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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hi pulled I hope the vit D is the solution.

I'm feeling a bit viral, sticky eyes, hopefully it'll clear up soon. At least it's the weekend tomorrow.

Hi snowy thanks. I've had the deficiency for a year now and get injections every 3 months. It just doesn't seem to want to rectify the muscle twitching is a new thing though.

Hope u feel better over the weekend just get plenty of rest and warm 's

I'm hoping DD won't mind bed days this weekend because I really don't think I'll have any energy to do much else.

Oh dear pulled

Snuggling up on the sofa sounds a plan.

Hello.
After joining last week I've been underground and then I lost the thread. Glad to find you all. Will try and catch up now

I've been so depressed that I have been spending hours lying in bed, but today I've managed to stay out of bed all day. We have relatives staying for the weekend and I feel really anxious about having to make conversation, I'm really bad company at the moment and wonder how long I can stand feeling like this for.

Not managing well at the moment and I am poorly. Bleurgh.

Night all x

No wonder I've been feeling grotty. Have a bad chest infection. Came back from the doctors with an antibiotic and instructions to stay in bed for the weekend

I hope you feel better soon, fluffy and mp

Good afternoon all, I need to try to stay on top of the activity diary, I'm not doing it particularly well.

Feel better soon fluffy & MP

I've been in bed all day pains are really bad & stupid painkillers not touching it at all. Can hardly keep my eyes open either & feel dizzy :(

snowy what activity did you have planned for today? Did u manage to do it?

I'm cream crackered! Today is the day we were moving all of our stuff into storage ready for the house to get photographed and put onto the market this week, and of course, DH put his back out lifting the first box.

Filling a storage unit is like a mammoth game of Tetris, just with some really fucking heavy stuff.

Oh ((( keema ))) poor u that sounds like a big and tiring task. Did u do it all by yourself in the end? I'm not surprised ur knackered.

I'm supposed to be recording what I do, every 2 hours, my mood, how I feel in terms of achievement, closeness and enjoyment. It's harder than it sounds.

Gosh keema, that sounds heavy. I hope it all goes ok.

Hi everyone :)

I have been in bed with a flu type virus for 2 days and feel knocked for six!
But I need to be well as I start my new job on Tuesday.

The only plus is the weight loss as I haven't eaten since Wednesday!

MP - hope you get better soon

Keema - good to see you back on the thread :)

Snowy - how are you feeling? Has your mood lifted in the past few days?

Pulled - another poorly villager :( hope you feel better tomorrow

((((Hugs)))) to Victrix, fluffy, silvery, Spidey, Nethuns and everyone else. I haven't namechecked because of my fuzzy head this evening, but if I go back a page to check I will lose my post :(

Am heading back to bed now to watch the rest of strictly, bit of X factor then sleep time x

flu is awful, collardove I hope you feel better soon.

My mood has lifted a little, thanks collardove

Hugs to all.

It's ok, I've made it all better with apple vodka and cake.

Hope the poorly people get better soon :)

Mmm, cake!

Oh it was lush. Choux pastry filled with confectioners custard, topped with fresh whipped cream and chocolate sauce.

Snowy - I am glad to read that :)

Keema - Apple vodka.... Mmm interesting - is it sweet?

I opened a bottle of port I found in the back of my kitchen cupboard from last year, and have am on my 2nd liqueur glassful this evening.

Hoping it will warm up my insides! Of course it's purely for medicinal purposes.... :)

Hi everyone - haven't posted for a while on here, have been reading.
((Fluffy)) you seem to be having such a hard time at the minute.

My DDis doing well, despite her Dad passing away recently. I've struggled a bit to cope, have periods when I'm OK (ish) and then periods when it suddenly crumbles. By OK, I mean am able to get out of bed and take DD to school, cook dinner and things like that.

I started my own thread because lots has changed in my thinking and mh care, I've had lots of lovely replies on there, so thank you, that has helped.

I don't want to ask about this too much, but does anyone know of anything online that might help with 'hearing' voices? I've been working with my CpN on explaining what happens for me and she says I need to be more honest so I can get the right treatment. They don't know what's causing it yet, but (thankfully, I am so relieved) say I'm no psychotic, and are trying to help me figure out where the voices are coming from/ what's causing them. They think maybe my depression because my anti-depressants are (very slowly) starting to work. I'm so pleased they are as it was all really scary for me.

Thanks to everyone that supported (and continues to support) me. It's my first time n mh services and with any severe problem and it's so confusing and frightening. I'm not always honest and my head runs around in circles with what's wrong. I had a really naive expectation that I'd tell them what was wrong and I'd be fixed. Now I know it's more complex than that. The mind is a horrible thing sometimes, I think.

I graduate on Tuesday- cap and gown and everything. It'll be the first time in 6 months I've been out for more than a few hours and socialised a it. We are having drinks after the ceremony- myself and friends. Excited and scared.

Well you all shared your germs and I feel shocking! Can barely swallow and my chest feels weirdly hollow.
On the plus side I'm losing my voice so have an excuse not to talk to anyone.
I made mini crochet bunting for my new car today, mil spent all day telling me how ridiculous it was and how people would laugh at me and Ds would get bullied at school, it's fucking bunting! It's only tiny across the back window.
Everyone's spent a couple of years complaining that they wished I was more confident like I used to be when I didn't give a shit what people thought, I was a bit eccentric and used to drive a mini with fur seats, lately I've been hiding in the background and terrified to stand out but I'm getting myself back a little.
What do they want from me? They can have either quiet, depressed shy and anxious me or a bit loud, a bit strange and individuality?
There's a glimpse of the person I once was and I quite like that person i don't know what person everyone else seems to want? Maybe the version that was me burying my feelings and hiding behind a pretend person?

I just want to find out who I really am.

Spidey I think you sound ace and I am totally going to make myself some car bunting

Gallstones being wee bastards again this morning, have nuked them with tramadol though. I have stuff to do!

Sorry about the germs spidey, I hope you feel better soon. I love the idea of car bunting. I wish I was in any way crafty but my shaky hands are rubbish at anything like knitting and sewing.

After a day in bed watching Homeland I'm feeling a bit better. Another day in bed, more antibiotics and a nice roast dinner should set me up for work tomorrow.

I hope everyone has a nice Sunday.

I'm off to an emigration event thing- DP & I are thinking about NZ. Then off to his parents who will feed us so much I may burst.

loveisashadow you are doing amazingly well looking after your DD and graduating too, I think you are right that you do need to be more honest with your CPN, then they might be able to tailor your treatment more appropriately for your symptoms.
Im feeling sick to my stomach about going to work tomorrow, I only do one day a week but can't even manage that but am really scared I will never get another job if I give up now. I've been on lithium for 3 weeks and am hoping that wii help with the depression and anxiety soon.