"Summer is Coming, the Village is warm and safe - support for depression, anxiety and other MH issues"

[LollipopViolet]

New thread, everyone :) First attempt at a thread title for us.

I've just posted on the old one, am really struggling today. Was feeling numb, still do, to be honest. Need to get myself through today.

Welcome Kat - that does sound very scary, hopefully you get some support sorted ASAP with psych people :)

I'm feeling... well, it's weird. I did parkrun again today, and have felt great all day. Now I feel a bit low, deflated, for no real reason. It's almost like I'm coming down from the exercise endorphins.

Weird. I'm off to bed, hoping sleep will see me right.

Hope everyone has had an ok day?

Welcome KatKins :)

Well I am back to work in the morning for the first time in nearly 6 weeks... Anxiety levels reaching red alert :/

Thank you Lollipop. I hope you feel better after some sleep. And Collar- that's excellent :) Well done and good luck!

Glad you found the thread katkins snowy is the one to talk to I think. Im ubder the weather just now and trying to fix my laptop.
Be back soon I hope

Very short post - feeling totally and utterly crap. Lem I have spoken to Katkins on the other thread. I feel rather worried about her, as she seems to be out of touch with reality. I'm surprised you tried to link her up with snowy as she is herself having a very tough time and in my opinion is quite a reserved, private person and would not be wanting to discuss her mental health issues in detail with anyone else. Snowy's posts are always brief.

Have I got that right Snowy - hope you're ok today with family.

Sorry if that sounds abrupt - it's just I feel so bad today.

Well, the sleep worked, feel much better. It's weird how our minds work sometimes.

I'm just doing research and prep for this phone interview tomorrow.

I'm not sure what to say. I am going through a bad blip at the moment

If I think sharing my stuff might help I might do it via pm, I tend to be quite general support posting on this thread in case someone can work out who I am from my posts.

I think I'm brief because of feeling bad

Sorry you're having such a bad day, NN. I hope tomorrow is better for you.

I hope you fix your laptop, LEM

How are things going, Katkin?

How is everyone doing today? (((( all ))))

Hi everyone - had a difficult few days with anxiety and lows and ended up in a panic and crying this morning
Although Ive had quite a few 'blips' its been 4 years since my last big episode so Im really really hoping I can come out of this without it developing into something more. Going to try lots of things over next few weeks (I also take 25mg clomipramine - its a low maintenance dose of a tricyclic.)
I wonder whether its a/ hormonal (I'm 44 and my cycle seems to be changing a bit or b/ the ad is no longer the right one for me or has stopped working?

start fish oil
start multivitamin
more early nights
start mindfulness exercises
regular walks
reduce sugar
relaxation exercises ever day
bought rescue remedy pastilles
bought calming aromatherapy rollerball

Im really sorry to everyone else struggling .... I'll let you know if any of these things help ...

I am sorry if I got it wrong snowy. I seem to remember you had issues with voices but maybe I got that wrong. Lap top mended although fan really noisy so not using if unless I really need to. Missing lots of the thread. Maybe im too out of it now. I hope I didn't upset you snowy

Blossomy - I found bachs rescue remedy drops really helpful but found the pastilles didnt really work for me.

I do have issues with voices, LEM You didn't get anything wrong or upset me (((( LEM )))) I'm struggling with voices at the moment though.

Thanks LEM - I'll give the pastilles a try but will swap to the drops if no benefit

Sorry for "talking for you" Snowy and sorry you are still having a tough time. I am very marginally better but today has been a day from hell for sure. I have "seen" Katkin on the other thread. She is really in a bad state and is hallucinating and having delusions, and took her child out this afternoon. However she is now with her friend (thank god) whose DH is a psychiatrist and whilst he can't treat her, at least they will get her seen by the Crisis Team tonight I should think and make sure her and the child are safe.

My son has just phoned and I couldn't really talk to him - felt too choked up and he doesn't know what to say..........am feeling defeated tonight.

Hello Blossomy I remember you probably from 4 years ago when you had you last major episode, (mine was also 4 years ago) and I have been up and down ever since but this year has been horrendous. We used to talk about blips I recall, and it seems you've been having them along the way too. I too hope you can come out of it but the dose of tryclic you are on is very low - my CPN says these "maintenance" doses aren't any real protection, so maybe think about seeing GP if your self help things don't work. I am currently weaning myself off the drug I've been on (also a tryclic) for years and it's hard going, and I have no idea whether the new meds will make any difference.

Oh sorry folks I am just feeling so crap tonight I shouldn't really be posting.

Hope everyone else is doing ok.

Hi guys. I'm with my friend, my little one is asleep. We are going to the doctors in the morning.

So relieved you are going to get the help you need Katkins

Hi everyone.

KatKins - big hug because it sounds like you really need one today :)

I returned back to work today and all went ok. Though I can sense my managers understanding of my MH problems has been exhausted now :(

Blossomy - I read your post with interest! and will maybe steal your list to try myself!

Snowy, NanaNina - It's been a tough week for you both. I hope this is a kinder week for you :)

Lollipop - Good luck with the interview!

Nethuns, CIQ, Lem, Victrix, Silvery - hugs to you all and hope you are ticking along.

DumDum - How are you? Where are you? :)

Let's hope it's an ok week for all of us x

Glad it went OK collar. Hope your manager is a but more understanding in time. Thank you everyone that has commented on my thread and the other today. I'm in bed at a friend's house. I feel safer here.

Drained.

I am full of cold and miserable. Having a duvet day with my cat.

Hi all, family around all weekend so only just getting post in now!

CIQ, thanks, yeah, I will have my podcasts and kindle and loom bands so that'll help. It's remote where we are going so quite hard to get anywhere other than feilds of sheep, but could be worse!! NOT looking forward to 7 hours in the car though! How is anxiety today? Hope you're feeling a bit better xx

Snowy, hugs, sorry to hear things are so bad : ( Hugs to you x

Lollipop, nice to see you, grea that thing are a bit better!

Nana, ach, I really hope you feel better soon, it's horrid changing meds, but hopefullly it will help and then seem worth it (once you're through to the other side)

Did you make it to your garden, snowy? I find being outdoors helps me, if I can just get myself out! Nature in general really. DO you ever read Mary Oliver's poetry (WIld Geese, etc?) She writes about the healing power of nature in a very non-trite way, beautiful.

Vic, oh, eating patterns , how is it today??

Welcome Katkins, glad you are getting some help!

Collar, congratulations on the first day of work! Sorry your manager isn't supportive . How are your colleagues with you?

Hi to everyone I've not listed of course!

Me and DH are both struggling just now, and ds1 is not good either. Family life just feels like a total chore right now with no joy. It's just tension and stress : (. I'm glad to say everyone is away out today so I've got peace and quiet. Just dreading the hols when they will all be about.

Just checking back with you all. I'm going for a mental health assessment at 2pm today. I'm a lot more 'with it'. The flowers are still singing, and the vacuum cleaner was growling and saying it was going to eat me (!). I'm still a bit hot, though not as much as before. Thank you all for your messages of support. Hopefully, I can chat to you all a lot more when I get well.

That's good that you're getting an assessment today Katkins, best wishes x

Good luck with the assessment Katkins, they can be difficult with lots of questions, but they only want to help.

Thanks for the hugs, nethuns

Never feel you shouldn't post, NN

Enjoy the duvet day mp

A lot of people seem to be going through a bad patch, (((( all ))))

Just checking in. Katkins I hope you got on ok at your assessment -I have to say I had a little chuckle about the singing flowers. Ok if they sing something nice I suppose. The hoover can just fuck off - can't eat anything if you pull the plug out!! Of course I know its far from funny just now for you. All part of the illness which is shit but good in another way as you can medicate it. All the best xx