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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 Contributor03 July 2023, 12:36 pm AEST

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@Birdofparadise8, sorry, I didn't mean to be passive-aggressive. I'm just tired of lots of things, it was not directed towards you.

I hope the pdoc appointment will help, getting the right med balance can be tricky, but it is possible. I hope the ultrasound comes back okay, it is always good to get things checked out

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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor03 July 2023, 12:40 pm AEST

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That’s okay don’t worry about it.

What’s up @creative_writer?

Well it’s not till the 14th of August so I’ll just have to manage till then.

I have to drink a liter of water an hour before and not go to the toilet that’s going to be fun.

Have you ever had a pelvic ultrasound before?

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creative_writerSenior Contributor03 July 2023, 3:24 pm AEST

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@Birdofparadise8, my physical health and mental health haven’t been great and it’s affecting my attention span, uni pressure is building up.

I haven’t had pelvic ultrasound, only abdomen. It was okay, better than MRI machines. MRI machines make so much noise. Have you ever gotten a brain MRI, I had the last one years ago, the whole thing was uncomfortable as it was noisy

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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor03 July 2023, 3:42 pm AEST

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I know right MRI so loud I was in one for 2 hours for a research study.

It was just a pelvic one but on my abdomen.

I’m sorry @creative_writer do you see any of your supports this week? I do hope things start to turn around for you.

What’s happening with uni?

I got my grades back and I got a Pass, Credit and two distinctions. One of them I was 78 so close to a high distinction.

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creative_writerSenior Contributor03 July 2023, 5:38 pm AEST

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@Birdofparadise8, 2 hours is a long time. I haven’t had an MRI for a long time, I had it as a checkup since I get lots of migraines. I’ve had migraines since I was 16.

I had a peer support worker appointment and will be have a counselling appointment soon too. I am just struggling to concentrate on uni, so much chaos in my mind.

You should be so proud of your grades 👏🏻🎉

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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor03 July 2023, 5:41 pm AEST

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Yes, so long, @creative_writer.

Ah, okay, that's a long time to have migraines. Has anyone said why you get them?

Did your appointment go okay? I'm sorry that's happening.

Yes, I'm pretty happy compared to last year, especially with my declining mental health.

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creative_writerSenior Contributor03 July 2023, 7:34 pm AEST

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@Birdofparadise8, migraines are hard to explain. I have certain triggers, but even then it’s hard to control. I am however less likely to get them during a normal mood. I wonder if my brain chemicals are f*cked up. The appointments went okay, I just don’t know how to open up to new people about SA 😭, so wasn’t able to get that out of my system. I keep thinking about the past when I’m meant to be studying. My peer support worker is new since my old one left, and I have a new counsellor.

You should be happy considering everything. You’ve done amazing 😊

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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor03 July 2023, 8:53 pm AEST

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Mmm sounds difficult @creative_writer I’ve never had I migraine so I can’t really comment.

I don’t think your brain is fucked up though.

Can I tell you how the dinner went with my aunt and uncle?

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creative_writerSenior Contributor03 July 2023, 9:09 pm AEST

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@Birdofparadise8, how was your dinner?

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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor03 July 2023, 9:16 pm AEST

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Firstly my uncle and aunt do go away in July. They leave on the 18th, right in the middle, when I feel things will turn. They will be away for three weeks and come back at the start of August, right when uni goes back.

Secondly, my aunt will be a lot more busy as she will be working six days a week. So they have decided that it would be best if I talk to my psychologist one week, KHL one week and then my uncle the week after and then with my aunt the week after that, or we might also get together once a month for dinner and catch up.

So it looks like the support will be diminishing. My uncle did say though he doesn't want me to feel like I'm being abandoned, which, well, I'll have to wait and see, I suppose I do, but I just went along with it. I said it was alright and that I'll need to think about it.

I understand why and stuff, as I get they need their downtime and all that, but before I was admitted to the hospital, my aunt and I would talk once a week.

I've also finished with SANE recently so a lot of support is going away so fast.

What do you think about it, @creative_writer, like if this was your family and they were doing the same to you as me?

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