Still Autumn days in the village with lots of support for all kinds of MH problems - depression, anxiety, OCD, psychosis etc thread 2

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The thread filled up!
I made a new one hope no one minds.

Should I post this on facebook?

I have a confession to make.
I left facebook to give myself time to heal, I have finally admitted that I am ill, I have severe depression and suffer from panic attacks. I'm currently taking medication and have the support of a psychologist and the community mental health team. Very few people know about it because I'm afraid of people thinking I'm crazy or exaggerating.
For the first time in my life with help im beginning to see that there may be light. There may be life after this illness.
Being ashamed and hiding behind the mask won't help me to heal, being honest and accepting that this is the way I am now and i need help to get past it may help.

spidey IMHO I would not post that on FB. Not even if you take away the self-stigmatising sentence "I have a confession to make."

I am active in the service user involvement movement, happily share my story within this context, and have friends in the same movement, who I'm also friends with on FB. But we don't discuss our mental health on FB. I expect we might refer to a broken leg, though!

nor do I share it to my non su involvement friends! Not over FB, I do face to face though.

Life is going my way atm, sorry so many are finding it hard, oh and congrats to collar

Hi can I join you? I've been stalking lurking for a long time.

I feel I know so much about you all...
Me - 14 weeks as IP this year with 3 admissions. Recently diagnosed bipolar but not sure I'm convinced. On venlafaxine and aripiprazole but no mood stabiliser - long story.

Last few days I've had thoughts about stabbing my DH and DDs. It's not great but in Psych limbo as discharged from my perinatal team but not yet had referral through to community team. Do you think it's ok if I just up the aripiprazole myself? Am on 15mg but could double to 30mg as have enough and I was on this higher dose a few months ago.

No messing with the meds without psych advice is what I've always done. Been discharged back to GP a few times, but my most recent experience is since discharge from being IP, and having a very good CPN who referred me back for med tweaks twice.

But you've yet to have that support. In your position, I think I'd see the GP as an emergency. He can refer to crisis team if things are v bad, or get them to prioritise your referral otherwise. And may be able to advise on the meds.

Shiney new thread

Enjoy your Indians pulled and victrix

Family time sounds great snowy

spidey I did make a post about it being world mental health awareness day but usually I keep quiet on FB about things, but it is your call

Hi ivy I am IP at the moment and have been on aripriprazole, I wouldn't alter your dose until you have discussed it with your psych, can you push for a quicker appointment?

Glad things are going well for you silvery

I am very very low and falling apart.

Good point, silvery, I'll not mention it then. I'm just used to sharing every tiny aspect of my life on facebook the edited version that I show the world anyway I'm not going to post it, im not going to mention my weightloss on there either, I think one reason I'm actually succeeding this time is that I've not told anyone so there's not constant pressure. (My auntie is a personal trainer and during the summer she walked 150 miles just for the hell of it, she means well but I'm only just back in contact with parts of my family so they don't really know me)

Fluffy sorry you feel so crappy I have been following your story and rooting for you.

Spidey I would never post anything like that on fb as there are so many people that are just acquaintances. I only want my close friends to know what I've been going through.

I'll see my perinatal CPN next week for discharge so will see what she says before doing anything myself. Feeling very weepy about saying bye to her after a year so it's going to be really difficult

Because there was no MN today I got out in the garden

I feel all fulfilled

I've been horse riding and now I have a sore behind

Best wishes to all.

ivy I didn't realise you still had a perinatal CPN - if things are bad, and the meeting is late in the week, you could ring her and ask if you can do the tweak in the meantime.

Oh and have been in the garden, scraping moss off the patio joins.

Welcome ivy

Sorry, I'm not up to posting today, but thinking of all of you.

((Snowy))

Now flat out on the couch catching up on the F1 qualifying.

Take 2 of chicken risotto for tea later.

Hello all,
I'm in dire pain from being up all night with tummy trouble and have now have lost my voice. All thanks to having this stupid flu jab this week which has left me with a nasty cold/flu/stomach bug or whatever this is no sleep, no energy, could kill someone with just my stares and can't eat anything and I feel like I could just die any min (slight exaggeration I know but I feel absolute shite).

Glad to read that Some of us have had a pleasant day - that has cheered me up

Welcome ivy and ((( snowy )))

Back on constants. Staff have told me today that I am getting very close to killing myself.

TBH I am glad.

Oh (((((( fluffy )))))))

((Fluffy))
I hope you can let them help you a little. Xx

Dear fluffy

Your posts sound so desperate. You have been here before, though, and you know that you can get better. I really hope you will see that as a possibility.

As you said to another poster this week:
stay stay stay

Thinking of you

xxx

(((fluffy))) I'm thinking of you.

((( fluffy ))) Thinking of you.

Thinking of you today (((fluffy))) x

Hope you're feeling a bit better Pulled x

Just checking in......on home leave at the moment still feeling no better, managed to just have a bath which is a big achievement for me at the moment as pathetic as it sounds. Hope everyone else is having a better day, x

Thanks snowy for thinking of me. Definitely feel like I need more support with the DS situation. He is currently in hospital with pancreatitis

Fluffy hope you can get through this tough time. Please stay safe
I've been out for a child-free lunch with friends which was fab and feeling almost happy I think