Wrists Bitches unite

[WristBoundLatexBitch]

Here is our special place

[WristBoundLatexBitch]

Just checking in to see how you all are

[imcrackingup]

Hi all - I'm still the same- up and down all the time ...but I guess slightly more up than down -which is positive. Been cuahgt up with stuff and have only skim read but
grinchy I would ask about different ADs but also if you need the help now you need it ...without them things are likely to only get worse until you get in a position where you can't work anyway...and if you did it would take longer to recover.
zoo I am so pleased you got a good GP and you have been - I said before I found just asking for help made things seem better....the fact that I was doing something to improve things.
101 -sounds pretty worrying. Keep a log and speak to the council...it sounds as though a friendly neighbourly chat about the music wouldn't be a good idea....if he is that aggressive

[Zoflorabore]

Hi can I jump on board please?
Quick background- got fibromyalgia and have been suffering with anxiety for a couple of years, doctor finally sent me to see a psych and they think I have bipolar- suddenly everything makes sense! If that makes sense?!

I love MN, it's my escape from the real world and the one place I can truly be myself. Nice to meet u all :)

[Purplebluebird]

Welcome Zoflo :) I have bipolar as well, and yes it does open your eyes a lot to finally have a diagnosis (for me after 10 years, including 4 where I had therapy every week. I even told one psychologist that I thought I had bipolar, and was dismissed!)

Nice to meet you!

*cracking sounds positive that you're more up than down, hopefully it will keep improving!

Wrist I'm doing fine, so happy that my new pills have made me lose appetite, as Mirtazapine made me eat almost nonstop. I just had about 3/4 of a pita bread for breakfast, whereas before I'd easily have 2!

How are you though?

[Stilllivinginazoo]

hi zoflora
wrist you been quiet hope you OK
I really struggled get up today.got there in the end and kids to school
I have ESA assessment at home today so quite anxious not just bout that,but having stranger in "my safe space"

[AnxiousCarer]

Nice to hear from you latex how are you?

cracking glad things are looking generally positive

welcome zoflora nice to meet you

purple glad things are still looking good

[Stilllivinginazoo]

ESA doctor was awful.she was Polish and her English was difficult understand. She ask lots questions physical health.mental health she clearly don't get.ask his ocd effects MD I try explain I avoid certain things to prevent the anxiety n thoughts.no I want rituals like hand washing.... Can you cook/use microwave er yes I not an eejit I said struggle some days. You don't cook your kids(evil look)not EV day no.hie often you don't Cook for your kids


I am really upset and anxious now she will report me s services

[Purplebluebird]

Oh zoo that sounds rubbish :( properly rubbish. I hope the end result is good even if it doesn't feel like it right now.

[AnxiousCarer]

Huge hugs zoo, the questions are so biased towards physical health problems. DHs not entitled to ESA as I earn over the threshold, I think he would be elegable for PIP, but again the questions are so much slanted towards physical health problems, he would have to word his answers cafefully.

[WristBoundLatexBitch]

Don't ask about me I'm sorting it. I'm glad you all found each other. Amazing. . Special hugs to anxious

[WristBoundLatexBitch]

I think I would do well to speak to you all more in a private place, are you on Facebook maybe a secret group or if we all private message maybe a WhatsApp group. I don't like that this is all out there

[WristBoundLatexBitch]

I'm to paranoid

[Purplebluebird]

I don't mind a fb group :) Not keen on whatsapp as it takes a half forever to type up my essays!

[Stilllivinginazoo]

My fb skills aren't super marvellous,but could try?!

So today I've woken up(after an hour convincing myself it's a school day I really did have get out of bed!!)and taken kids school.blast ice cold wind appears to have motivated me(slightly) so whilst it lasts I go run with it and try blitz but if the house more hovel tbh.I've reclaimed bathroom(as no clutter in there its an easy place to start)hoping to clear coffee And dining tables in living room and if I really on a roll I may even attack the oven

Hope everyone us OK.freezing but beautiful here.suns shining in cloudless sky just winds cols enough freeze my remaining functioning brain cells out

[imnervous]

Can I join in please?

I've had anxiety for about 5 years. Hate the physical symptoms, at the moment feel permanantly winded .

Always felt really frustrated as life was good, no real reason to feel anxious - anxiety was triggered by a panic attack on a plane- so really struggled to try and change life to make myself less anxious!!

Unfortunately now I do have a reason to have anxiety as my youngest is having chemotherapy. Doc put me on sertraline back in Feb as I didn't feel I was coping as id put on a brave face about DS for too long. Didn't like the sertraline so came off it after 7 months

[Purplebluebird]

zoo great that you got the kids to school and can do some housework :)

imnervous welcome, we're all here for a handholding. Sorry to hear about your son, that must be really tough. There are other ADs than sertraline, it's definitely worth trying some other ones. For me, no SSRIs work, but I got some that were called mirtazapine that helped really well. I am not on them anymore though, starting some other ones now.

Shall I set up a fb page if people are up for it? You can PM me your real names so I can try to add you to it. What shall we call it?

[imnervous]

Thank you purple. I'm having a blood test next week as I've been Vitamin D deficient before and know that can make me feel rubbish mentally. Hoping it may be low again so I can sort that out.

I'd be interested in the FB page x

[WristBoundLatexBitch]

That would be lovely purple. No idea for a name though. I'll be back later just popped in quick while I had 2 mins x

[Stilllivinginazoo]

Hi imnervous sorry to hear about your little one.
I've not been here that long and everyone's really friendly and supportive

I managed a blitz.my dining table is clear(faints with joy at something I've not seen in like forever!haha)
Kitchens half decent,ovens clean
Git ginger cake baking that's wafting deliciously through the house

I always worry if I have a good day I will 'pay" for it tomorrow by feeling extra rubbish(daft,but true)

[Sunnysky2016]

Hi to those that have just joined us I've o ku just skimmed the last few posts will read properly later but a secret Facebook page sounds good to me........

[Purplebluebird]

We need a good name :P Mad Bitch Squad? Haha :) Any better ideas?

[Sunnysky2016]

*imnervous sorry to hear about your little one sending you a huge hug. (I don't really know what to say so excuse the brief message)
zoflo I have bipolar as well as fibro (and some other thing!) it's lovely to speak to people that actually understand.

Well my week has been a little hectic, in my wise state of happiness I decided it was a good move to decorate the hallway..... Bloody killed me! So now my house is literally upside down as I've been moved things from a to b to c then d. I fell asleep about 6pm and woke at 9pm just in time to go and pick up ds1 from his gf's house. Now I know I won't sleep tonight.
The doctors decreased my venlafaxine as they increased my olanzapine but I think I need to increase it again as I'm starting to get anxious over silly things. M having a nightmare with ESA- they stopped it as I didn't attend the work capability assessment and would not accept that my mood was high and I was seeing my psyc every 2 weeks so I'm now preparing to go to tribunal, also have a meeting with my MP next week as he's advising me on it (just realised this could possibly out me in RL!).
How has everyone doing this Friday night? Sorry I can't keep up with names at the moment and as I'm on my phone scrolling up and down is sending me into a head spin!

[Sunnysky2016]

we could always stay as 'wrists bitches' lol

[WristBoundLatexBitch]

Never give wrist vodka
Never give wrist vodka

Ah fuck it I've had vodka

[WristBoundLatexBitch]

And yes I would really like to stay as wrists bitches but I fell we've moved on and maybe people will not want that