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Anxiety and depression thread (Please read OP)

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    #7382
    Graces7
    Registered Users Posts: 32,634 ✭✭✭✭Graces7


    One More Toy wrote: »
    Sorry to hear that graces, not looking forward to tomorrow either, I've to head to my psychiatrist just as the storm hits

    Thanks and good luck. I am just keeping ,y head above water but the emotional aspects are shocking so I am being very wary. Do not want to upset anyone when they have no idea it is the illness. We don't have spots or wear a cast etc …. I do not blame anyone for not realising I AM ILL so am just being absent. Feel as if I have bad flu or am drugged... maybe the folk they called zombies really had M,E!

    Lorenzo they say will hit hard out here; offshore Mayo island. We shall see and at least a quiet night.

    stay safe out there.


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    #7383
    Graces7
    Registered Users Posts: 32,634 ✭✭✭✭Graces7


    All is well. Lorenzo raged all night ..but fading into oblivion at last so we can get back to normality

    Caring for the cats has helped hugely; one of mine was so terrified he dragged a sheet off the bed and wrapped himself up in it like a mummy!
    Big flannelette lump!

    Always someone worse off than us...

    everyone out there OK?


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    #7384
    Skybirdjb
    Registered Users Posts: 954 ✭✭✭Skybirdjb


    Graces was thinking about you and the storm last night , glad all is ok and it’s passed over now ! Your cats sound like great fun :)


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    #7385
    Graces7
    Registered Users Posts: 32,634 ✭✭✭✭Graces7


    Skybirdjb wrote: »
    Graces was thinking about you and the storm last night , glad all is ok and it’s passed over now ! Your cats sound like great fun :)

    All OK again! Was a bad one out here and some damage. But all over, and my groceries finally arrived. They are delivered from the mainland every two weeks and Storm Day was that day! I keep stocks but...

    The cats are hilarious and my lifeline in many ways. So full of sheer zest and affection

    One of my good GPs in the Uk used to say he was telling all his patients to get a cat as it was doing so much for me

    We soldier on; accepting how dire the M.E is has been achieved..

    DRAT! heavy rain and I was planning a short walk at light time. Ah well!


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    #7386
    ricicle
    Registered Users Posts: 111 ✭✭ricicle


    Hi has anyone any experience with Pieta house?

    I have an assessment next week, very nervous!

    I’ve been to counselling before but I’m nervous about this because I don’t want to end up in hospital again if I say too much

    R


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    #7387
    BohsCeltic
    Registered Users Posts: 1,576 ✭✭✭BohsCeltic


    ricicle wrote: »
    Hi has anyone any experience with Pieta house?

    I have an assessment next week, very nervous!

    I’ve been to counselling before but I’m nervous about this because I don’t want to end up in hospital again if I say too much

    R

    No experience but better you talk true. I have app with psychiatrist on Tuesday. I will say everything true because if i don't then how can they help you ?


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    #7388
    BohsCeltic
    Registered Users Posts: 1,576 ✭✭✭BohsCeltic


    My app is today. Thought it was tomorrow for some reason. Now to shower and go and see what happens. Luckily the hospital is only 5 mins on the bus.

    And in other news i won €11 on the lotto lol.


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    #7389
    Skybirdjb
    Registered Users Posts: 954 ✭✭✭Skybirdjb


    Good luck today bohs hope it goes well


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    #7390
    One More Toy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,765 ✭✭✭One More Toy


    How's everyone doing this evening? Been a while since I've been on here, hope you're all doing well


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    #7391
    Skybirdjb
    Registered Users Posts: 954 ✭✭✭Skybirdjb


    One More Toy wrote: »
    How's everyone doing this evening? Been a while since I've been on here, hope you're all doing well

    Hi omt how are you ? I’ve had a bad few weeks but hopefully coming out the other side of the dark lonely feeling


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    #7392
    Gremlinertia
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Regional West Moderators Posts: 59,829 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gremlinertia


    Struggling here, no real reason just caught up in my thoughts and maybe echoes of things from therapy


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    #7393
    jaxxx
    Registered Users Posts: 3,230 ✭✭✭jaxxx


    Gremlinertia wrote: »
    Struggling here, no real reason just caught up in my thoughts and maybe echoes of things from therapy


    Same here. Started counselling, again. Gave it up after a couple of weeks, AGAIN. It did help me to realise something though, that being that I'm not prepared to do what I need to do to help myself. Does that make sense? As if I'm just so used to being in this huge hole I've dug for myself, that I'm too comfortable in it to try and make my way out of it. Happy? Heavens no. But content to a certain extent in that I'm just settled with the way things are, and just cannot be bothered moving from this rut to try and make things better.


    Good news though: it's weekend time! I'm looking forward to my lie in tomorrow and Sunday.


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    #7394
    One More Toy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,765 ✭✭✭One More Toy


    Gremlinertia wrote: »
    Struggling here, no real reason just caught up in my thoughts and maybe echoes of things from therapy

    Hope you are OK grem sending you positive vibes!


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    #7395
    Skybirdjb
    Registered Users Posts: 954 ✭✭✭Skybirdjb


    Gremlinertia wrote: »
    Struggling here, no real reason just caught up in my thoughts and maybe echoes of things from therapy

    Totally get it grem my thoughts tend to swallow me up sometimes hope ur ok


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    #7396
    One More Toy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,765 ✭✭✭One More Toy


    Skybirdjb wrote: »
    Totally get it grem my thoughts tend to swallow me up sometimes hope ur ok

    It's amazing how the mind can turn on you. My mind turns on me at night

    Telling me how worthless I am

    Telling me how everyone is doing better in life than me


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    #7397
    One More Toy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,765 ✭✭✭One More Toy


    One More Toy wrote: »
    It's amazing how the mind can turn on you. My mind turns on me at night

    Telling me how worthless I am

    Telling me how everyone is doing better in life than me

    Right on time my brain is telling me these things. All my past failures


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    #7398
    BohsCeltic
    Registered Users Posts: 1,576 ✭✭✭BohsCeltic


    One More Toy wrote: »
    It's amazing how the mind can turn on you. My mind turns on me at night

    Telling me how worthless I am

    Telling me how everyone is doing better in life than me

    That is me all over. I'm talking to a girl again now but the other side of the world. I rang aware while i was on the phone to her too.(messenger) But she waited for me. I think i am much stronger than i believe i am.

    I'm never giving up. I have hope.


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    #7399
    One More Toy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,765 ✭✭✭One More Toy


    BohsCeltic wrote: »
    That is me all over. I'm talking to a girl again now but the other side of the world. I rang aware while i was on the phone to her too.(messenger) But she waited for me. I think i am much stronger than i believe i am.

    I'm never giving up. I have hope.

    Where are you always finding new ladies from bohs? :)


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    #7400
    BohsCeltic
    Registered Users Posts: 1,576 ✭✭✭BohsCeltic


    One More Toy wrote: »
    Where are you always finding new ladies from bohs? :)

    Ha Ha. I spend many hours talking. I can sense she is a good person. Especially at this time when i cannot sleep. Because i am open and honest and so is she.

    She has problems too but not the same as me. We just help each other by talking but i hope soon we can meet in person instead of facetime because it's much different.


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    #7401
    FutureTeashock
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 439 ✭✭FutureTeashock


    BohsCeltic wrote: »
    Ha Ha. I spend many hours talking. I can sense she is a good person. Especially at this time when i cannot sleep. Because i am open and honest and so is she.

    She has problems too but not the same as me. We just help each other by talking but i hope soon we can meet in person instead of facetime because it's much different.


    You need to select the mail order option.



    All joking aside, be careful when dealing with women from abroad, so many men have fallen into that trap!


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    #7402
    BohsCeltic
    Registered Users Posts: 1,576 ✭✭✭BohsCeltic


    FutureTeashock wrote: »
    You need to select the mail order option.



    All joking aside, be careful when dealing with women from abroad, so many men have fallen into that trap!

    I know but i would consider myself a clever person. You learn from past mistakes.

    And it's not mail order stuff lol.


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    #7403
    One More Toy
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    Have a flu at the moment, I wonder is it messing with my medication.

    My brains telling me I'm a waste of space right now


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    #7404
    BohsCeltic
    Registered Users Posts: 1,576 ✭✭✭BohsCeltic


    One More Toy wrote: »
    Have a flu at the moment, I wonder is it messing with my medication.

    My brains telling me I'm a waste of space right now

    The flu can make you feel down, that's normal.

    I'm feeling crap same because of my psoriasis. It doesn't help but just have to keep fighting on.


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    #7405
    OutOfMyMind18
    Registered Users Posts: 23 ✭OutOfMyMind18


    Just looking to vent.
    8 weeks postpartum and my anxiety is back and seems worse.
    Went to my GP and back on my med’s but it’s gonna take time and I feel like I have no time especially with a 5 year old and 8 week old.
    I’m putting everything on my husband.

    Just so overwhelmed with the huge changes going from 1 to 2, the 5 year old starting school and him acting out.

    Waiting to hear from my counsellor for an appointment.

    I just feel like a failure that I’m letting my kids down and I’m damaging them. Well the 5 year old more then anything. It just hit like a bus on Thursday and I’m not sleeping. Can’t stop crying.

    Thanks for reading


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    #7406
    jaxxx
    Registered Users Posts: 3,230 ✭✭✭jaxxx


    I'm self-diagnosing myself with incurable depression, caused by severe 'given-up-inism'. There is rarely a minute that goes by that I don't think about 'le finale', and how I've convinced myself that it's the only path left for me now, despite the fact that I'm never going to actually do anything. It's like living in some sorta paradox. And in truth I'm tired of it, weary.


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    #7407
    One More Toy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,765 ✭✭✭One More Toy


    jaxxx wrote: »
    I'm self-diagnosing myself with incurable depression, caused by severe 'given-up-inism'. There is rarely a minute that goes by that I don't think about 'le finale', and how I've convinced myself that it's the only path left for me now, despite the fact that I'm never going to actually do anything. It's like living in some sorta paradox. And in truth I'm tired of it, weary.

    I know the feeling jaxx, just out of curiosity are you engaging in any cbt or counselling?


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    #7408
    jaxxx
    Registered Users Posts: 3,230 ✭✭✭jaxxx


    One More Toy wrote: »
    I know the feeling jaxx, just out of curiosity are you engaging in any cbt or counselling?


    Tried counselling again recently. Staring at paint drying on a wall would be more productive. I'm just at a state where I've no fight left, or will to even want to make things better than any suggestion that could possibly make things better just sounds so unappetizing to me. Tried CBT a few years back. Again, waste of time.


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    #7409
    One More Toy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,765 ✭✭✭One More Toy


    jaxxx wrote: »
    Tried counselling again recently. Staring at paint drying on a wall would be more productive. I'm just at a state where I've no fight left, or will to even want to make things better than any suggestion that could possibly make things better just sounds so unappetizing to me. Tried CBT a few years back. Again, waste of time.

    Are you on medication? If so it might be time to look at a different one for you


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    #7410
    FutureTeashock
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 439 ✭✭FutureTeashock


    One More Toy wrote: »
    Are you on medication? If so it might be time to look at a different one for you


    Unhelpful post removed - please read the charter and post in a more civil manner in future


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    #7411
    One More Toy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,765 ✭✭✭One More Toy


    FutureTeashock wrote: »
    Unhelpful post removed - please read the charter and post in a more civil manner in future

    Wait a sec. Unhelpful? I'm going by my past experience when a medication wasn't working for me personally and had to try something different. Jesus ill never bother posting here again so


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