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outlanderSenior Contributor
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utopiaSenior Contributor
In response to: Life after hospital
outlanderSenior Contributor
In response to: Life after hospital
utopiaSenior Contributor
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outlanderSenior Contributor
it went ok @utopia i suppose. the day started off good, brekkie was good and then i went and seen my horse for a while which was nice but while i was there,
i was talking to a friend of mine and told her about the day i went into hospital, and what happened that day- all the msgs that were sent to me telling me to come home and i had to come home because everyone was relying one me etc etc and it actually made me sick. i was physically throwing up and still heaving for a long while after it.
i dont know what come over me!
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utopiaSenior Contributor
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outlanderSenior Contributor
i thought id be ok to say something about it @utopia
im quite dissapointed in myself actually. shouldnt i be over it by now
i was fine and i started shaking like crazy- lucky this friend of mine i discovered has been through anxiety- not to this extent but bad herself so she gets it to an extent
she said wow its really getting to you isnt it- she said its ok you dont have to tell me- i ahnded her my screen shots i took of the convo and she want even saying anything but i knew exactly what she was thinking and the more i look back at that day, the more sick it was making me. i havent eaten properly becasue id been sick so alot of it was stomach acid coming up agter i heaved up the what wa snice brekkie
what is wrong with me
why is it still affecting me- its been a week and still cant tell it 😞
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utopiaSenior Contributor
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outlanderSenior Contributor
@utopia
its just so frustrating. I thought id be ok though I know it was very distressing and only last week. Seems like a lifetime ago.
I struggle to tlak about mental health issues at all otherwise it triggers me.
I know there are lots of positives to going and for that.
When I was in there I was in a small psych room for 9 hours by myself with noone else, going insane by the dots on the wall. I was triggered as well because hospital is a trigger, and ambulances are a trigger and I went in 2 of them in the same day.
I know you went through a heap os shite with the old bugger. I remember reading quite abit about it before in your thread.
I dont know how to stop the feelings, they kinda just burst out all the time and it never seems to be only minor anymore and they take a a lot of time and energy even with the prns and normal medications I have for anxiety and depression.
I seem to be failing at a lot of things and not really knowing what to do or how to fix them.
I did get a phone call from the mental health team to check on me, then another psychologist that offers 3 free psych sessions to help get me on my feet as well as putting me in touch with other support systems such as crisis stays and things like that.
I also made an appointment to see my psychiatrist next thursday as well. I hope that doesnt bring all my paranoia back casue at the moment its settled.
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KokoContributor
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outlanderSenior Contributor
@Koko
i have a safe place- my place is a waterfall scene but without leeches!! and its quiet and i can hear the water flowing, and the gentle breeze and the fresh smells.
ut its a pity i cant be there all the time. i have to learn to live back in the normal world and stop running from it. thats where my greatest struggle is now that ive left hospital.
and i feel like a total idiot and failure becasue i cant seem to get by bearings straight
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