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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.

Ooo, Snowy that's a lot! But you got through it! Better films are Gravity, Philomena, and the latest Hunger games, strong feisty women, like us!

Just read your news, Ed - yippee!!

((( Ciq ))) surrounding you with love it's just this time of year.

Wetwet I had a lot of the jaw clenching early on in sertraline, it took about 6 weeks for things to settle down. Be kind to your lovely self. But I have found sertraline good for me(100mg), be patient.

Lem hope your having a good day. Don't beat yourself up re jobs. It'll happen when it's right

Was supposed to be on a drugs awareness course today but the trainer didn't turn up! All the kids are home, daughter has just got engaged (emotional roller coaster time..)
I feel like a waste of space sometimes too. Going for a walk this morning helped.

don't lay on the floor wetwetwet - its far more comfortable in bed! It does sound like side effects from your ADs but don't worry it will pass, in the next couple of days im sure. Its a miserable day today, im cold and i have cold/wet feet - am going to give in and go and buy boots before the sales at this rate!

Snowy, thats a heavy gong questionaire - i reckon that deserves a treat

With all the qus, I wonder what they can actually ask for an hour tomorrow? Surely they wont just go over the qus I answered on paper again. Or maybe they will. Thanks hoochy, and you're not a waste of space.

It was LEM, it asked about history/childhood stuff too. Maybe pizza later, although I've had rather a lot recently. My dieting isn't going well lately.

Pizza it is, ah well

wetwetwetfan hang on, you will get through this. Don't listen to that negative voice. Can you try to use some visualisations, I sometimes find that really helps with my anxieties.

Years ago after my ex and I were mugged in a very threatening way, it was definitely visualisations that helped. A safe place, a kind of peaceful place and colour helped me. I used to visualise the entire flat covered in red.

Really up and down day for me very tearful this morning, saw Gp he was lovely. Spoke to my union. Extremely supportive.
Well done on the mega questionaire snowy

LEM I reckon the weather could warrant a spend on boots!

Sorry your day has been up and down Nancy. I'm glad it went well with your GP and the union.

Don't know if anyone remembers me, I have been doing much better and I am meant to be back at uni in a few weeks, but have been struggling lately and today suddenly feel very low and like I don't want to be here. I wanted so badly to take the pile of pills by my bed but distracted myself by self harming which I haven't done since I was at my most ill earlier this year. So now I feel shit, and terrified. I don't know what triggered this, or what to do. I've been pretty stable on my antidepressants so far, the dose is the maximum, and last time I got no help from anyone other than a prescription and a 'wait until you feel better' even when I was suicidal and begging to be admitted. So where do I go now? I can't tell dp, he'll be so scared and last time I was like this it almost broke him. :-(
Sorry, I am rubbish at this thread, I only post when I need help and don't support anyone else, I can't focus on who everyone is. But is anyone there?

Hi Glabella

I'm so sorry you're struggling so badly. Could you bring it up with your GP (if you don't have access to a CMHT)?

Can you contact university counselling services- they all have one and much easier access to that then through your gp?

We all have blips, bad days and sometime seeing it as that can help ?

Hi does anyone remember me? I think of you ladies often and sometimes lurk a bit. I am doing well on the sertraline it's honestly the best I have felt for years! My confidence is high infact I was saying to a colleague that I feel like me just without the fear iykwim. Will go and have a read to catch up.

Hi, Notso glad your doing ok

Glabella you've done so well. There are days when I feel great, and then, for almost no reason, feel crap. Going for a walk or swim really helps me. Give it time.

All my children are back it feels like I'm running a hotel, and daughters fiance is staying quite a bit too. I'm shattered. It's the meals that get me. Cooking for seven needs resources that I just haven't got

How's everyone else today?

Time for a chores rota, hoochy? I'm tired and nervous re: psychotherapy assessment, I'll come back and say how it goes.

Thinking of everyone today.

((( Snowy ))) Hope it goes well Tell us later

Thanks hoochy just hanging around in the hospital corridor

Hi all, hope you're having a good day. Been offline for a few days. Visiting some friends away. There were times when I was genuinely enjoying myself and laughing with them, but sometimes I felt detached from the conversations. My mind is not totally with it and sometimes the words I want to say don't come out so I feel stupid and choose not to say anything instead. Been the fluoxetine since friday, the side effects I've had so far are: waking up with a headache each morning, a bit of the runs, and feeling sort of jittery/shaky with palpitations. But I wondered if the palpitations were just my general anxiety still and not a side effect. Also extreme fatigue. I was falling asleep in front of my friends one lunchtime!

wetwetwetfan, I'm sorry you are feeling so bad at the moment. I know how it is to just want to hide away and give up on things. Side effects are not pleasant and it sounds like that's part of your problem at the mo. I like to think it means the tablets are doing their job, so I force myself through the bad days, even if I achieve as little as making it out of bed. Have a virtual hug from me. x

Thank you everybody for yesterday. I had to hibernate under the duvet all afternoon until dh came home and let me soak his shoulder. I wrote in my book and let him read it, (his remark that it was the ramblings of a mad woman made me smile) I forced myself to read the leaflet that came with the tablets to see in black and white that it was just side effects. I visualised the black dog and made him stay outside.

You are all so kind and wise. I have visualised you all as owls sitting on branches of a tree sharing your knowledge with us poor fledglings.... xxx

Glabella I remember you. I think you have done so well. Look upon yesterday as a blip. It does not mean any more than that.

so glad you are feeling brighter www and I am liking your visualisations. Especially making the dog dtay in the garden. Your ramblings sound like a good idea you could write a book - will self would appreciate that I think.

They don't think I'm looking for psychotherapy, they suggested cbt or something more focused around voices, so they are referring me back to cmht. It was a tough assessment, lots of focus on childhood.

I would like something other than drugs to be useful.

Only one more appointment between now and Christmas though (cpn tomorrow).

How are everyone's preparations going? Only a week to go.

Hey lovely ppl Dad is home & I'm falling apart..... I rang the hospital today nearly went in!!! Im not sure what to do or how to say it but I'm breaking up inside. I gotta keep it together at least till Dad is fully recovered but that will be
In 3 months time! Arrrrghhhh selfishness coming through right now on my part :( I wonder what dr will say...

Oh (((( DumDum32 ))))

Please do get some real life support, it's not selfishness!

Dumdum you are not selfish - he had a stroke didn't he? Is there a care package for your dad, is social services involved? Is he home with you or with your mum or alone? One day at a time - I hope you feel better soon. Xmas is a difficult time of year - so much pressure for it to be lovely and so much to do, on top of every day stuff.

Gosh, we are going to need a new thread soon - Hopefully Vicar will be along soon with some inspirational new name :)

Hello all

Snowy you have been very brave and patient by the sounds if it, hopefully your next appointment (and cbt referral) are more fruitful.

wwwfan those visualisations sound great!

Hi Glabella sorry to hear you are suffering. I read something on here last week about using ice and hot drinks to feel through those sorts of black moments. I wonder if that might be an option? Wishing you lots of strength.

hoochy good luck with all the cooking! a rota sounds good!

Can you get any help with caring for your dad dd32 ?

I am feeling stronger today. And why? Because today I feel hope.

I'm glad you're having a better day, Nancy

Had a good time at friendship group today, after a good skating session :)

Also lost 2lbs at Slimming World, so am 4lbs off my 2 stone award