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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2022 15:07:08 GMT
Yeah do it. I originally put it off and ended up in a right state. Get there and get some advice.
The drugs do work. Ashcroft was full of shit!
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Post by drhcnip on Feb 17, 2022 16:37:28 GMT
I will. Thanks chaps. I already feel a bit clearer now I've thrashed it out on here a bit. late to the party by the look of it but, yes, get onto them as, speaking from over a decade of mental health problems, i can see a few red flags as well - they will be able to signpost plenty of things and it may not come down to meds, though they themselves have their place in helping your mind balance love the support this thread gives x |
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Post by drhickman1983 on Feb 24, 2022 8:01:06 GMT
The world frequently just feels like it's fucked.
Feels like a long game of Civilization where things went bad a 5, 10 turns ago and now the consequences of those actions have made defeat inevitable. So it's either trudge on towards defeat or load an old save state, or just stop playing entirely.
Of course, this being real life means there are no old save states, as much as I'd love to have them. So there's only two options really and frankly neither particularly appeal so I guess I'll trudge on be default and just see the world turn into a place I hate.
Anyway, that's where my existential angst is today and has been for a while. This whole Putin business and the reaction from some other global politicians has definitely kicked it up a tick.
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Post by Sarfrin on Feb 24, 2022 9:50:10 GMT
Yeah, I feel pretty much the same.
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Post by H-alphaFox on Feb 24, 2022 13:47:42 GMT
Yep, felt that way for quite a while. Everything is fucked and there is not a thing you can realistically do about it.
Time to be selfish, just do you and what is best for yours.
Must say though todays events have hit me a bit different.
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Post by Aunt Alison on Feb 24, 2022 14:30:49 GMT
I don't know, you can change things for those around you. If you want to feel better about the world, look closer and be kind. Find a way to make a small difference
I don't think 'look after no.1 from now on' is the way. Even visiting a home for the elderly and talking to the oldies will make a differnce to someone. Support kids in care as a mentor. There's plenty of opportunities if you look
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Post by H-alphaFox on Feb 24, 2022 15:50:09 GMT
That is kind of my point, start with your happiness first and by proxy those around should benefit.
If it manifests as altruism then so be it, whatever really as it would be a personal decision from each individual.
I feel that it's a better approach than feeling helpless or guilty about the every little thing which is absolutely a real world mental health problem and has probably lead me to this stage.
So I guess by being selfish I mean take back that power. But also stop being guilted into this funk, do what you can and want to do. No more, no less.
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Post by Aunt Alison on Feb 24, 2022 18:06:56 GMT
That is kind of my point, start with your happiness first and by proxy those around should benefit. If it manifests as altruism then so be it, whatever really as it would be a personal decision from each individual. I feel that it's a better approach than feeling helpless or guilty about the every little thing which is absolutely a real world mental health problem and has probably lead me to this stage. So I guess by being selfish I mean take back that power. But also stop being guilted into this funk, do what you can and want to do. No more, no less. That wasn't meant as a dig at you by the way. Just a suggestion for people feeling despondant with the state of the world from constant news of despicable people doing terrible things
Think it's important to remember there's a world outside your front door as well and it's very possible to make it better for others in small ways
Not a duty, just an opportunity
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2022 18:38:53 GMT
Two months of no drinking and trying to be healthy and am just worse. Anxiety and panic attacks are constant and I just can't keep going on like this.
Decided to skip the NHS year long queues, have a mate who is a top psychiatrist and he told me to stop fucking around and just get a top of the range guy who specialises in anxiety etc. So I found a guy who is highly recommended and just had my first session. What a fucking difference to the trainee apprentice I have on the NHS.
Downside is £150 per hour, weekly sessions and 12-20 sessions expected. Given I have money troubles I don't know how I will manage, but given how fucking utterly terrible my life is whatever it costs if it helps it is worth it.
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Post by freddiemercurystwin on Feb 28, 2022 19:35:26 GMT
Not a thread I generally partake in though I've felt I probably ought to have previously though having moved house and changed projects at work over Christmas has helped matters no end but the current world crisis is seriously hampering my desire to get off the booze and get back to fitness, in fact it's had the opposite effect, I'm finding it very hard to see why drinking more is not a positive response.
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Post by Danno on Feb 28, 2022 19:39:44 GMT
Two months of no drinking and trying to be healthy and am just worse. Anxiety and panic attacks are constant and I just can't keep going on like this. Decided to skip the NHS year long queues, have a mate who is a top psychiatrist and he told me to stop fucking around and just get a top of the range guy who specialises in anxiety etc. So I found a guy who is highly recommended and just had my first session. What a fucking difference to the trainee apprentice I have on the NHS. Downside is £150 per hour, weekly sessions and 12-20 sessions expected. Given I have money troubles I don't know how I will manage, but given how fucking utterly terrible my life is whatever it costs if it helps it is worth it. Glad you're getting help. How are you finding it? |
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Post by LegendaryApe on Feb 28, 2022 20:34:44 GMT
I'd like to post properly in this thread but I just can't bring myself to at the moment.
Tomorrow will be a better day.
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Post by Danno on Feb 28, 2022 21:26:58 GMT
I'd like to post properly in this thread but I just can't bring myself to at the moment. Tomorrow will be a better day. Always here dude. I hope it is better. |
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Post by freddiemercurystwin on Feb 28, 2022 23:02:45 GMT
I'd like to post properly in this thread but I just can't bring myself to at the moment. Tomorrow will be a better day. I get that, when you're ready and no sooner. |
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Post by drhcnip on Feb 28, 2022 23:12:13 GMT
I'd like to post properly in this thread but I just can't bring myself to at the moment. Tomorrow will be a better day. you've made a positive step by even posting that, pal here when you need us x |
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Post by Danno on Feb 28, 2022 23:55:30 GMT
Managed to utterly torpedo what was hopefully going to be a reset and reconcile. Go me and my penchant for self sabotage. Yet again. 😒.
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Post by Zomoniac on Mar 1, 2022 0:13:47 GMT
Managed to utterly torpedo what was hopefully going to be a reset and reconcile. Go me and my penchant for self sabotage. Yet again. 😒. It still can be. Just a slip dude. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2022 10:46:52 GMT
Managed to utterly torpedo what was hopefully going to be a reset and reconcile. Go me and my penchant for self sabotage. Yet again. 😒. It still can be. Just a slip dude. Yeah this. I don't know the details but it's never too late man. |
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Post by Jambowayoh on Mar 1, 2022 10:49:01 GMT
I'd like to post properly in this thread but I just can't bring myself to at the moment. Tomorrow will be a better day. One day at a time, some days are good and some days you can't even face to get out of bed and face the world and try and pretend to put on a face for people around you. Talking about stuff definitely helps but only when you're ready and not when someone tells you to. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2022 10:52:09 GMT
Elden Ring has managed to put a great big sticky plaster over my issues for now, but I know it's not the solution I needed and it's only temporary. I do seem to be a lot more level the last week or so, and therefore didn't call and make an appointment with the doc. Which is prbably stupid, but I'm back to thinking I can handle all this shit.
I seem to be writing more as well which is helping, and I've made four submissions to books / magazines so far this year, with a list of about another ten I want to make before June. This is giving me a bit of focus and discipline to write. I even managed to churn out a 3,000 word submission over the weekend in between my Elden Ring-a-thon because I felt so focused on it all.
It seems to be things I create that level me out, if there isn't the crutch/distraction of a video game there. Because there's both going on just now, I'm okay. Don't know how long it will last. I know what I'd tell me, make an appointment anyway. I should. I know this. I can feel something bubbling just below the surface, so I know the lid is fragile.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2022 10:53:13 GMT
I'd like to post properly in this thread but I just can't bring myself to at the moment. Tomorrow will be a better day. Post when you can but don't feel obliged to. It's a bit cathartic typing it out. I'm not going to lie. |
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Post by Dougs on Mar 1, 2022 10:54:54 GMT
Now is the time to make that appointment imo, so you can discuss it more rationally without feeling like you're losing it. Do it!
My wife is struggling this week too. Very down, taking the weight of the world on her shoulders. I try to bear as much as possible, but there are some things that I just can't help with.
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Post by Jambowayoh on Mar 1, 2022 10:57:48 GMT
I'd like to post properly in this thread but I just can't bring myself to at the moment. Tomorrow will be a better day. Post when you can but don't feel obliged to. It's a bit cathartic typing it out. I'm not going to lie. Without a doubt. I have my up days and down days and I'm getting better at muting negative thoughts from my mind at times because I can easily snowball those. I haven't written on here much but when I have I've definitely felt better if just for a short while. |
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Post by H-alphaFox on Mar 1, 2022 11:10:37 GMT
Also a little reminder if current events are piling it on top of everything else to maybe take a little break from the news channels and live blogs. Easier said than done but if you can limit it it can be helpful.
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Post by Dougs on Mar 1, 2022 11:55:41 GMT
Yes, absolutely. My wife is a nightmare for Facey and often gets dragged down rabbit holes and ends up shouting at clouds.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2022 12:29:03 GMT
Now is the time to make that appointment imo, so you can discuss it more rationally without feeling like you're losing it. Do it! My wife is struggling this week too. Very down, taking the weight of the world on her shoulders. I try to bear as much as possible, but there are some things that I just can't help with. Yeah that's a good thought actually. Have a bit of clarity just now so might be worth it. I know what you mean with your Mrs, mine's similar, although thankfully seems to be coming out from under a cloud momentarily and is a bit more cautiously optimistic about things. It helps that her business seems to be picking up again a bit and she's getting a bit of her momentum back. I do feel useless with what she's going through a lot of the time though. With yours, I'm sure she'll just appreciate the fact that you're there for her. Sometimes that's all that matters. |
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Post by Dougs on Mar 1, 2022 12:33:55 GMT
Cheers dude, glad your wife is feeling better.
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Post by Jambowayoh on Mar 1, 2022 12:55:52 GMT
Being a single, unmarried man seeing your guy's experiences definitely do add weight to the promise of 'in sickness and in health'. I often wonder if I'm able to do that, but then I guess you choose that person because of those reasons.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2022 13:12:14 GMT
I got to put my willie in a pretty woman last night. But then I also had a dream about murdering that same woman several nights earlier. And it wasn't a nightmare. More like a less than nice dream. Like a nightmare that I could see the upside of. So it's swings and roundabouts really.
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Post by GigaChad Sigma. on Mar 1, 2022 13:17:45 GMT
Being married is shit.
Like a flatmate you can never get rid of without losing all your assets.
Once the novelty of bashing genitals together wears thin its a long haul of secret hatred and guilt until finally some has the courage to call it quits.
You're well shot of it Jambo.
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