"putting the SPRING back in our step - village support for depression and anxiety"

[LEMmingaround]

Heres the new thread guys. What is this, thread 9?

This is a thread that is situated in a virtual village of support for those suffering from mental health issues, or just those struggling with what life throws at them.

Please feel free to join in.

((( *lem ))) that's a lot of things going on but glad ur enjoying DD being home.

((( tul ))) sorry to hear all the going on's with ur DS :( I do agree with others that help is offered if there is a real need for it so ur DS must need it. It's a shame ur DH is not being supportive & hopefully u & ur mil can talk him round.

ciq glad u had a good holiday break & u sound so much better :)

((( snowy ))) ur voices sound horrendous at the moment. Hope u have made the call to ur cpn!

((( vicar ))) what horrible lot they sound. Hope ur son was able to get the right advise/support from ACAS/CAB. Hope ur chest infection gets better & duvet time helps.

My appt went as I expected it was very emotional. I'm hoping to deal with my past once and for all now < wishful thinking >

Today has been ok so far - even managed a hug/smile with DD. Will be seeing my psychiatrist in a weeks time for a meds review. SS have been visiting quite a lot to support - I'm ever so grateful for their help so far. Weather has been great but of course I'm to frightened to venture outdoors alone with DD but long weekend is coming & my brother has planned a few days out for us. So I might just soak up some sun soon enough. Voices have been manageable too weirdly so maybe I've finally cracked the code to keep them at bay!

DD will be in full time school from sept so have been looking out for the email confirming her place in our local school all day - nothing so far :( hope she gets into our local one as it's so convenient!

Hope all are doing ok today & ((( hugs))) to all those struggling

snowy I've been on diazepam for a month & can now say it helps to take the edge off. It didn't work particularly well for me in the first couple of weeks it was in the third week I could feel a difference. HTH.

In better news, I have been sent an appointment with my old psychiatrist, so at least I should get some closure and find out what is actually happening in future.

It was all going so well - confidence at an all time high, loving life. Then I got a letter this morning about that Florida charity trip I'd applied for.

Not even through to the selection day. Confidence has crashed back down and I've started a wallowing in self pity thread in Chat.

I knew something had to go wrong, it always does and it's always this sort of thing. Anything I really want, never happens.

(((( Lollipop ))))

I still can't work out how talking to CPN would help.

Thanks Snowy I feel better now. Had a little cry to my work programme case manager person who has said if I don't get satisfactory feedback to let them know, and they'll chase it for me, because they've got lots of people interested in that charity and their programme.

On a brighter note, I'm off out with some of my Slimming World group for a meal, chat and socialise.

Enjoy your meal

Good night all.

Hello everyone - it is supposed to be Good Friday, but it's Crap Friday here - woke feeling totally flat and unmotivated - hope everyone else is feeling better than me, or if not you can join me in "crap corner"......

I'm better than I was yesterday - still down about it but it's out of my hands really. Plus, I've realised I'm involved with two projects where I can REALLY make a difference, so I'm feeling more positive.

Meal was good - I say meal, none of us actually ate. We were there to meet a family our group is helping with some fundraising and spent all evening chatting :)

(((( NanaNina )))) I think I'll join you, sorry you're feeling rough.
Sounds like a good evening, Lollipop

I'm trying to have a quiet Friday, Harry Potter has just come on the tv. Doing some maths as well.

Joining u in the crap corner NN I've just crawled out of bed and have a splitting head ache :(

snowy Harry potter sounds like a good plan I'll join u in that also :)

voilet sounds like a fabulous evening :)

Maths snowy maths.........my nightmare. I have dyscalculia which as you probably know is like dyslexia but with numbers but for some reason people make jokes about it, whereas they don't with dyslexia.

DD sorry you're crap too - mental illness is a BIG bugger isn't it..... sorry that's stating the obvious. I think you've been struggling for a while if my memory is right.

It's my grand-daughter's 14th birthday tomorrow and I have iced her birthday cake (thank god that was already made and in the freezer) but it's been so stressful because of feeling so crap...........hoping for a better tomorrow. Usually I enjoy cake making and icing (though I'm not very good at it) but not today.

still ill.
got to go to work tomorrow. (10 hour shift)
im totally absorbed in DS work hearing. It was postponed following a statement i wrote and sent to them. now he can take me to his hearing to advocate for him.
so im trying to prepare a case.

exhausted and ill. my surgery was supposed to stop the repeated chest infections but its not. this is my second since march.

Need some hand holding. Got crisis team coming in everyday at the moment. Hoping that I can offer support to others too, when I finally get out of this shitty funk.

Hello Beer hunter - I don't know if we are "naice" but we are all lovely :)

Sounds like you are having a crappy time just now - you can tell us about it if you like, or just pull up a chair and have a drink - the beers good here.

Vicar - i am sorry you are feeling crap - maybe you should call in sick. No point in battling through a nasty chest infection. Rest is what you need.

What has happened with your DS at work vicar - he was working in devon wasn't he then got a job closer to home? or have i got that wrong?

Thanks lem going to pull up a chair, some red wine, a few zopiclone and lots of toast initially and then start trying to contribute something worthwhile!!

hi beer

lem - he got a job closer to home. he moved back home in december. he was doing great and was taken off probation in feb.
then he told them he has AS.
they removed his duties and want him out.
thread here

he is 22 and the fighting for their rights never stops. its exhausting.

Hi vicar what would be your ideal outcome for your son?

Sounds a very stressful situation. How are you both coping?

Hello all
I hope you don't mind me joining the thread. Just tried to start my own but its too daunting.

Feeling like I'm coming apart and really not coping. I just want the world to leave me alone. Everything is unravelling

elsie - know the feeling - are you on any meds? ive been on sertraline for about 18 months now i think.....the first 6 - 8 weeks were tough but they really have helped. They take the edge off and make it easier to cope with whatever life throws...

beer - ds just wants a settlement to leave and a reference now. he is gutted.

Vicar - that sounds really harsh, poor sod, i hope he gets a settlement - fucking bastards. He has clearly proved that he can do that job.

Elsie - its horrible isn't it. Tell us what you want to tell us, no judging here, just support and maybe useful advice.