Anyone else going through a lot of stress and need to offload??

[Overthinker2022]

Hey all, just thought I'd start a thread to see if anyone needs to offload anonymously .. I've got a lot going on at the moment and I just need a bit of comfort that I'm not alone.

Hello@Overthinker2022,

Personally, I'm struggling quite a bit with my hormones (PMDD / perimenopause) combined with starting a new job, on top of the usual parenting demands.

Anything more you'd like to share / offload?

I hope you're okay x

I’m the tired-est I’ve ever been, ever. That sounds as dramatic as it feels!

Everyone in the house is awake basically all of the time at the moment, and life/work/being a grown up hasn’t had the good grace to disappear.

People keep asking me to do things, really stupid things but ones I absolutely can’t be bothered with. Or like, asking me questions. I’m not a woman with answers, I’m a woman who requires a nap 😂.

I’m trying to accept my life as some sort of exhausted zombie dogsbody.

sorry you’re feeling this way, OP and PPs. You’re not alone - I’m here with you. Elderly parents, a fallout with/being excluded by friends that is eating away at me, stress at work, plus perimenopause and constant arguing with DH.
there doesn’t seem to be a light at the of this long dark tunnel.

I'm really struggling with anxiety right now.

I have chronic severe depression and am on 2 antidepressants and a mood stabiliser which are working well, I'm not depressed at all. But my anxiety is just awful, I'm paralysed with it most days, can't get up and cook or anything.

We're going to a wedding tomorrow and I've no idea how I'm going to do it. I've got propranolol for breakthrough but I have to take so much to get on top of things that I then need to sleep. We have to go to this wedding, it's a very good couple friends daughter and her dad is dying, and they want us there as we're very good friends. I've bought a new dress and everything!!

So I'm going to take my meds and go to bed and just hope for the best. Might have a wine when I get there and hope it helps!!

Sorry to hear you're struggling. I'd very much like to off load too. My partner keeps asking what's wrong and I can't explain. I just feel down again and stressed. My mum isn't well, she'd like me to visit every day, but I hate being there, her flat smells and she has always irritated me, but it's so much worse now her hearing and memory are going. I know she's can't help it, I'm trying to go twice a week and ring once as well. I'm struggling to keep myself going, not sleeping well, can't switch off at night. I know I'm a mess, but can't work out how to change it. However, I've self referred to the mental health team and have an assessment in a week and a half. I'm not sure what I expect to happen, been here so many times. They'll probably just advise to increase my antidepressant dose which I hate doing because of how it makes me feel.