Anxiety support, Hand hold or chit chat come say hi #3

[Fairydust26]

Can you believe the last threads full up?! We had a great support network going on the previous two so come and say a big hello and join us.

Can I join you? I am struggling a bit, I think it’s too much stress for too long and I feel anxious and sad and a bit lost. I feel like I’ve used up all my energy. I’ve made a gp appointment and I know I should see that as a positive thing, but I feel like a failure.

Welcome toomanyants
It is a positive step.if you are aware you need help and ask for it you're doing much better than you realise(sometimes we get so drawn into how we feel we don't spot things are bad til they're REALLY bad then find it near on impossible to seek help we desperately need)
My advice for the weekend is try and slot in something that used to make you feel happy.
A walk,bath or shower with nice products,paint nails,read book,do crossword/puzzle anything that says I matter to me and I'm worth this time to myself.harder than it sounds but so important when energy reserves plummet

Hi Toomanyants That's good that you are able to make an appointment with the gp, I found that's the hardest bit.

How is everyone else today? I'm in a good mood. Managed to clean the whole house, put a washing on. I really want to go out, but a) it's bloody freezing up here and b) my knee.

So I've had to try and use up all my energy in the house

Welcome Toomanyants . You are doing the right thing, and you are definitely NOT a failure.

Bippity happy to hear today is a good day. . I'm having a crappy Saturday but it probably belongs on another thread

Thank you for making me feel welcome and helping me see the gp appointment as a positive step. A long time ago, before the internet, I had pnd, I didn’t understand what was going on then and felt very lost and alone. Sometimes in the past week or so, I have had some of the same types of feelings and it scares me, I don’t want to go through that again. But this time I have the advantage of that experience, and can ask for help earlier.
I have found some self help guides for stress, anxiety and depression and I am going to get myself out of this one small step at a time. I guess the gp will suggest anti depressants and while I really don’t want to, and I so wish I didn’t need to take them, I think they might help.
I find it is difficult to cope with the speed at which I can drop from feeling ok to feeling terrible, I don’t like waking up feeling scared, but I think that’s depression trying to trick me, and I am going to get past this. Depression makes me see myself as useless and worthless and ugly when I look in the mirror, so I am trying to do this thing where I try to smile, hug myself and speak to my reflection like I would to a friend. It’s quite powerful to see something reflected back that challenges those bad feelings. I’m a list maker, so I might try and list all the things I do well and am proud of.
It’s about shifting the balance, isn’t it?
Wishing everyone a good day today.

toomanyants good to have mental tools in place to help you.being able to do positive things is a big step

Hi just checking in. Been very busy the last few weeks with course work. Feel like I spend most my time on the computer. I turn in one assigment and start another. I am off work this week for mid term. I had planned on doing a lot in the house but so far I've done very little.
Feeling good although I'm still not sleeping great, I think that's just me now. I spent so long not sleeping that my body got used to it.
Hope everyone had a nice Halloween.

I’m doing well anxiety wise however I’m still full of cold which seems like it doesn’t want to budge!! How’s everyone else doing?.

Good to hear people are ticking over ok.
Fairy cold lurgies are in my house too now. I always end up losing my voice!!

Stilllivinginazoo horrible isn’t it! Wish it would bugger off🤧

Hi everyone. I had a great Halloween. Just stayed in the house with my favourite big scarf, snuggled up watching beetlejuice and my If that doesn't scream over 30, I don't know what does 😂

I'm starting to get hallucinations again, mainly in the corner of my eye, I keep thinking I see spiders or mice and bugs and it's starting to get me down. I've tried to ignore it, but it's been going on for months now and is gradually getting worse. I think it's probably just tiredness.

Oh no Fairydust26 I've been a bit sniffly too. Had a terrible sore throat a few days ago.

Bippity have you told anyone about it? I had a good Halloween too. When I think back to last year I realise how far I've come. Last year I forced myself to open the door and barely spoke. This year I was standing by the window waiting for someone to ring the bell.
I even had a laugh with older children who I didn't recognise calling to the door. They just held out their hands.

Kids get a bad rep sometimes I think. Every child that called to my door said thank you or thanks very much. Even the older boys.
I love Halloween and Christmas. I didn't even care that I was answering the door in my pjs. My heating is broken so had a big fluffy pair of P.Js on over leggings and a jumper to keep warm.

I have in the past with the crisis team and the mental health assessment team, but they just noted it down and that was that 🤷‍♀️ this was 4 months ago.

I don't have an appointment with the therapist until the 9th, so I'm just going to hold on and see if it worsens. Sometimes it can get quite bad, as I can find it quite hard to distinguish between what's real and what isn't. Not very pleasant.

I think they thought it was anxiety. But they had more important things to worry about with me at the time, like keeping me out of hospital. So I never really mentioned it again.

Hi can I join .having a bad time with depression .and sometimes its good to chat take my mind off it .

It’s fine to join Suzan63. Talking often helps.
I didn’t do much for Halloween. Normally we don’t mind trick or treaters but yesterday my dad had a minor procedure done at the hospital (he’s fine, by the way) but we just wanted to take it easy/no distractions so we just kept the light off. I don’t socialise very much so I didn’t go to any parties or anything like that. I’m fine with not partying, it’s not really my thing anyway.

Thanks it means so much someone actually answered .I didn't open the door for trick or treaters .cant be too sure these days whos knocking .have a good evening ...

Hi Suzan63 I suffer with depression too.

I didn't have any trick or treaters either. I'm the same. I never answer the door if I'm on my own and I'm not expecting anyone.

Hi,

Just signed up. Trying to post in the forum but it says 'Log in.' I'm already logged in and I don't know what to do?

Any help please?

Thank you,

Lee.

Hi ..depression is horrible .I moved to a new area 5 yrs ago as I said on another forum .I hate it and have no friends here its so lonely .

Hi dont know what to suggest im the same just joined trying to find my way around .

Suzan63 have you tried joining any clubs. I know it's hard to do it, I have had to push myself in the past to join thing or go out. Tonight was one of thoes nights. My sis asked me to go to the cinema with her. Wanted to say no but I did. We went to see the queen film. (Can't spell Bohemiem R)
Excellent film. At the end when the lights came on there was silence. No one spoke for a few minutes.

Hi I cant find any in my area .that film looks good .

I've been scoffing chocolate for the last few days. I know it makes me sick, gives me headaches, messes with my sinus' and makes me even more latheric but I can't stop, I also can't just eat one, I have to eat around 10. Why do I do this to myself.