Hi, just introducing myself...

@DessertPea Welcome Dessertpea!:D peas are always welcome here lolx Have you had a chance to look around the forum as yet? there are many threads which you might find interesting. A good way to start is to check out the Good Morning! thread. It is a thread that has posters on 24/7 just saying hello to each other and having a general chit chat but there are many other threads as well. You might like to make up your own threads it is up to you :D. Just giving you the heads up if you want to post to someone inparticular put a @ in front of their name like I and @outlander did for you and they will receive a notification of your post.

Looking forward to seeing you around the forum fellow pea. Love greenpeax

Welcome @DessertPea

Can relate to the weight issue. I work full time and find it quite tiring of late. Hope you can make some friends and connections here. There is also these few threads The Weekly Friday Feast and Saturday Soiree - all welcome!! . Also Coping Box might be handy to have up your sleeve.

Take care 🙂

Hi @DessertPea , and welcome,

my weight has gone up because of medication, then down due to reducing medication, then up again due to comfort eating after losing my cat 2 1/2 years ago plus now my meds have gone up.. It's all very well people saying that body image doesn't matter but if you are not happy with your body image it doesn't help your mood.

I also often crash on getting home from work.. its very draining. And doesn't encourage me to exercise much as its hard to be motivated when you've given your all to work. Finding a work / life balance can be challenging. But you are within a great supportive community here which can only be a good thing.

Hi @DessertPea

Glad you found the forum. For me it's been really helpful to hear from people with similar experiences.

I can really relate re weight gain. It's a dilemma if you can also see some benefit from medication. I agree with @outlander that it's worth having a conversation with the psychiatrist about different options on that front.

Also have experienced crashing after work. I find it very hard to pace myself and come home exhausted and vulnerable, and have caring responsibilities to deal with at that point.. Is shifting the work pattern, or working even a little less per day possible?

Take care.

@Bunniekins

As another newbie I very much appreciated your tips. 💙

@Billy_ Hey Billy... and welcome. Really great to have you and @DessertPea aboard. Another thread you might like to look at is the A long rave . I will tag @eth in on the conversation as she has been with the rave for a long time. See you both around the forum :Dxx