How is your mental health at the moment?

whirlpool

How is your mental health this week / the last couple of weeks? Considering things like total satisfaction with your life, or feeling physically unwell and maybe that is distressing you, or anger, grief, loss, anxiety, depression, stress, fear, loneliness, sadness, etc etc...

I've been feeling great for a long while. This week I'm suddenly not feeling as great and it took me by surprise, so I'm just kind of interested in where other people are in that regard at the moment.

Bipolar Joe

I'm starting a no-brain-selfie campaign in an effort to raise awareness.

Sir Arthur Daley

I am above ground cant ask for any more.

orangesoda

wild bad at the moment but when things are wild bad consistently it is almost normal

HalloweenJack

I'm in a good mood at the moment but I've had a lot of problems with depression in recent years and every few months I get stuck in a rut so we'll see how things are in a few weeks time.

foggy_lad

Still alive at the minute, and for when I'm not...........well won't it be a blessing on my feet!

Call Me Jimmy

Had a couple weeks of hell, it just turned upward there a couple of hours ago, it may blow away again that's why I haven't gone to bed yet.

dgt

Past few weeks and days are rough, I do be very down at times

Sapphire3

Have had a tough few weeks, and so I am a little down at the moment.
I suffer from depression and anxiety, so that tends to get me down at times as well.

pappyodaniel

I was just about to say I feel pretty content with life and all of a sudden my neighbour's dog started barking. Now I'm depressed

Sir Arthur Daley

pappyodaniel wrote: »

I was just about to say I feel pretty content with life and all of a sudden my neighbour's dog started barking. Now I'm depressed

Why would you get depressed over your neighbours dog barking?

nbar12

Struggling...still coming to terms with moving and working abroad for the first time. Albeit, I know I'm only a short distance away from Ireland but in recent months I've been struggling with money, confidence and now these stupid little demons are getting into my head worrying about the smallest of things but sure there has been more good than bad days!

My name is URL

Is being pissed off or a little bit unhappy really a measure of mental health?

pappyodaniel

WikiHow wrote: »

Why would you get depressed over your neighbours dog barking?

Well it's 2:50 and I know she's going to bark the rest of the night and keep me awake.

pappyodaniel

My name is URL wrote: »

Is being pissed off or a little bit unhappy really a measure of mental health?

It is if it affects your daily life.

NickDunne

Just moved back to Dublin from another part of the country, there seems to be NO ONE around? Either everybody working ****ty jobs to get by or moved abroad.

The craic is dead

TeddyTedson

Constantly consistently up and down. My sleeping is totally distorted. I didn't sleep at all Tuesday, then today I fell asleep around 20:00-23:00.
I've been an absolute prick to anyone who's seen me over the last two days and barely spoken a word to them. I think I need to leave and start over.

Sir Arthur Daley

pappyodaniel wrote: »

Well it's 2:50 and I know she's going to bark the rest of the night and keep me awake.

Talk to your neighbour about the barking or one slug would sort that out.

Turtwig

Bit all over the place at the moment. Lots of reasons. Going from extreme boingy boingy boingy hyperactivity to doldrums. It should wear off in a week or so.

pappyodaniel

Jernal wrote: »

Bit all over the place at the moment. Lots of reasons. Going from extreme boingy boingy boingy hyperactivity to doldrums. It should wear off in a week or so.

Might these erratic emotions have anything to do with consumption of alcohol?

I know it does for me.

TeddyTedson

Jernal wrote: »

Bit all over the place at the moment. Lots of reasons. Going from extreme boingy boingy boingy hyperactivity to doldrums. It should wear off in a week or so.

That's the important thing to remember, from previous experience for me personally I know I'll feel great again out of the blue unexpectedly.

RayM

How's my mental health? Well, it's almost 3am and I'm awake and online. I think that answers your question.

TeddyTedson

RayM wrote: »

How's my mental health? Well, it's almost 3am and I'm awake and online. I think that answers your question.

I think when I go online in the middle of the night I'm subconsciously trying to get out of my head so to speak. Maybe consciously now that I've said it :P

Turtwig

pappyodaniel wrote: »

Might these erratic emotions have anything to do with consumption of alcohol?

I know it does for me.

Don't drink.

(No, seriously I don't drink.)

Ann Landers

So-so?

Had a terrible 2013 and a mental crisis at the start of this year but things are slowly beginning to look up.

Ann Landers

My name is URL wrote: »

Is being pissed off or a little bit unhappy really a measure of mental health?

Sometimes yes, sometimes no.

TeddyTedson

Does anyone else think when they're feeling crap that it's due to dehydration? I often think the reason I mentally feel sluggish is due to dehydration and drink lots of water, although I later discover that it wasn't the case.
Last Summer I remember for several weeks I went through a period where I would be waiting for Friday to come, only to feel like crap once I got up that morning. It's so odd how you can go to bed feeling great and wake up feeling slightly dead inside. That's without any alcohol involved too.

nocoverart

'I feel great' and 'I feel Grand' are jammy basturds! if it wasn't for undiagnosed Neuro pain I imagine I'd be quite content (apart from a few grievances)

Lenin Skynard

I never understood it when I was younger but now I can see that stress really ****s you up physically. It messes with sleep, sex, appetite and everything else. It's unsurprising that the poll results are how they are.

Good thread OP.

mrsdewinter

Going through a pretty stressful time but I'm feeling fairly robust mentally at the moment. It's generally after the fact that the demons of anxiety and listlessness get to me.

A sixteen week binge of drink and drugs? Nah I'm fu*ked.

Doing a dry spell right now to put my brain back together.

Of course the binges are consistent with a general lifelong unhappiness anyway. I'm just one of those people that exists with depression instead of living with itl

corner of hells

My name is URL wrote: »

Is being pissed off or a little bit unhappy really a measure of mental health?

If its persistent or chronic it may be worth a GP visit , however lots of people feel low for reasons such as tiredness. Dehydration , little or no exercise and a variety of reasons .
I think the NHS has some good online comments about low mood defining as in some cases a personality disorder.
There is a name for it Dhys ......or something like that dhysamtia can't remember now.

Really bad at the moment.
This week was a total write-off; I spent the past three or four days in bed, only getting up to use the bathroom and occasionally have something to eat. Anytime I heard my housemates I'd stay still as possible until I heard them go upstairs or saw the light switch off.
I have a deadline to meet this evening and I'm not gonna make it because I lost practically all the time I was supposed to be working this week.

Next week might be ok but right now I feel extremely crap.

Skeleton XIII

Kinda checked out the last couple of weeks there, I sometimes get what I like to call an "overwhelming sense of futility" every now and then where I convince myself that existence in general is utterly pointless and as a result I can barely leave the house.
Feeling a bit better now though.

jimgoose

I feel good. I usually do, bar the occasional off-day. I have some difficulties and tribulations, but nothing life-threatening and I am blessed with a sort of dumb, bull-headed optimism that usually sustains. I also have quite a powerful intellect, the trouble being that it is powerful like a Russian ice-breaker - heavy, ponderous, slow, and immensely difficult to divert from any particular course. :pac::pac::pac:

harry Bailey esq

i suffer from general anxiety disorder/clinical depression.i am receiving treatment for this,but the drug im prescribed (zispin) ain't great,to quote renowned and much loved crooner ronan keating "life is a rollercoaster"

The One Doctor

WikiHow wrote: »

Why would you get depressed over your neighbours dog barking?

'Why' is rarely relevant when depression is involved.

As for me, I free brilliant most of the time, mainly because I'm a part time happiness counsellor and it would be hypocritical not to use my experience on myself.

Micky Dolenz

I feel great most of the time. For this I am very thankful.

Karl Stein

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qM0zINtulhM

Andy-Pandy

Honestly, life has never been better. Just started my own business which was the culmination of 4 years of college and hard work. Living with wonderful people in a wonderful house after living at home for 5 years to look after my mum after her stroke. At the age of 36 I finally have what I wanted.

Green Giant

At this precise moment of typing, I'm reasonably happy with things.

Usually I'd be middle of the road but I'm prone to (melo)dramatic lapses in mood, often over trivial matters. One text message can suddenly elevate me or completely tear me down.

Turtyturd

Being honest I dunno because I have nothing external to compare it with. I have days where things seem great, I have days where I don't want to get out of bed...most of the times I just feel apathetic about stuff. I dunno if this is normal or not.

cabb8ge

Generally unhappy, busy and stress at work. Good friend pass away unexpected few weeks ago but was worried about him too. Life not easy but good days come again, I know that.

SpaceCowb0y

Up and down! Stress of finishing up college and wondering how long it will take me to find a full time job considering my current job has no full time availability for me! Also same with a lot of folks id imagine cash flow is a major burden! Have spent more money in the last two months keeping my car on the road then the car is worth! Living week to week is depressing.

There is light at the end of the tunnel however, I will be fully qualified in just under 2 months and even though i am a lot older then most in my course i have a good bit of experience so im hopeful i'll find something when its all wrapped up. Also despite living on the breadline the last month and probably for most of next month too i wont have to worry about the car for another year!

Swings and roundabouts!

Getting out to see friends always helps to cheer me up

zl1whqvjs75cdy

I'm like a yo yo. Sometimes up sometimes down and change between the two quite quickly. Am hungover today so feeling a bit sorry for myself

Novella

I feel very happy.

There are a lot of negatives in my life, like anyone else's I suppose, but I can see the bigger picture. I am lucky enough to be surrounded by a lot of wonderful people who I love and care for deeply and who make me smile and laugh everyday.

I focus on the positive aspects which motivates me to work on the things I think could be improved. So far, that is going brilliantly.

playedalive

I am suffering a fair bit with low moods this past week. I am trying to work through them but it's exhausting and I get a bit emotional

I guess the toughest thing for me is feeling forever trapped in my situation. I finished college last May and have spent most of my time since then just at home (when I haven't been working), ruminating with my thoughts and feeling just lonely in my life. I just find life hard atm. I have always suffered from depression and anxiety and always hoped that my best efforts (trying to change my thinking, work) to change life would help me feel not lost in this world. But alas, not yet.

wretcheddomain

It depends. The second I enter the Conspiracy Forum I'm overcome with manic depression while the second I leave and enter the Atheism forum I experience blissful calm.

Word to the wise: Don't enter the Conspiracy Forum.

I am pie

Am "grand" because my mind is occupied, when i am not busy I don't do so well. Learning a new language, things starting to pick up in work and outside. Definitely on the upswing this last few months.

Firm believer in that you need other people in your life and a purpose to feel content. If you are drifting or constantly yearning and planning stress and anxiety will soon come calling.

Long periods of inactivity have dragged my mood down in the past. The flipside is also true, too many activites, social events and work commitments can be stressful.

Balance is key.

notnumber

Work good,still moving in the right direction anyway,family all good(touch wood) , no girlfriend ~(major source of stress in the past) ,have cash and heading out for gigs and pints at the w.e ..weather getting better,economy improving,Man Utd doing crap ...Its a wonderful world!

orangesoda

I hate reading about how good people are feeling, i'm a cynical auld hallion though