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Not Coping

Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor08 Nov 2022, 6:51 pm AEDT

Not Coping

Hey everyone how are you all?

@RiverSeal @Shaz51 @NatureLover @tyme @Former-Member @Eve7 @Former-Member @amber22 @Jynx @FloatingFeather

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.

Thank you

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creative_writerSenior Contributor21 Oct 2023, 3:33 pm AEDT

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@Birdofparadise8, is the tremor from the meds?

I’ve been exhausted, had a couple of rough days so I am laying low

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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor21 Oct 2023, 3:36 pm AEDT

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Hi @tyme

I'm lucky to get out my motivation was very low this morning it was a real struggle. I'm glad I pushed myself I didn't want to sit in my room all day and cry and feel sorry for myself. I can do that when I get back.

Choclate who doesn't love chocolate. I know I probably should eat less as well.

Did the mood stabiliser help at all?

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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor21 Oct 2023, 3:38 pm AEDT

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Yes, I think so. Apparently, it's a common side effect, so just my luck @creative_writer

Okay I feel you there. I'm sorry.

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tymeModerator21 Oct 2023, 3:52 pm AEDT

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I was on the mood stabilizer for AGES... who knows if it helped? I was so out of it back then. I just had a concoction of meds and I can't say what helped on its own and what didn't.

Put it this way, when I was taken off them, I didn't feel any different @Birdofparadise8

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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor21 Oct 2023, 4:03 pm AEDT

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Oh okay really that’s interesting.

I haven't noticed anything with this one yet.

My thyroid is also a bit low so that could be contributing to how I feel. I’m very tired even though I have been sleeping okay @tyme

My Pdoc didn't seem too concerned with it being low.

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creative_writerSenior Contributor21 Oct 2023, 4:38 pm AEDT

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@Birdofparadise8, I think it’s worth keeping an eye on thyroid since it can have a big impact on us emotionally and some meds can affect it too. I know my uncle had issues with his thyroid, I don’t think it help with his existing bipolar

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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor21 Oct 2023, 4:41 pm AEDT