MH and CV - come in to support each other

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Is anyone else struggling?

Please help me motivate myself to get up. Im not in isolation- no physical illness. I’m cutting back as I’ll probably be visiting my parents at some point and they are vulnerable.

I’m cutting back on non- essential things out of the house. Was out this morning until 12.30, home since then. The trouble is I find it hard to motivate myself to be out of bed when I’m at home. I’ve been here since I got in. I listened to a couple of podcasts, been on MN. Normally my way to break this cycle would be to go to the gym, maybe a cafe/restaurant for a drink, just by myself. Weekends are tough anyway.
Unfortunately I can’t just go for a run as due to disability I need a static bike or treadmill

I’m getting low. I have depression though generally well controlled but this has got me down. I am not in the least actively suicidal, but have passive thoughts.

I feel for you. Can you still go out for a walk? Take your own coffee and sit in the park, and do some people watching?

Mine’s Anxiety. Unusually I don’t suffer health anxiety, but today the panic has started. I was going to wean myself off the ADs this month, but I think I need to up the dose.

I need to stop reading about it, but it’s everywhere.

@Potplant Sorry you are so anxious I have hidden the topic. Could you do that? (This thread would still be in watching if you wanted it but I completely understand if you prefer delete it.

I only came here for this thread because I know that a lot of people are deliberately avoiding CV altogether and didn’t want to trigger people in the other MN areas.

Doh- I hadn’t thought about doing that. Trouble is it’s everywhere. My FB is still in the jokey phase, there hasn’t been a recorded case locally, although one confirmed today in the next town over.

I’m halfway through the online NHS CBT so I might go through some of that tonight.

I'm on day 2 of isolation. My depression is bubbling and I'm spending too much time reading all about it on here. I'm worried the government have their heads in the sand a little. I can see all sides of all arguments. My head hurts from whatever lurgy I have plus all the info I am trying to process. It's a very strange time to be alive in. I feel for my kids too as I can see them struggling to try and understand why we had to miss their clubs today and they couldn't play out with the neighbours kids in the street like they normally do. They are in isolation with me too as both have coughs - though to be fair they both suffer with their throats and tonsillitis so always have a cough. My heads spinning.

Unmumsnetty virtual hugs to all, seeing as hugging in real life is currently not recommended!

(((JustUrggghhhh)))

I’m lucky in that the virus situation has actually helped my current depression as I’m now focussing on survival in a way. The constant mental chatter about nonsense has eased off to be replaced by constant thoughts of the immediate future. I’m still anxious and worry about other groups of people, especially children in low income chaotic and abusive households (similar to my own background), but I’m no longer as depressed as I was.

I’m still waiting for an appointment with the MH team (since January) and there’s a problem with the supply of 100mg sertraline which is worrying me. I have socially isolated for months now anyway, so I’ll try and view it as good training.

I have chronic depression which isn’t usually triggered by specific events, it tends to creep up out of nowhere and usually between October and March. I think that is part of the reason focusing on the collective challenge ahead for all of us has helped me personally.

I hope I’ll be able to help people who’s MH is adversely affected by this situation, for some people it will be the first time they will feel so anxious and depressed and possibly while isolated.

As I’m writing I’m wondering whether there might be online services I could assist with to support people during the months ahead. I’m going to look in to it.

Virtual hugs to you all.

I'm usually quite good in a crisis, nothing is ever as bad as the disaster movie I've spun up in my head. I think that might be why it's blindsided me a bit. We seemed to have gone from jokes about toilet roll to doomsday playing out.

@Binting - are you waiting for your first appointment? I got referred to the online NHS silver cloud platform, which has been quite helpful.

Thanks for the tip @Potplant. I am waiting to be assessed by the psych team but will look into the silver cloud website in the meantime.

Just begun to self isolate. Playing on MN, already bored.

Please help if you are there please say hello, please hug me.

I’m struggling and have no one I can say that to irl. Self isolation day 2. Now realise definitely only have a cold but am coughing so have to self isolate. I may be able to work from home which would be great, we’ll see.

Soo lonely - live alone MH is suffering. Also know that there won’t be anywhere to go/people to physically meet when it’s over. I know MN is here. Leaving Samaritans and NHS alone, there is enough to deal with.

Hello. Social media is not helping my MH at all.

Off out to the GPs for my repeat script of ADs. id been planning to come off them this week as well!

I'm working from home, too. don't do being on my own very well but I have DCs so at least I have them to talk to.

Have you got anyone to FaceTime?

Not FaceTime. I have WhatsApp, never used the camera bit before.

I use video conferencing at work, it's so much better than a phone call. It's nice to see the people when you're talking to them. I never realised how much I fidget till I've watched myself on the screen.

I'm planning to FaceTime or whatever the Facebook one is called with my mum on Sunday. Both of my parents are mid 70s so I think I should stay away.

How you feeling now?

Better. It goes in waves. I’ve just cleaned through. I need to hoover. I’m proud because I did the duvet. That means I’m going to try not to get into bed until bedtime - new bed and pyjamas.

Down again. wFH Work is very busy. I’m managing to be stable during work, then at 5 my mood just suddenly seemed to drop of a cliff. It’s having time to think that’s the problem. I have to decide whether to move back nearer to my parents.

Also I get tired anyway I think partly ASD and interaction. I had got used to my work place. This is all new.

Asking for and passing on hugs (((you)))