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[ThatVikRinA22]

My Friends... theres no need to feel down
i said My Friends..Pick yourself off the ground
i said My Friends, cause youre in a new town
theres no need to be unhappy....

Our new thread folks (number 5!!).....i need to dash as im on nights but i will be back!
love to all. xxx

Sorry you're struggling, UA Do take care of yourself, (((( UA ))))

Vell vicar vat we haff here is zee classic vish fulfilment dream - zee portal represents zee work, the people you didn't know vere zose nasty colleagues of yours... And your treasure hunting skills are obviously suited more to zee CID.

just call me ZeeSigmundPussycat

UA if you are ill enough that the Crisis Team has been considered, then you should not be dealing with work and being contacted about catch up chats (FGS!)

You have been through a very very difficult period and must still be deep in grief. And now this further news about DBro

I echo silvery there UA, your boss needs to leave you alone. So very sorry to hear about your brother, life is just not bloody fair sometimes.

Snowy - do give the red cross a ring, they may be able to find someone with one of those cars suitable for wheelchairs (cant remember what they are called)

Had a bit of a reprieve re DPs work, a couple of weeks which is what we expected. That gives him more time to either get some more subbie work or set up some of his own stuff - that is somewhat of a relief i can tell you! I have been surprisingly calm about it.

Do use the crisis team if you need to, they're there to support you. Or the samaritans if need be.

at zeesigmundpussycat there may be an element of truth to that analysis....

UA im so sorry to hear you are struggling - i had 3 deaths within months and felt very alone - orphaned even. its very very hard to get through. I agree that if the crisis team are now involved you need to sod work - they clearly dont know how seriously ill you are right now. Can you tell them? even via a third party? get a doctors note?

ed twins again - i need to be well for the weekend when im back to work. tbh im really looking forward to the surgery - not only will it give me my quality of life back (hopefully) but it will give me a break from work again....im quite sad about the realisation that its not the job - its 3 people i work with that make me feel stupid/small/miserable.

hugs to everyone else on the thread - we are all here for a reason....im useless at namechecking but i feel solidarity with every one of you. x

Hi there peeps

I would like to be part of this village please. I need some form of escape from RL as my Mum has MND and she'll probably be dead this year or next.

I suffer from clinical depression. These last few weeks have been aweful. I have 2 dc's but only dc2 lives with me.

I get up walk my dog, take my ds to school, come home and sit in my bedroom. Shop when its not busy pick ds from school, go back to bed and walk the dog twice more. Then I watch an hours tv and go to bed proper.

The only anxiety I get is sainsburys book isle and when something knocks off my routine.

I think of suicide, but can't do anything yet because ds2 won't have any relatives to look after him and his DAD is DEFINITELY NEVER GETTING HIM.

I don't have much opportunity to moan about my life, is that ok here? very few people know how I truly feel

caramel you are most welcome here.....you are in great company.

are you on any meds currently?

I just lost my reply because the wifi I'm borrowing keeps buggering off.

Yes I'm on 200mg Sertraline.

Am I right in thinking that the only way you get to see the crisis team, is if you try and od etc?

mypussy hello and welcome. It sounds like you have an awful lot on your plate, and I'm guessing at least part of that depression is a reaction to that, a perfectly normal reaction. I suspect the meds are designed to see you through a particularly difficult time, how long have you been on them?

For help and support re FW (FuckWit) Exes, take a look at the EA Support Thread.

You get anxiety in Sainsbury's book isle? I get transfixed in Morrisons and Asda by their small selection of books, always end up talking myself out of buying one though.

no - dont try and od - just tell gp how youre feeling. that should get you access - no need to actualy do anythng drastic. be honest with gp.

im on 100mg sertraline.

Oh meant to say what vicar said re getting help but got distracting thinking about books in supermarkets

Ring GP surgery and ask for an emergency appointment - Do NOT Let Them Fob You Off even though you are depressed - it is because you are depressed that you need an emergency appointment. I have had to push before, so I know some receptionists have a tendency to take their guard dog duties too far...

i used to be a gp receptionist! never quite managed my guard dog duties that well....

echo what TSP says though - dont be fobbed off. If you are even contemplating something drastic to access help then you need help - so be firm and persistent.

you need emergency appt - say it out loud now in practice....,

can i just say my baby girl is 16 today.....

she is the epitome of beautiful.
inside and out. im a proud mummy today. she is truly beautiful and its not just skin deep.

i adore my girl. now both my kids are at milestones - ds is 21 and dd is 16.....

ds has AS and has moved 400 miles away to start a new life/job.
looking forward to him coming home for a week in july....

so im 41 and redundant! (ish!!!)

Yay for all of you :) and happy birthday to DD :)

he phones most days. he is a bit lonely but doing ok. i think. he is usually the last to know otherwise not being terribly aware of whats going on around him....

so while its quiet i try to let sleeping dogs lie and all that....if the shit hits the fan i will be the first to know.....

tried to get hold of him tonight with no luck - think he has probably left his phone at work.

he did send DD a birthday card (am amazed!) and has a present ordered for her (more amazed!!)

looking forward to seeing him for a week at the end of the month.

no real idea how he is doing because he is so lacking in any awareness - but am hopeful things are good for him. he knows his stuff work wise.
so fingers are crossed.
if it all goes tits up he knows he can come home at any time.

Hello gorgeous girls,

Yeay! finished placement thanks to your lovely support Today I was ironing DH's hankies, I think I have too much time on my hands

But, I have to go back in today as my tutor has not signed something..Might grab a cob with my friend

my pussy, welcome to the village, good advice from sigmund pussycat too, persist with the gp. I'm on 100mg sertraline, felt rubbish for weeks but it's settled down now.

((( snowy ))) in our area a phone call to the gp books up hospital transport able to take a wheelchair. Mind, there is a lot of waiting around with these guys. Book something and forget about it for the rest of the day.

((( UA ))), you've had so much to deal with..Not appropriate to go into work atm. Delay the 'chat' until your in a better place healthwise.

LEM hope the DH's job gets sorted. Stressful times.

Ed were you talking about Northern lights? We went in march and did not see a flicker! But had fun in reykiavik.

Vicar you are a wise and awesome mum, hope you get better soon, lots of rest...

Waves to bobbly and anyone else I've forgotten I hope everyone has a lovely day.

Happy birthday vicar's DD! If I were going to any three of the other hospitals, I could book transport myself, getting concerned that CPN wont see my email.

CPN hopes she's booked transport, still not sure I should go.

I'm on a 1.5, too hot for anything else. Slightly tempted to buy icecream, but that would involve getting dressed.

What's everyone up to?

In the light of the lecture by CPN you mentioned upthread, I think you should go. If you don't, it is likely to increase concern for you anyway. If you do, who knows, maybe it will help...

I'm feeling wound up. How can I trust that tomorrow is not a mental health act assessment? (what they do when they section people). It was really heavily hinted that not going would result in one.