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redheadedSenior Contributor
I've been recommended to join this forum from the ReachOut Forums because some of the stuff I'm going through isn't really relevant and they don't know how to help.
I'm 24 and apparently I'm psychotic.
I hate that term because it makes me feel like I'm just making everything up and that it's not real.
So hi, I'd love to see if anyone else has something similar.
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redheadedSenior Contributor
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Good Evening @Shaz51 🙂 Hope you've got plenty of rest today
Hello @eth, @Former-Member, @redheaded and @over1t 🙂
Sending out smiles for everyone 🙂
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
Hi @Former-Member, I am ok now , had a very yuk day today xx
Hello @redheaded, @Former-Member, @eth, @over1t
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Oh @Shaz51 So sorry you had a yuk day! Extra big hugs and loads and loads of love to you XxX
Do you want to talk about it?
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
hi @Former-Memberxx
I have wanted to scream , feeling blah , feeling better now , hanging around for topic tuesday tonight
hoping tomorrow will be better , Mr shaz has said a few comments today that he does not relize what he has said , so i have let it pass , end of the day nothing beens done , but there is always tomorrow
how are you today xx
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I'm fine @Shaz51, I've been feeling a little disorientated, but I'm fine 🙂
Can you scream into a pillow when you feel like that? I'm lucky that I live in the bush, I can scream, yell, rant, rave and swear at the top of my lungs, and I'm not bothering anybody. Your love for Mr Shaz is very obvious by the way you just let those comments pass, he's lucky to have you
I got another movie out of the machine as it took longer for the water to heat up (I've got to get in and clean the little jets on my gas stove) than I'd thought it would, and I missed the library. Tonight I'm going to watch 'Silence' with Liam Nelson, it's set in the 17th century, I like the olden day movies 🙂
I'll be back on later to say my Good Nights, as I'm not taking anything to help me sleep tonight, so I should be able to keep my eyes open 🙂
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QueenieSenior Contributor
Hi @redheaded, how are you this evening? Any news yet on your transfer to the psych ward in your home town?
I've lived with psychosis and psychotic like issues since I was 26 years old and I am 38 now. Although I try not to focus on labels, my "label" is schizoaffective disorder (kinda like mixing schizophrenia and for me, bipolar together). I've been confined to bed in medical ward while living with mental health issues, waiting for a bed in a psych ward. It can be even more isolating than the psych ward in my book. There is no real treatment or therapy happening in a medical ward and let's face it, it's extremely boring. In another thread, you mentioned that you like sudoku, is there is a possibility you can download free sudoku puzzles on your phone or have someone bring in a sudoku book for you?
Walking beside you,
Q
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redheadedSenior Contributor
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ethSenior Contributor
@redheaded best wishes for a smooth transfer. I know it's sudden and will be thinking of you and travelling with you in spirit. At least you will be back in your hometown which I think you have said you wanted. Take care. I understand your anger. I had an attempt some years ago and was angry at lots of things afterwards. We can talk about whatever you want when you get the chance.
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