FORUMS

Connect with people who understand what you are going through, seek advice and surround yourself with support. We're free, anonymous, and professionally moderated 24/7.

  • 47,612Members
  • 1,358,869Posts
  • 1,400,000Visitors
Something’s not right

I am struggling at the moment

I am struggling at the moment

I don't know why I am really writing this. There seems to be part of me which says that I need to pull my head in and do this alone and another part who so desperately wants to reach out for help. I am really struggling. I'm not coping at all. For much of the day I've thought about all the reasons to die and there are hundreds. There is also one reason to live that keeps me here. I can't let down my oldest son and cut out his trip of a lifetime. He would have to come home and pick up all the pieces for everyone. I keep telling myself I have to hold on until he comes back and then I can let go but this keeps me waiting to die not choosing to live. I have a cold sore that now goes from the corner of my eye the length of my nose and it's slowly creeping across my face from stress. It started on Wednesday and each morning I wake to find more of my face engulfed by it. I am so tired. I am so sorry to write this and I know I'm so lucky to have friends on here that care. I don't want anyone to have to deal with this as it is so depressing so I started this thread as a way of saying that I'm not well when writing here and please don't feel obliged to read or respond.

3364 replies

501 - 510 of 3,364

In response to: I am struggling at the moment

Re: I am struggling at the moment

Thanks @Former-Member 💜

How hard is it to come out. I still don't know the recipe. One minute I am at the very bottom and there is no light and the next there is a glimpse of light and I start swimming towards it again. Thanks as always for your amazing support. I feel very blessed to have all you guys having my back. It helps.

I have a something for you to try on your phone. You will get the desktop version of the sane website and you should be able to upload photos you have on your phone, well I hope it works. @Kurra tried it on hers and it worked. I think you have an android phone. If so try this

https://www.cnet.com/au/how-to/how-to-request-desktop-version-of-a-web-site-in-chrome-for-android/

take care @Former-Member and thanks again. 💜😊👍

@Former-Member That's a big baby. I bet you are thrilled to meet him. That's fabulous news. Was going to ask his name DOH. :face_with_rolling_eyes: I hope you are well. Thank you for your very sweet message. 💜😊🤗

In response to: Re: I am struggling at the moment

Re: I am struggling at the moment

Hi @Former-Member. I'm pretty sure your post just got modified for anonymity reasons. I'm sorry I didn't mean you to answer, it is usually what you ask and I realised I couldn't ask it. One of mine has a very simlar name to that 😉. I am supposed to see mum tomorrow, hopefully I'll be ok. Apart from that I have not much planned. After spending two while days in bed I'm hoping to do a few things. I hope you enjoy tomorrow. I'm feeling very tired again and think I'll go to sleep. Take care and goodnight💜😊🤗💤😴

In response to: Re: I am struggling at the moment

Re: I am struggling at the moment

Hi @Former-Member -

I've had a bad day with my back and missed so much on line - I am sorry I didn't read you story earlier

Let's hope you are through it for now

The public system can be horribly cruel - I think the worst kind of people work there - and they must get something out of being cruel - no one is a waste of space - no one is unworthy

Really - apart from letting you know that I care I don't know how to help - except that there are different kinds of SH and maybe my screwing myself up into a tight ball and crying myself into a bad migraine was a form of that - I never thought about it at the time and it has been many years since I did that - except after my mother died and I was totally out of control

So what do we do when we are totally out of control - I rang Life Line a lot after my parents died - only a 4 years apart - sometimes I would ring several times a day and the workers told me that if people need to do this then they do - maybe we hear the sound of our own voice and this keeps us tethered to reality - I don't know

But I know that it feels awful to lose control - and to be afraid - there was a time when I was young and terrified of a reality that eventually took place - that terror was real -

But I survived -

I wish I could be more helpful

Decadian

In response to: Re: I am struggling at the moment

Re: I am struggling at the moment

It was moderated @Former-Member @Former-Member 😞 Sorry!!

In response to: Re: I am struggling at the moment

Re: I am struggling at the moment

I understood @Former-Member I was feeling like a goose about asking 😳 All good💜😊

In response to: I am struggling at the moment

Re: I am struggling at the moment

Fantastic news @Former-Member

Dec

In response to: I am struggling at the moment

Re: I am struggling at the moment

Hi @Former-Member. Well going to sleep before 10pm didn't work for me. So exhausted but can't shut my head off. Eve with my normal relaxation meditation. Just not working this week. But all good thoughts in my head. Nothing bad.
I'm so glad @Former-Member and the others were able to help you through tonight. I'm sorry - I took the easy road with suggesting hospital. I've never been to the public system - so my experience of nurses there are different.
But well done for posting here and letting your SANE friends help you.

In response to: Re: I am struggling at the moment

Re: I am struggling at the moment

Hi @Former-Member

Your not a goose.

In response to: Re: I am struggling at the moment

Re: I am struggling at the moment

Thanks @Decadian

Hope you are travelling okay

In response to: I am struggling at the moment

Re: I am struggling at the moment

Hi @Former-Member sorry things have been so hard here with you
Lj
501 - 510 of 3,364