To ask what your biggest problem in life is at the moment

• Being In debt
• Realising that my new manager at work is going to be the biggest nightmare in my many years in the job

Me too. Get ENT checks for Meniere's, Labyrinthitis and Vertigo.
Also something called BPPV. Can be treated with the Epley manoeuvre.

Good luck.

Supporting Adult DS through mental health problems but he has made amazing strides.
we’ve talked and talked . And I’ve done it for years now.

My Job also involves a bit of support to folk too .
Im exhausted by it but have decided to do something positive and have an interview for the Samaritans .
Something I have thought about for years actually . I’ll soon know whether they think I can make it .

Had to respond to this- life changing diagnosis - my autistic son was 5. As a t1d myself I knew the 24/7 nature of it however so difficult as my son was non verbal and had zero hypo awareness. 2 years in and on hybrid closed loop pump he’s coped better than I ever could have imagined. Does mean there’s Betty few other people in this world I can leave him with. His restricted eating has actually made it easier to manage as we’ve learnt exactly what each food does for his blood sugars- by no means a typical diabetic diet but we manage great time in range and hba1c. Go easy on yourself - reccomend reading how to think like a pancreas. And I promise it gets easier.

@GlitteryUnicornSparkles totally feel for your son, I can understand why he keeps saying he wants to kill himself because no one understands what it's like unless your going through it yourself or with a child. My 3 year old has severe chronic eczema as well and it's honestly been horrific... But good news is, the immune suppressants (Methotrexate) are working and I can see the light at the end of the tunnel!! We were petrified of the side effects too but so far they have been minimal and his bloods have been perfect every time almost, just slightly off if he has a cold or when he had impetigo. His appetite is up and down but he's delayed so can't tell us if he's feeling sick or not hungry, he also won't say he's hungry, just starts getting his Weetabix out.. he had 6 for breakfast the other day 😂 I also know someone who was on it for 20 years and no side effects, and one of our nurses has a daughter who was on the biggest dose you can have and she also has no side effects.
Sending lots of love and healing to your son 🤞🏼🩵

Have you tried Jude supplements?
Plus make sure you’re actually drinking enough water as not drinking enough causes that irritable bladder situation where you feel like you need a wee but you don’t IYSWIM ?

I am sorry that sounds hideously painful x

Oh dear I’m sorry , I hope you can get that checked out
This could be many things but (could be a middle ear issue , or something like vestibular neuritis / labyrinthitis or blood pressure)
I had bouts of vestibular issues and it’s awful

GOOD LUCK!!!!!🤞

House purchase is going off the rails 😭.

Pain.

Have you got a wet belt? My daughters car same issue, only four years old, I too have a Ford ecoboost and am waiting for it to go, utterly disgraceful that car companies are selling such cars that can die at any moment.

@Numnumbirdy hey thankyou! We have tried loads of different milks - soya, goat, oat, even the disgusting flavoured baby milk, no change sadly. We think if his diet was better it would massively help as some people say eczema is to do with your gut health but he's a very beige eater sadly. It's also genetics for him too. All 3 of my husbands children (1 not mine) all have eczema, our 3 year old got the worst of it x

Hi, GlitteryUnicornSparkles. I didn't want to read your post and scroll past without commenting. I have no advice but wanted to say I'm sorry you have such a lot on your plate at the moment. I hope your son's medication helps and your cat makes a good recovery.
Sending you a big gentle hug.

On a lighter note - when I first typed your username I spelt it 'GlitteryUniformSparkles' - I hope my mistake makes you smile a little. x

Who wants to know?

Oh & forgot just a few others. Bereavement, Rheumatoid arthritis, cancer in remission but could come back. Concern for my husband's health. Stress from foster caring. The dreadful state of the world we seem to be living in.

My adult children

Lost my darling DH through terminal cancer at the begining of April
Every day without him seems worse than the last.
I know it will get easier but I can't see it at the moment.
Bless all you that are struggling.

Sending you a million hugs.💐

I have to end a relationship, been putting it off for a while...planning to do it next week...

I’m making my first radio appearance today and I have severe stage fright

Oh @LoudPlumDog 😞

I'm so very sorry.

My thoughts are with you wholeheartedly.
X

My teenage son has developed severe chronic eczema and trying to get him decent help has been long and painstaking, its massively affected his life and ability to function for the last 18 months, he’s at a point where he now keeps saying he just wants to kill himself. He’s probably flunked his GCSEs as he had to keep being pulled out of exams due to how much pain and discomfort he was in. We’re both worried he isn’t going to have made the grades he needs for his college course that he really wants to do. He’s hopefully due to start immune suppressants at his appointment at the end of the week but honestly the potential side effects of these drugs scare me too! I’m also scared they won’t work because at this rate he isn’t going to be fit to even start college in September.

I’m in a world of debt and worry about money daily. My rent last went up by almost £300 a month and yet my house is still considered well below market value, if it goes up a lot again this year I don’t know how I’ll be able to afford to keep a roof over our heads because in my local area it’ll cost me more per month to downsize than what I’m paying now and between my work and sons college moving out of area isn’t really feasible.

My cat has recently been hit by a car, his recovery isn’t going as well as planned and the stress of being on crate rest led to him chewing off his own tail and having to have the remainder amputated whilst simultaneously having to also extend crate rest because his pelvis is taking ages to heal. He’s not insured anymore so this has further compounded the debt problem but he’s one in a million and worth every penny to me. I think this straw broke the camels back, I’m normally pretty hardy and wouldn’t say a lot phazes me ordinarily but I’m pretty sure the whole saga has given me ptsd, I keep randomly crying, I daren’t leave him unsupervised because I’m so afraid he’ll do something else stupid, I’m barely sleeping and everytime I have to even contemplate leaving him to nip out or go back to work I have a panic attack and have subsequently been signed off work with stress.

I’m worried about my return to work after a long stint off sick. I’m worried people will think I’m taking the piss.

However having read through some of the comments on here and the truly awful things other people are going through, I guess things could be worse.

I had this last year, I flea bombed every room, used flea drops, flea baths, constant combing and hoovering and still couldn’t get rid. Bought a seresto flea collar off Amazon and not a single flea since, have not needed any other flea treatment either. I’m grateful for it daily after last year’s shenanigans!

I’m so sorry to hear this. I don’t have anything useful to say, but I didn’t want to read it and not say anything. I hope everything works out for the best.