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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.

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@Former-Member I am back like I said I would. I'm hoping they can help you tomorrow. I am pleased with my efforts this afternoon (gym). I am hoping you are starting to feel sleepy now. i am gonna head off to bed me thinks. I know unlikely I will go to sleep but you never know. I won't be online until tomorrow night because I am going up to Brisbane to see my specialist and niece. Cheers xxx

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@Former-Member I truly can understand your hurt because I went through the same kind of thing you are going through now. I would think our diagnose mite be quite similar. I have made some shifts along the way at different points. What I observe on here and what I see you write, I can see so much potential in you- I don't think you see this. I mite be wrong.

You raised some good points abot my brothers and I think I was quite outgoing and forthright but I am also introverted too. I think that could have been a mask for some trauma in my life. My specialist agrees that it was diffcult for me growing with three older brothers. I'll have a think abot what you said and discuss with specialist tomorrow.

I think one of the biggest things for me was stopping going into hospital and that happen for over ten years until 2014 when I was admitted into a private clinic. But mind you it was different to any of my previous admissions because I had severe depression and I had never had depression before. I think the turning point for me was deciding not to go into hospital anymore.

I do have some emotions from seeing my parents but I think I will sleep on it and think more about it tomorrow.

Thanks for chatting with me tonight, I hope you sleep well @Former-Member

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Sleep well @Former-Member 😊💜🤗💐

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Thanks @Former-Member

I've tried to sleep but I am not tired.

I am just a tad cranky.

I am not sure if you are still awake or have flaked out.

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Of course @Former-Member..anytime.
I can be triggered by my psychologist.
It's not easy to understand thy self all the time.
Not easy at all...❤☺...
Some days are just running the motions with no real meaning.
But we will get there...😘

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@Former-Member

I hope today is a better day than yesterday. And i hope your psychgologist can talk to your psych about meds changes.

Take care xxoo

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Morning @Former-Member ☕️💜

Hi everyone ....

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Good morning @Former-Member. I hope today feels like a whole new day for you - emotionally.
Am here for you.

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Hi @utopia, @Faith-and-Hope, @BlueBay, @Former-Member, @Former-Member

Thank you for your greetings this morning. I ended up on lifeline last night and struck someone who helped to get me through. I was greatly distressed by 2.00am. I think after reading a few posts this morning (it was nice to read @Former-Members) and a sound sleep in the end I am calmer. I am finding it very difficult and distressing to live this cycle at the moment. I just want it to stop and I've been feeling like such a failure that I can't/don't make it stop. I feel like I've been hit by a truck AGAIN. It feels like a pattern I'm struggling to break out of. A few good days (put pressure on myself to get things done) a slide down (a build up of little things and gathering of emotions) a few bad days (not coping with life and wanting it to end or just switch off for a while) a sad day (trying to pick myself up and feeling so sad) REPEAT but sometimes skipping the slide down and sometimes missing the sad day. It seems to have escalated in intensity over the past few months and I'm feeling crazy. Anyway just letting you know I'm ok and I guess I'm having a sad day for now. I really want to start TAFE tomorrow but I'm so scared I'll mess it up. I guess I just have to see what to tomorrow brings.

Thanks again to everyone who supports me. I'm so sorry that I do this every week. I hope you all have an ok day but hopefully it's a good day. 💜😊💐🤗

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It's ok @Former-Member..maybe just start Tafe & if you find yourself struggling we can deal with that as it rears its head.
I've put off study too..know how that feels.
But I guess we are going to do these cycles. We can't help how our mind processes life.
But we can give the opportunity we might like a good go.
Big hugs. Sad days are kind of at least peace making days for me...I accept they just are.
❤😘
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