Looking at counselling services now, and...

Dammit Chloe

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Dammit Chloe,I'm afraid nobody here on the Personal Issues Forum is qualified to help you. You need better care and advice than can be offered to you here.

It is our policy in Personal Issues to close any threads where a poster expresses suicidal thoughts. This is done to protect you from people who might offer you bad advice, or say something well-intentioned, that upsets you more. We have an online representative turn2me.org who you can PM, and who will reply to you and offer you the help and support that you need.

I am going to forward your username to them, and they will be in touch.

In the meantime, if you are feeling very low, please have a look at the Charter stickied at the top of the Forum, and maybe contact someone from the links below.

All the best,
Neyite

Depression / Mental Health
http://www.irish-counselling.ie/
http://www.dublinsamaritans.ie/
http://www.mentalhealthireland.ie/
http://www.grow.ie/
http://www.aware.ie/
http://www.shineonline.ie/
http://www.recover.ie/ (Schizophrenia Ireland)

Suicide
http://www.nosp.ie/ (national suicide prevention)
1Life Suicide Prevention Helpline - 1800 247 100
http://www.pieta.ie/
https://www.turn2me.org/ - registered rep on boards contactable at turn2me.org

zef

Hi, its good that you realise you need to speak to someone and have taken steps towards this.
The counsellor will assess you and recommend other services such as psychology/psychiatry should you need them, as counsellors do not prescribe medication.
I'm sorry you're feeling so bad, I've been there and can relate. Best wishes with your appointment, its your first step to feeling better.
Edit: If you are in Dublin you could try an emergency appt. with Pieta house tomorrow? Ive heard they do have emergency slots if you felt you needed the support before the weekend.

Dammit Chloe

Thanks for reply.

It's not urgent really, I didn't mean to sound drastic,just annoyed I've only come to this conclusion now when I've been doing **** all all week!

irishguy1983

Dammit Chloe wrote: »

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I've being there at one stage and I went away got a bit of help.

You might not even feel or realise this but your on the right track at the moment reaching out. Keep going, keep opening up too people and life will get easier

Neyite

Introduction to turn2me.org

My name is Eoin O'Shea and I am a counselling psychologist working at Turn2me, an online mental health organisation (www.turn2me.org)

A Boards moderator recently brought a post of yours to my attention (as part of a collaborative support arrangement which Turn2me has with Boards.ie). It seems you were quite distressed - I take this very seriously as you must really be suffering quite a bit at the moment.

What I would like to say is that we can provide anonymous support at Turn2me should you wish to (a) avail of our support forums, (b) take part in our Online Support Groups which run every day, or (c) use any of the other features at our site.

As part of a programme called 'Engage' (details of which can be found at www.turn2me.org), I would be happy to offer you a number of free online counselling sessions which are then combined with at least two of our other services to make sure you get the support and help you deserve - free of charge.

Please let me know if you'd have an interest in this - just so that I can touch base with you and make sure you've received this message - and you can then apply for the Engage programme online by visiting our site.

I wish you the very best and hope to hear from you soon,

Eoin