Feeling tearful and can't cope with lockdown anymore.

[patsy999]

I'm on the full whack of medication, have been for 2 years.
Was stable, but now i'm feeling really tearful and fragile.
Rang the crisis team and they referrered me back to psych to increase meds, but what to do in meantime, while I wait?

Can you have a couple of friends round to sit in the garden for a drink and chat or lunch. This is allowed and people are allowed to support you. Try to find just small things to look forward to each day if you can , just anything to help a little, a phone call to a friend, a walk, something nice to eat. Do you have anyone with you for support? Hope things improve for you soon.

Can you get someone to come and see you? A friend or your mum? Frankly I'd say fuck the rules for the sake of your mental health.

I live alone and don't have a garden. Been shielding for a whole year which doesn't help.
My support bubble helps me a lot.
Thanks for the suggestions.

I quite enjoy adult colouring books, they are quite relaxing and I can get quite engrossed. Is it something you could try?

Sorry that you are feeling so bad. Obviously not knowing you or your situation these suggestions might not be helpful but a few thoughts -

• talk to friends/ family either online, phone or in person if possible.
• if you need to then call the Samaritans or text Shout, sometimes talking to strangers is easier.
• try and stick to a routine, go out for a walk, eat regularly, maybe exercise at home if you can
• plan things to look forward to
• write down how your feeling, might help get it out
• remind yourself that whilst you are feeling this way right now, and its awful, it doesn’t mean you will always feel this way
• be kind to yourself

Is a counsellor an option for you? I would not have coped without the support of my counsellor; he has begged, bullied, cajoled and coerced me through these lockdowns. Its been less guidance and more dragged out the other side by the scruff of my neck but he has been worth his weight in gold, even when all he could do was sit at the other end of the phone while I cried. At the end of the day, its a human connection.