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Trying to get help

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Trying to get help

I have tried to reach out to beyond blue and lifeline tonight but couldn't get through. I tried and failed to get myself help. I feel so desperately alone and fearful. Having to write an email to workcover explaining what the appointment with their psych did to my mental state and it's just trigging me So bad. It's kind of what the dam point I just want to quit my job just so I don't have to jump through their hoops. My anxiety has reached a new high today and I am feeling everything so acutely.

I have been there for so many people over the years and yet when I need help there is no one. They say text me anytime, I am always here for you, but what they don't say is I am here for anytime as long as you don't mention your mental illness. They brush me off if I am not my happy self.

I am just over not being enough

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Lee82Senior Contributor

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Thanks for that @outlander .

Yea it would be nice to start something like that just to keep me distracted when I need to be.

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outlanderSenior Contributor

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distractions are always welcomed! @Lee82 I hope youll find the time to do some soon

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Lee82Senior Contributor

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I hope so too @outlander. it would be nice to have something to do that forces me to keep my mind active. These days concentrating on anything is real rough.

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outlanderSenior Contributor

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yeah concentrating is something I struggle with too @Lee82

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Lee82Senior Contributor

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That's one thing I don't know how to get back. My concentration use to be so great. I could sit and read for ages or do a puzzle but now forget it. My memory is also really bad. Somedays I can't remember anything about the day before. Even the little things like what we ate for dinner or what we watched in tv. Somedays when I hop in the car and drive somewhere I can't even remember how I got there.

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outlanderSenior Contributor

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yeah same here @Lee82
I hope my concentration will come back more as I work through recovery.
ive taken to doing things in small amounts and acknowledging that I cant do things for hours on end like I could before and find things that don't take ages to do like my crocheting, its about an hour to make one piece so I can do them here and there without being too frustrated or running out of concentration

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Lee82Senior Contributor

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It's great to hear you have been able to acknowledge you can't do things for more than an hour and have adjusted things in your life to cater for that for now @outlander Sounds like you are kind to yourself and accept how things are for now. That is amazing to hear and quite inspirational.

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Lee82Senior Contributor

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Just checking in with you @Former-Member how you doing my friend? ❣️

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Lee82Senior Contributor

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Hi @outlander how are you today my friend? 👋

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Lee82Senior Contributor

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Just a concerned friend checking in to see how your doing? @Former-Member 💞

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