Good Morning!

That sounds like me too @NameUnknown

I phoned Sane Helpline a few hours ago, quite overwhelmed. That helped.

It's been a very rough few weeks, & today...

I haven't tried crying in the shower, but sobbing into a cushion sometimes happens...

Adge

I haven’t seen Wonder @CherryValentine .... I will have to look it up.

I ha e come to the forums through the Carer side. My circumstances centre around an eating disordered husband who is unaware that he is unwell, so is undiagnosed and untreated. Being a carer is just the flip side to the same coin to a large degree .... the mental health issues “belong” to both of you .... just one of you is wearing it on the inside, and the other from without. Carers become prone to anxiety and depression too though, and have to be very careful to maintain their own self-care.

Grounding for me involves a lot (a lot !) of walking .... swimming sometimes .... listening to music ..... forum time with friends here .....drawing and painting .... church .... reading (when I have the concentration for it) ..... handcrafts .... gardening (when I have a garden) .... cooking ..... movies ....

I would love to have a cat but our circumstances don’t allow for that.

I am sorry to hear you feel disfigured by your disorder @CherryValentine .... maybe finding others here who share your lived experience can help ? I am aware of several, who you may come across on the DID threads. I think a greater community awareness and appreciation for many of the conditions and circumstances we struggle with here is long overdue .... and forums such as this help to raise awareness within our community at least.