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[ThatVikRinA22]

new thread folks.....im losing track but i think this might be our 7th!

all welcome. old and new. This is a supportive place for anyone suffering with any type of mental health issue.

im on Sertraline (ADs) and have been since last December. I had 6 months off work with depression and anxiety and the ladies on these threads kept me going.

Feel free to post, to comment, to ask questions, or just to lurk and feel less alone.
everyone in the village is lovely.

No no no - it hasn't gone wrong Vicar, it hasn't - like you said, there are a lot of bastards in your job. It is not you!!! You have been bullied before and risen above it and you will do it again, because you are a better person. Do the emails actually need to be dealt with or can you jettison them into the ether? or are they evidence of folk bullying you? in that case save them. I hope you managed to get some sleep and that today doessn't turn out as rubbish as you feared. You'll cope wiht whatever is thrown at you, you always do - then its home to the bear, the ratties and a big glass of I am off out to get myself a big bottle of wine when it stops raining as i have one of DD's school friends round on a playdate/favour to the mum and she is a proper little madam, nice enough but i know the minute she leaves i am going to need something to settle the old nerves!!!

Hope the Art Therapy wasn't too cold snowy

It sounds good anyway.

Second what LEM said viacr'

Feeling better today. Missed a visit from the crisis team (I forgot ) but nevermind.

I've also been told I have to get a train and walk half an hour to get to the talking therapies thingy that I need to be at on Friday, and it's half an hour after Nursery starts so impossible anyway. Bit fucked off but I'm finding the writing very theraputic & am just plodding along, hoping i'll feel better soon. I seem to feel better the less I focus obsess over the progress i'm making, if that makes sense?

to all.

Big hugs vicar, must be awful. Good luck with everything OrchardKeeper

Oooh look what I found! I wondered what thread to put it on first, and thought of us lot

Excellent! Just what we need

Yes definately need a so that we can make our ways to our village when things get too rough :)

I am so happy - I've actually done something proactive. A friend of mine is involved in a friendship group within her town. I go to that town to ice skate, and tonight I asked her what the group is all about and whether I could pop in on my days off. She said I would absolutely be welcome, and told me all the nice things they offer - an art room, nice spaces for a cuppa and a chat, and generally just a nice, non-judgemental environment.

I will go next week when I have a day off work. Unfortunately they're not open weekends and I only get a weekday off once every 3 weeks at the moment :(

Also had a cracking show rehearsal tonight - 2.5 weeks til showtime!

Sounds great all round Lollipop!

well im here....just!. the work thing was a nightmare, I have worked a 10 hour shift with no breaks. I ate at 7am, and then again at 7pm. I knew it was going to be a hellish day when I read my emails. ....but its done now. another big horrible domestic case, sad thing is ive done all the work and whoever locks the dipstick up will get the easy bit. I deleted the work fb page off my fb friends list. I was royalty ganged up on as I took issue with something. im hoping for a better day tomorrow. ive got piles of work tho that needs sorting. ...niy getting chance- and thats when I stress. I.feel like ive hardly been home tonight, I went to buy milk on way home, ate my shrivelled up in the oven dinner. (bless dh...he cooked but I was late home) got dog insurance quotes and here I am at midnight. ...Best get to bed.. I dont think ive been home on time for 2 weeks solid now. ive not had ratties . out or read tonight, the.big.bear decided to have a mad hour, he.is.hyper! cant wait to walk him and burn off some energy! he is like a boisterous toddler. ...a large, blundering one with teeth! I meant to say hi to the newcomers. ....all welcome. feel a bit as really struggling to keep up with the thread ...gnite all, old and new....must try to catch up ...

vicar well done for standing up on FB for what you believe is right.

I suppose I should be in bed, love to all on the thread, and to the ratties, vicar.

Oh, I know how I could get an early night tonight -

:( :(:( I need to go into hospital me thinks. anger is getting u controllabel :( :( :(

lem thanks for offering support I will pm you when I get my head straight.

vicar be v.proud of urself for getting through all that.

silvery have a good night :)

sorry am forgetting so many people >

Hi snowy glad you are going to art therapy but hope the room is warmer - it's gone really cold outside, so needs to be warm inside. However I guess the art therapy is so much better than the day hospital.

Hi Vicar you've come a long way in a year (think it was about this time last year you started posting........) and the agonising over your job etc. Seems very stressful but you are managing which must mean that you are mentally well. I remember our Labrador having a "mad hour" later in the evening and we used to have to put her outside so she could dash up and down the garden - will be better when you can get him out for exercise as you say, but then you have to do the training to get him to come back when called don't you. I used to take little treats as positive reinforcement and since labs are soooo greedy it worked quite well, though I do remember some hairy times when she would dash off when she saw another dog. They are a bit like boisterous toddlers I reckon.

This is very trivial but can someone tell me what those little blue boxes are! I've been staring at them for ages and can't make it out.

Hi Lem CiQ Silvery Orchardkeeper and DumDum even though we haven't met so to speak. Mind if I ask what your MH difficulty is DumDum as I think I saw earlier on the thread you were in hospital. I have been an IP on 2 occasions, each time for 3 months and I found it so utterly boring and the nurses not caring how you are, just there to dish out meds. Hope others have a better experience.

Sorry can't remember everyone!

Can I move to the village?

Plenty of room here - like the hotel with infinite rooms in mathematical theory. How are you doing milkhell?

Of course you can Milkhell some of us (me) drop in and out as time goes by. The original thread was started about 1 year ago by Vicar and I think this is the 6th one - not entirely sure.

Do you want to tell us about yourself?

Hi milkhell welcome, its a lovely village

Hi nana how're you keeping?

Silvery thanks for the ! Who's your favourite doctor. I'd have to go for the David Tennant with Billie Piper days.... actually watched every episode of that!

Dumdum how are you doing now? Hope you've survived today.

I am doing ok this evening. Had college today and started a painting which I'm hoping will be my dbro's Christmas pressie... (no pressure ). Dh is out at the mo. I am relaxed and content at college. As soon as I get home I get mega tense, irritated with dh and just not a very nice person to be around. I'm struggling to pinpoint exactly what's the problem. It is a contrast but we've made adjustments so I don't rush straight from painting to parenting (!) Dh's questions just irritate me from the word go hey ho...

milkhell just read your other thread. I suffer from anxiety too and understand what you're saying. It can be so overwhelming and feel really weird ime and I also occasionally wonder about the whole disassociating thing - my brain is spaced out with anxiety/stress hormones I guess. It's good that you have support from your mum and you are managing to socialise - that's a major achievement even if you are finding it hard. Are you receiving any treatment for your anxiety? I'm on ADs, counselling. Try and walk/yoga 3 times a week (but my dc are in school no so more feasible).

Phew, glad today's over. Lots of shouty people at work and I seemed to be the one answering the phone to them!

Sat in my PJs now relaxing. One more day then the weekend, ice skating, nails done, shopping on Saturday, then watching ice hockey on Sunday :)

Roll on my day off next week for friendship group - the website made me well up. It went along the lines of "we know new places can be scary, if you can only make it as far as the bus station or our front door, ring X on this number, we'll come and meet you and help you come in."

It sounds like my kind of place. I think I'd like to do some art - I might try and start something next week. Only problem is, I can't draw... hmm, can't really crochet well either, might need to think of something else to create :)

That friendship group thing sounds lovely! Can you tell me more? Weekend sounds good too.

Art-wise I recommend painting you don't have to be able to draw, but just have fun with colour!

If I say too much, I shall out myself spectacularly! I've never been before, so it's all new to me. But it does sound lovely :)

I do like painting - I have visions of beautiful pictures, and they don't materialise haha! I might do a nice landscape when I go to the group - I'm alright at those!

Fair enough .

Hmm I was painting a landscape today - something I enjoy too. Just watching George Clark and a couple building a beautiful beach front studio - a flatpack thing - but looks amazing. Am

I'm glad to be here. I'm watching George too. X

Am I allowed to 'X' or it that naff?

• is that!

I'm partial to the odd x too

Not sure if to stick with Ch4 now though!