summer heat - in the village we'll meet....oh, those summer nights! support for MH issues, depression, anxiety, what ever the issue come visit the village [titled edited by MNHQ]

[SomethingVicardThisWayComes]

well a well a well a oh tell me more tell me more.....

new thread guys....feels funny doing the threads again! but nice....

so. for any newbies....the purpose of the "village" threads is to support anyone with MH issues....depression, anxiety, anything at all, for what ever reason.

there is an open door policy in the village! so pull up a pew and get stuck in....

[Katkins1]

Sleep is the first to go with me too, something. At the minute, I'm taking zoplicone every day and it helps me to stay stable. Sleep pattern like that would send me physcotic. Sorry to hear you are feeling so unwell :( Do you think it might be worth getting checked? Usually, if we don't sleep it's a signal there's something going on (speaking from experience, wish I noticed). Trip to the GP maybe?

I'm on day 2 of pretty much symptom free- except post-physcotic tiredness/exhaustion and tearfullness. Lots of tearfulness and feeling a bit flu like. I think that's normal post-pyschosis?

[SomethingVicardThisWayComes]

just checking in before going to work....have to go back today or wont want to go at all....

wishing you all a peaceful day.

[SnowyMouse]

I've just had a letter from the DWP saying I'll be sent a Limited Capability for Work questionnaire It said they'd ring me, but I rang them to try to shorten the time I'll have to worry.

[Katkins1]

Aw Snowy, that sounds like one more worry you don't need....just fill it honestly (but as though you are having a bad day is the usual advice, I think).

[SomethingVicardThisWayComes]

i ended up coming home with a dicky stomach again. the water cooler has been contaminated so that could explain it....but got no sympathy.

Work is going badly again - just found out that everything has changed again - we dont have a sgt, or an inspector so i cant go anywhere with anything.

feeling pretty rough.

on the upside ds has been offered a job. hurrah.
till the next bloody crisis.

[SnowyMouse]

Oh dear vicar Sorry work is going so badly I hope that your stomach behaves quickly, it's rotten. Good to hear ds has been offered a job, I'll keep fingers crossed.

I'm feeling rough too, maybe day hospital will help.

Was your clinic appointment useful, katkins?

[SnowyMouse]

How is everyone? The thread has gone very quiet.

[SomethingVicardThisWayComes]

it has hasnt it snowy.....hope its not cos i started it.....

im bracing myself to go in to work tonight. i have a poorly rat which needs the vet first though.....

think im going to start job hunting too. i enjoy the actual job but i cant see it being sustainable - one day im going to fail this stupid yearly fitness test and i dont want to be forced to do riot work....

im feeling quite fed up at the minute.

[Katkins1]

Hi Snowy, how you doing with things? I'm OK, clinic not that useful, but DD is coming to stay tommorow. I'm struggling with the post-psychotic stuff: lots of tears and feeling ashamed, and struggling a bit physcially, too. Have isolated myself a bit socially, because I'm finding it so challenging. No-one really tells you how it effects you physcially eithier, do they? It's a real set back.

My Doc has just said see my CPN weekly, and she will review stuff. Social worker is putting family support in place so that DD can come back next week full time, as my friends are going away.

That's good about DS, something. A big step forward for him..sorry you are feeling so rubbish, do you work full time?

[ColouringInQueen]

Hi katkins try and be kind to yourself. Altho I don't have any experience of psychosis I know how exhausting bad dep/anx can be so I'd imagine you'd multiply by a Lot. Great to hear you're going to spend more time with your dd, take care

snowy yes - very quiet. Have you been at day hosp today?

hi vicar hope your stomach's doing better today. One thought I had re: thread is that the last couple's titles have been more explicit about support for dep/anx/mental illness? Who knows...

Well migraine better yesterday but back today. I cleared 2 days to paint (dc at camp thing) and have managed about 4 hrs . Slept til 1. Had lunch, did an hour sketching, felt so bad ended up back in bed. V annoying!!! Don't think humidity helps either.

Hello everyone else.

[NanaNina]

Hello folks - the village IS very quiet. I am having a break because I've been struggling for the past few months since my meds change and it's all taking far longer than I thought. Worse still it hasn't made any improvement - in fact I think it's made me worse, as the bad days are SO much worse. However my CPN says not to lose faith yet because I'm not on the maximum dose yet, but I'm not holding my breath. I don't like posting when I can't be much help to others to be honest.

Also I am trying to break my laptop habit as I'm getting quite addicted and I'm spending hours on it late at night, so my new regime is to go to bed early and spend less time on the laptop. I might have a mosey round other sites on MN but not sure about that yet. I am very unfit and have decided it is time to do something about it, so have made an agreement with DP (who is very fit) that I will do at least 30 mins exercise every day and work up from there. I also need to lose weight.

I will pop by and see how you are all getting on and I WILL be thinking of you all. And NO Vicar it's nothing to do with you starting the thread (!) I was glad to see you back to be honest.

Love and thoughts to you all .........NNx

[SnowyMouse]

I'm ok thanks, looking forward to a lie in tomorrow.

Good luck with work vicar, sorry you're feeling fed up

I'm so glad to hear that re: DD katkins I hope CPN helps.

Sorry you're feeling so rough, CIQ, yes I was at day hospital earlier.

Oh NN, you will always be welcome here.

[NatashaRostova]

Hi, can I join in?

I'm having a bad time with depression and anxiety at the moment, it would be nice to have some people to talk to.

[SnowyMouse]

Welcome NatashaRostova

[LEMmingaround]

Oops. Lost thread from my active list. Been so busy. Glad to find you all again. Welcome natasha.

[LEMmingaround]

Anxiety is a bastard isnt it? Are you on any medication?

[NatashaRostova]

Thanks for the welcome, I've been inspired reading how much people have struggled but kept going. I've namechanged for this but have been around MN for a few years.

I'm on ADs and have been on diazepam but I'm only allowed it for a week or two at a time when I get really bad. It's been a bad few weeks and I just feel really strange at the moment.

[Katkins1]

Hi Natasha. I had diapzem for a while 'as needed', but sometimes I didn;t find it useful as I was taking it too often- I wasn't meant to but there we go. They stopped it in the end as I was becoming dependant. When you say 'strange', do you mean detached? I often feel very disembodied (a sort of floaty feeling) when I'm anxious. I think it might be a bit of a way of coping.

I' m struggling a bit. Have got DD this weekend, didn't quite realise how tiring all of the extra responibility is, and there are so many emotions attached to the situation that I can barely begin to untangle. DD s fine (in bed now), but I've been feeling anxious, overwhelmed and really, really tearful. I honestly do feel like crying - there are lots of triggers around, and I'm finding it hard to adjust. I'm sure that I will be fine (given time), but it is hard. Has anyone else that has been away from their children (inpatient or voluntary foster care like I did) found the adjustment really challenging? It's almost harder than being unwell...

DD is coming back next week. We are going to have family support workers visit- maybe twice a week. I'm glad about that because I am finding it really tough.

[NatashaRostova]

Hi Katkins, yes sometimes I feel like I'm watching myself doing whatever I'm doing. It allows me to fool people and function when inside I am dying.

It is bound to be difficult with your DD at first, I'm sure it will get easier as you get back into the swing of it. I am glad you are going to get some support.

[NatashaRostova]

Oh dear, I appear to have killed the thread .

Hope everyone is doing okay.

[Victrix]

Hi everyone, haven't really posted for a while, I've been fairly out of it. Hope everybody is ticking along OK.

Welcome to the thread Natasha

[Katkins1]

Sorry, I didn't post back. I had DD this weekend, and she's coming back full time tommorow. I'm finding things very, very hard, coming down from a psychotic episode is absolutely horrendous; and there are just so many emotions involved that I barely know where to start.

[SnowyMouse]

Thinking of everyone, day hospital tomorrow

[NatashaRostova]

My brother has schizophrenia and he finds it really difficult after he has had a psychotic episode. He generally needs to sleep a lot.

[LEMmingaround]

Katkins that is wonderful news about your dd. I can imagine you must feel overwhelmed.

I am struggling. On the outside im good but I can't go on like this. My life has gone to shit and I don't know how to put it right.