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Obesity and long-term mental illness means I'll never have friends

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fedupfufu · 08/02/2023 20:46

Previous episodes of psychosis (hearing voices), suicide attempts, suicidal feelings have led to me barely living life. I go to work, come home and that's it. People who I thought were friends have severed contact. Due to over a decade of being prescribed antidepressants and then antipsychotics that have affected my appetite and metabolism, I am now morbidly obese. I saw a thread not too long ago about assisted suicide for people with mental illness being allowed in Canada. Maybe I should move there and put an end to the misery. I should never have been born. Is there any hope for a better life when nobody gives you the time of day? Maybe I'm just a drain on society.

ImaniMumsnet · 08/02/2023 21:05

Hello OP, we are really sorry to hear you are feeling this way.
We hope you don't mind, but when these threads are flagged up to us we usually add a link to our Mental Health resources. You can also go to the Samaritans website
or email them on [email protected]. Support from other Mumsnetters is great and we really hope you will be able to take some comfort from your fellow posters, but as other MNers will tell you, it's really a good idea to seek real-life help and support as well.

We also like to remind everyone that, although we're awed daily by the astonishing support our members give each other through life's trickier twists and turns, we'd always caution anyone never to give more of themselves to another poster, emotionally or financially, than they can afford to spare.

Some further support links:

NHS: Where to get urgent help for mental health
NHS: Looking after your mental health
MIND: Coping with mental health problems during coronavirus

CALM: The Campaign Against Living Miserably
NHS: Help for suicidal thoughts

Very best wishes from MNHQ.

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