Anxiety and depression thread (Please read OP)

Euphoria Intensifies

Oh no, sorry to hear yous were sick Hugo and Grem! Nothing worse than getting a bad dose on top of everything else. Hope you're both feeling a bit better now

Hugo Stiglitz

Euphoria Intensifies wrote: »

Oh no, sorry to hear yous were sick Hugo and Grem! Nothing worse than getting a bad dose on top of everything else. Hope you're both feeling a bit better now

Not 100% yet but am a bit better. Back to the grindstone today. Nervous! Haha

FortySeven

I'm having troubles the last few days. I've had a stomach bug, vomiting and the old australian vomiting too. I think it has dehydrated me and coupled with the hot weather it is affecting my lithium levels. I'm quite manic and I hate it.

I used to love mania but these days it just embarrasses me. I can deal with depression quite well due to various coping strategies I have learned but mania is just horrible. Luckily it doesn't happen often due to the lithium.

The vomiting has finished now so hopefully I can get back to normal pretty sharpish. Today I started dancing to a tune at the supermarket while in a queue. I was mortified wheen I realised. Completely in another world I was.

Wilberto

FortySeven wrote: »

I'm having troubles the last few days. I've had a stomach bug, vomiting and the old australian vomiting too. I think it has dehydrated me and coupled with the hot weather it is affecting my lithium levels. I'm quite manic and I hate it.

I used to love mania but these days it just embarrasses me. I can deal with depression quite well due to various coping strategies I have learned but mania is just horrible. Luckily it doesn't happen often due to the lithium.

The vomiting has finished now so hopefully I can get back to normal pretty sharpish. Today I started dancing to a tune at the supermarket while in a queue. I was mortified wheen I realised. Completely in another world I was.

That stomach bug is definitely doing the rounds. I had it about a week or two ago. Had to come home from work at about half 10 and all, and I never leave work early!

Gremlinertia

Painful, the tightness of my lungs has me on edge..

bridgettedon

Not feeling the best at the moment. Overthinking can really suck the life out of a person. Sometimes everything seems like a massive problem.

Does anyone find that everyone annoys them. Like people just irritate the **** out of me. I really want someone who will just being some happiness to my life, but the smallest of things can irritate me so much.

Shint0

FortySeven wrote: »

I can deal with depression quite well due to various coping strategies I have learned but mania is just horrible.

Overcharged/Undercharged= Horrible

Overcharged+Undercharged = Hell

One More Toy

Hello

Just wondering if anyone has any experience of attending the out patient clinic in St James's Inchicore Primary Care unit?

Florida Pearl

Hi, this is my first ever post and I want to talk about mental health issues affecting me but I've read the charter and I don't think I'll be able to here. Does anyone know a good site where I can talk to someone? Thanks.

One More Toy

Florida Pearl wrote: »

Hi, this is my first ever post and I want to talk about mental health issues affecting me but I've read the charter and I don't think I'll be able to here. Does anyone know a good site where I can talk to someone? Thanks.

Hey

Best course of action is to make an appointment with your gp

In the meantime maybe ring aware or the samaritans

Florida Pearl

One More Toy wrote: »

Hey

Best course of action is to make an appointment with your gp

In the meantime maybe ring aware or the samaritans

Thank you kindly, sir.

Tell me how

Florida Pearl wrote: »

Hi, this is my first ever post and I want to talk about mental health issues affecting me but I've read the charter and I don't think I'll be able to here. Does anyone know a good site where I can talk to someone? Thanks.

Hi Florida Pearl,

Very sorry to hear that you are in stress and that you feel that you cannot post here.

I see you've closed your account. If you still read this then there are links in the charter to resources such as AWARE and Pieta House.

Hope you get some comfort.

One More Toy

Fed up lads and at breaking point

Psych has raised me from 225mg Venlafaxine to 300mg

And Im being admitted as a daily outpatient; when all i want to do is to get back to work. Parents on my back as well about getting back to work asap

Dont know what to do

FortySeven

One More Toy wrote: »

Fed up lads and at breaking point

Psych has raised me from 225mg Venlafaxine to 300mg

And Im being admitted as a daily outpatient; when all i want to do is to get back to work. Parents on my back as well about getting back to work asap

Dont know what to do

First thing to do is make it abundantly clear to your parents that you will not be returning to work until you are ready and that pressure to return is not helping your recovery.

It can seem easier to placate with platitudes and false promises but in the long run it is counter productive. You need to make this clear to them.

One More Toy

FortySeven wrote: »

First thing to do is make it abundantly clear to your parents that you will not be returning to work until you are ready and that pressure to return is not helping your recovery.

It can seem easier to placate with platitudes and false promises but in the long run it is counter productive. You need to make this clear to them.

They aint listening im afraid

Euphoria Intensifies

I found the day hospital useful when I was there, but then again I'd say lot of it depends on the staff/unit. I'm guessing that you need to get a letter from your psych in order to be let back to work? I know it's ****, but if you play by their rules and attend day hospital for a bit you're much more likely to get that letter sooner than if you fight them on it.

jezzer

Anyone ever feel that everything we do is just a distraction from the inevitable?

Tell me how

jezzer wrote: »

Anyone ever feel that everything we do is just a distraction from the inevitable?

It is easy to feel that. I don't believe it even though I have felt it at times.

I've seen several examples of how doing things to get better can eventually work and for those that are lucky enough to do so, they've the added high of knowing how bad things were.

readytosnap

Gremlinertia wrote: »

Being sick throughout a week's holidays is just cruel. I did manage two good days early on but i couldn't leave my bed at all thursday with fever and muscle pains. Poop.. Think pints are in order.

Not sure what the law is, but in our job, if you are sick on holiday leave and you provide a cert from the doctor then they have to give us back the holidays and pay us the sick leave.
Might be worth looking into.

StripedBoxers

Hey folks

Does anyone here know anything about being assessed for Aspergers as an adult?

How long does it take through the public system, what hoops need to be jumped through etc.

Would appreciate any info at all.

jezzer

Tell me how wrote: »

It is easy to feel that. I don't believe it even though I have felt it at times.

I've seen several examples of how doing things to get better can eventually work and for those that are lucky enough to do so, they've the added high of knowing how bad things were.

sometimes its like, whats the effing point, you know, its not nice

trixychic

Haven't been on in a while. Between taking part in a local "strictly come dancing", my youngest b-day party, my granny having a major stroke ending up in emergency surgery and a pace maker, my eldest going to have his assessment and running around for parties, communion and the likes my anxiety levels are through the roof.

Saw my psych again. Confirmed I'm defo not showing sugns of depression but anxiety is still there and what i am experiencing now is definetly anxiety attacks. (I knew already but he confirmed it)

My attacks can last for hours or (as id the case right now) a couple of days where my body is in a constant high level of stress and anxieties. It's ruining me and wearing me out. I've been told the only way to fix it is through my own hard work on cbt and mindfulness techniques... So more work on top of what i have to do.

Where do ppl get the energy?? Sorry. Just needed to rant.

bridgettedon

trixychic wrote: »

Haven't been on in a while. Between taking part in a local "strictly come dancing", my youngest b-day party, my granny having a major stroke ending up in emergency surgery and a pace maker, my eldest going to have his assessment and running around for parties, communion and the likes my anxiety levels are through the roof.

Saw my psych again. Confirmed I'm defo not showing sugns of depression but anxiety is still there and what i am experiencing now is definetly anxiety attacks. (I knew already but he confirmed it)

My attacks can last for hours or (as id the case right now) a couple of days where my body is in a constant high level of stress and anxieties. It's ruining me and wearing me out. I've been told the only way to fix it is through my own hard work on cbt and mindfulness techniques... So more work on top of what i have to do.

Where do ppl get the energy?? Sorry. Just needed to rant.

Sounds exhausting. I don't know where some people get their energy. I can see that the anxiety is draining yours. Are you seeing any benefits from the cbt or have you not started it yet.

trixychic

bridgettedon wrote: »

Sounds exhausting. I don't know where some people get their energy. I can see that the anxiety is draining yours. Are you seeing any benefits from the cbt or have you not started it yet.

Is it awful to say I haven't started it at all. I know its awful but I just never seen to get time to get to it... or if I do the thoughts of facing it are overwhelming... it's awful. I really need to just get up and do it

Anyways how are you keeping???

mansize

Good day yesterday but ended up sleeping all day today. V on edge and anxious

bridgettedon

trixychic wrote: »

Is it awful to say I haven't started it at all. I know its awful but I just never seen to get time to get to it... or if I do the thoughts of facing it are overwhelming... it's awful. I really need to just get up and do it

Anyways how are you keeping???

I'm not too bad. A bit up and down but it's manageable. Trying to self regulate my emotions instead of running to my gp when I hit a rough patch.

Are you doing the cbt and mindfulness yourself through self learning?

La.de.da

Hi all. I'm quite all over the place the last few days.
Had minor surgery last week I don't know if it's the effects of the anaesthesia and various meds I've been on the last week or the recovery pain and fatigue.
Very teary and highly emotional. So fed up of everything.

Shint0

La.de.da wrote: »

Hi all. I'm quite all over the place the last few days.
Had minor surgery last week I don't know if it's the effects of the anaesthesia and various meds I've been on the last week or the recovery pain and fatigue.
Very teary and highly emotional. So fed up of everything.

Anaesthetics can have a depressive effect. I had minor surgery years ago which I recovered from straight away but I was in a depressive funk for about a month afterwards. Hope you feel better soon.

trixychic

bridgettedon wrote: »

I'm not too bad. A bit up and down but it's manageable. Trying to self regulate my emotions instead of running to my gp when I hit a rough patch.

Are you doing the cbt and mindfulness yourself through self learning?

Basically yes. They said I know exactly what it all is (been over it countless times with counsellors in theory and reasearched it loads) so it's just a matter of putting it into practise. They habe me some websites and signed me up for a mindfulness class but that'll be a while.

I've been trying that self regulation thing but for me it was with anxity over illness. I was in the gpsevery time soneobe coughed. I've been trying to come back a bit. It's hard work but beginning to get easier. Im sure it will for you too. How are you finding it???

twill

StripedBoxers wrote: »

Hey folks

Does anyone here know anything about being assessed for Aspergers as an adult?

How long does it take through the public system, what hoops need to be jumped through etc.

Would appreciate any info at all.

You can be referred to an adult psychiatrist, waiting times are generally several months. Many people choose the private route for diagnosis. Aspire Ireland has the names of doctors who will give adult diagnoses. Ring around and you will get an idea of costs. On the low end of the scale, I have heard figures of 200-350, and those are doctors I have heard good things about.

Incidentally, if the person going for diagnosis female, I personally would bear that in mind when choosing a doctor given the more subtle signs in women. That is not to say male doctors wouldn't be up to speed with this,just what I personally would feel comfortable with.

Also, my doctor told me I couldn't be diagnosed on the public system, so there may be a lack of awareness out there.