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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 Contributor23 Mar 2024, 2:45 pm AEDT

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@Former-Member how can I convince my GP to give me stronger pain relief? I know there are restrictions, but this isn't fair

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Unknown userMember23 Mar 2024, 2:45 pm AEDT

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Hey @Birdofparadise8 🙌🏻☺️🌺

happy to hear that was helpful - sorry about all the typos! 🤭

Yep - will be around on and off, and will do what I can to help out if you need 🙂🌺

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Unknown userMember23 Mar 2024, 2:58 pm AEDT

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I’m so sorry you’re suffering like this @creative_writer 🥺❤️‍🩹

I really don’t know how to ask for pain medications, I’m sorry dearest 😔 I don’t take them, so I haven’t ever asked for them (I manage pain using redirection of attention - I don’t even know if this is a therapy - I just started redirecting attention away from pain, however it took me some years to get used to).
I wondered if anything else might help? ❤️‍🩹🌺

do you have access to physio or some other manual therapy, if that seems like something that might help?
I have tried CBD (no THC included) oil in the past, but it didn’t do anything for pain - it just gave me the ability to drink endless cups of tea while being unable to keep food in, and talk a whole lot more about memories which became more accessible (apparently it’s not supposed to do that, but my brain has been injured so I think it may just work a little differently these days ☺️).
Would maybe an anti inflammatory be helpful?
Just a few guesses here, kindly hoping something might be useful 💜🙂🌺

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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor23 Mar 2024, 3:02 pm AEDT

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Yeah good to check. They are just herbs so I don't see why they wouldn't @creative_writer

Can you go to ED?

Maybe it's related to your microbiome. All the good gut bacteria.

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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor23 Mar 2024, 3:06 pm AEDT

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All good. I didn't even notice @Former-Member

What else are you doing today?

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creative_writerSenior Contributor23 Mar 2024, 3:15 pm AEDT

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@Former-Member I am just growing agitated, I feel I am just landing with walls surrounded by me. I've already tried physio but it's very limited in it's effectiveness. The infection isn't good for migraines, I have also had back pain too and one sided body weakness (not entirely sure why this one is happening, maybe it's migraine related, idk? )

@Birdofparadise8 I could go to ED, but I hate hospitals, public hospitals are a mess

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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor23 Mar 2024, 3:19 pm AEDT