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Standing in a crowded room

QueenieSenior Contributor

Standing in a crowded room

I feel like screaming at the top of my lungs but won’t even be noticed.

or I feel like I’m riding the rapids in a leaky boat about to tumble over the cascades.

Nothing brings me pleasure not even chocolate.

I’m just going through the motions day in day out.

This past week I’ve really been battling the blues, and schiz for good measure. A lot of negative coping like self harm urges have been floating about.

Can someone just talk to me? I’m in a very dark place and unsure if the light at the end of the tunnel isn’t a train.

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QueenieSenior Contributor

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Thank you @CheerBear @The-red-centaur @Snowie @Bunniekins for your kindness. I’ve just been to the doctor and she has signed me off working for two weeks. If I get much worse I may have to be admitted but at this stage she thinks I’m “just depressed”... as if that isn’t anything serious? My wife was there and did most of the talking thankfully. My gp did say I wasn’t fair on my support worker (he’s a psychology graduate) and I’ll admit it wasn’t.

Ive Caught myself speaking out loud to my voices but it can’t be a bad thing as it’s mostly me being defensive.

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SnowieSenior Contributor

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I'm glad you got on well at the gp @Queenie . Hopefully these two weeks off will help.

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Eden1919Senior Contributor

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@Queenie sending a big virtual hug. i am glad you have some time off from work and hopefully you can get some rest. sorry things are so bad at the moment.

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outlanderSenior Contributor

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thinking of you @Queenie

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QueenieSenior Contributor

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Thank you @Eden1919 and @outlander for thinking of me. The teenagers are now here for the weekend so I'm being largely ignored. I had a talk earlier with my Mrs and she told me she can't be there for me, so apart from all of you, I'm tackling this alone. At the moment I'm blasting music because of my voices. @Eden1919 do you ever hear strange sounds you can't explain?

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outlanderSenior Contributor

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@Queenie thats not very supportive of your Mrs!
Im sorry your voices are loud and overbearing at the moment. does anything else help beside music?

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QueenieSenior Contributor

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not really @outlander , music is the best distraction. Sometimes even if it is four in the morning I'll have my headphones on blasting music until I fall asleep.

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outlanderSenior Contributor

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do you think chatting to maybe your psychologist about how to manage your voices or even starting a thread @Queenie to get some ideas on what might help? i dont get voices like others do so im not sure what might be helpful..

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QueenieSenior Contributor

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hey @outlander I have talked about my voices a little with my psychologist. We are slowly putting together a coping box. So far I have balloons in it and some soft fabric. I also have wasabi paste... all distraction stuff.

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outlanderSenior Contributor

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a coping box sounds great @Queenie

wasabi paste! thats brave! does it help
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