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Not Coping

Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor

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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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor

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Right, okay, so you're dealing with a lot. I'm sorry @Bow.

I'm not sure I think it's been around for 20 years. It's less invasive than ECT.

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creative_writerSenior Contributor

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@Birdofparadise8, I personally don't discuss my mental health in detail with my parents so they don’t get overly worked up. Like they know I had one of my meds increased, but I never told them about the strong SI I had before the increase. They know some things, but the details I tend to keep to myself. I would say they are supportive, they are parents at the end of the day. I can’t advise you one way or another what to tell your parents, I don’t know what your dynamics are like and what they can handle

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BowSenior Contributor

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Oh ok. I’ve not really heard of it much before.

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creative_writerSenior Contributor

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@Bow, that is a lot 😔. I feel you with cPTSD, depression (I’m bipolar, my mood is dominantly depressed) and anxiety, they’re all a beast separately and a bigger beast together 💖🫂

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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor

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Well, I told them how I did the research study on the brain and behaviour. Mum asked if it was for me being premature at birth or other things I said no. She tried to stay the word depression, but she just couldn't, so it's hard to say. She thinks it's her fault I have it, but that isn't necessarily the case. I know she probably would be supportive, but I don't want her to worry or overcomplicate it @creative_writer.

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creative_writerSenior Contributor

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@Birdofparadise8, you can always tell your mum you weren’t feeling up to going to work today if she asks. This is the truth since you have a lot going on right now

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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor

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I already told her I was at work @creative_writer.

That's the problem. My gran thinks I'm not at work and my mum thinks I'm at work.

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creative_writerSenior Contributor

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@Birdofparadise8, maybe you can worry about it if your mum asks. Your mum hasn’t asked yet

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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor

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It's only if my gran and her talk @creative_writer.

They will wonder why I told them both something different.

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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor

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I told my gran, and she was pleased I am in here getting help. I think it helps she has personal experience as well with her depression @creative_writer.

She won't tell my mum which is good.

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