I'm so sad and alone. There isn't really anyone to talk to.
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tymeModerator
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Are you able to ask for support from the staff there @Birdofparadise8 ? I'm really mindful that you are there for a reason and to make the most of it.
Is something driving this loneliness and sadness?
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tymeModerator
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If that's how you feel in there, maybe it's something to tell your drs about? Or perhaps, community outreach is more beneficial for you that inpatient stays? @Birdofparadise8 Who knows?
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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor
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I'm always sad and lonely @tyme
There are the nurses, but I don't want to bother them.
Just as I am typing this, a nurse came in lol. She wanted to see how I was with the med changes. I said I haven't noticed anything positive or any side effects. I find it hard to tell people I don't know how I feel. I so badly want to cry, but I don't want someone to come in a see me crying. See, I'm just my own worst enemy.
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tymeModerator
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Only you can challenge your own thoughts. Remember what you psych has said to you. And remember you have heaps of support around you right now. It's about YOU doing something to make the difference. No one can do it for you. ECT may work for a time, but ultimately, you need to do the work to challenge your unhelpful thoughts.
Sorry to sound so harsh. I've been through it the very hard way. I hope to save you from waiting a decade. Trust me, it's not because I don't care @Birdofparadise8
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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor
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I know, but it's so hard. I don't know how to do it. I just don't believe it when I try and challenge them. I feel so fake @tyme
Heaps of support mmm not sure. They don't really come and sit with me and talk. They only do it when they have to. The Pdoc is the best I like her.
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outlanderSenior Contributor
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@Birdofparadise8 i would really suggest you speak to the nurses and the support staff. that is why you are there. dont waste the time your spending there. you seemed desperate to go there for support but dont want to utilise it. please consider spending time with the nurses and support staff. that is why you are there and you can also speak to them about things you cant here. the forums are a great support but your now also in a supportive environment where you can have those supports there 24/7 whenever you need them as well. if you dont tell them how bad you are or how your feeling they cant help you.
sorry to sound harsh but this opportunity can be hard for people to access and youve been one of the lucky ones who have been able to go when youve asked for that support. please utilise your time there
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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor
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Okay, I'll leave here then. Have a good night.
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outlanderSenior Contributor
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you dont have to leave @Birdofparadise8 but your in a facility and really need to utilise your supports and practice the skills your psych and pdoc are giving you.
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creative_writerSenior Contributor
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@Birdofparadise8, sometimes part of treatment we need to swallow hard truths. @outlander and @tyme were suggesting to utilise supports in the hospital, but that does not mean you can’t utilise the forums. Professional help has its place, so does peer support. I feel like both supports compliment each other. I know I was allocated clinician plus non-clinical supports during my time with HOPE, I found the combination helpful. I do acknowledge that sometimes it’s hard to reach out for professional support, maybe take is slowly, slowly. Over time, I hope it becomes easier once you build that rapport
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