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i blacked out and fell down the stairs

176 replies

Titania · 08/05/2005 18:53

i bumped my head play fighting with DH about 2pm, then passed out when i tried to get up. I tried to take myself down the stairs only i blacked out again and fell down the stairs. I was out for about 20 minutes according to DH and dd was crying cos she thought I had died. I fell asleep as well and was really cold. I jarred my back and bumped my head again and twisted my ankle. Someone said I could have concussion. I fell asleep afterwards too. I feel bruised, shaky and sick now. Am just looking on MHS website about blackout and am now very scared. Its happened a few times in the past few weeks without having panic attacks.

Great anniversary im having!

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starlover · 09/05/2005 13:09

enid, i have been in a similar place to titania. I have suffered depression etc etc...
and I will now admit openly to having made up/exaggerated stuff that had happened to me.

It was a symptom of my depression... i wanted to know that people gave a shit, so I would say stuff had happened to see if they cared.

Does that make me a bad person? I don't think it does...
If it is made up it is just another symptom of underlying problems... and yes, it is done to get a reaction... but taking the piss really doesn't help.

Enid · 09/05/2005 13:10

starlover, I think you have probably hit the nail on the head with titania.

No of course it doesn't make her a bad person. But it also doesn't mean we all have to be complicit in it either.

soapbox · 09/05/2005 13:13

Absolutely Enid!

Its one reason why I think that depressed people will not and cannot get the help they need on MN.

The depressed need more than any of us to be living in RL. It is there that they can get to know people that really care for them.

I think there are quite a few people on MN who are complicit in feeding Titania's illness. And as kind and wonderful as I think they are - they are doing her a disservice in the long run!

starlover · 09/05/2005 13:14

not at all, but i don't think there is any need for people to make fun of her.

We know it's lighthearted, but it's so so so easy to take tht kind of thing to heart when you feel the way she is feeling right now.

I'm not gonna do the whole "don't post if you have nothing nice to say" etc etc...
but just think how you would feel if it was you, or someone you knew...

Cadbury · 09/05/2005 13:15

Oh Titania, I said you need to see a dr at 6.30pm last night. PLease go. Camp out on their doorstep if necessary, but go. Call your dh and ask him exactly what he saw and what happened. You need to get all the facts. He should also be at home to look after the kids, if nothing else. Do this for yourself T.

Original poster
Titania · 09/05/2005 13:15

FWIW im not making anything up. just because my life isnt perfect.....

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starlover · 09/05/2005 13:15

soapbox, I do agree with that to some extent.
but again, I will say that when I was at my lowest, I did find support on the internet in terms of it being easier to talk on places like this as you can just type it all out and press GO...

At the end of the day you;'re right... no-one online can really do anything to help... but some of us are willing to give her the support and a friendly ear that she needs!

gggglimpopo · 09/05/2005 13:17

starlover - did you actively also seek/receive help in rl as well, though?

Mum2girls · 09/05/2005 13:17

Titania, prove some people wrong by going and getting some medical attention now!

This laidback attitde you have just feeds the notion that you're making up/exaggerating your circumstances.

starlover · 09/05/2005 13:20

gggglimpopo... not for a long, long time... not until I was forced to.

I think the internet is a 2-edged sword because it lets you meet similar people, it gives you somewhere to vent and talk, but it also gives you places that feed your depression.

I used to visit a lot of self-harm sites which were fab from a point of view of talking to other people who did it... but it also made me feel so safe ans secure that I didn't want outside help.

soapbox · 09/05/2005 13:22

Well in any case Titania's internet access is only going to run for another week, according to a post she made last week.

She will have to deal with her issues in RL soon enough then!

gggglimpopo · 09/05/2005 13:26

Good for you, Star. You crossed the line from fuzzy to real and got help. In fact, you have just used the phrase that I scrubbed from my posting - I think that sometimes the internet is a cosy never-world that can feed, or encourage, one's miseries. Cyberhugging is just that, and I think it can perhaps make the reality much much worse.

Find this all scary and depressing.

First posting (that I remember) on a thread like this. And nothing constructive to say. Find the whole thing unhealthy and more than a little bit creepy.

Good Luck Titania.

emmatmg · 09/05/2005 13:27

Soapbox, I was hoping someone would point that out.
It's not going to be easy for T once it's switched off.

I don't know if this real or not, but the WWW is a funny ole' place even at the best of times.

horseshoe · 09/05/2005 14:04

I just cant believe what I'm hearing here.

Who are you lot to judge Titania. Does making fun of her make you lot feel good about yourselves??

Regardless of what her issues are and if you really believe it or not just urging her to see someone would be enough. Making fun could tip her over the edge if it's depression you all seem to think it is.

I dont post here often but thats probably because I have a life and real friends that come for a chat. Whats all of your excuses????? LOSERS

Angelus · 09/05/2005 14:05

Horseshoe, have you followed Titania's story on MN?

Enid · 09/05/2005 14:06

lol

sparklymieow · 09/05/2005 14:07

people has urged her to get help, in RL, time and time again.... there is only so much an online group can help

Blossomhill · 09/05/2005 14:08

I know it is so frustrating isn't it mieow!

sparklymieow · 09/05/2005 14:08

yes BH...

snafu · 09/05/2005 14:09

tumteetumteetum....

sparklymieow · 09/05/2005 14:10

she should be at the doctors now, shouldn't she, lets hope she get the help she so much need....

sweetmonkey · 09/05/2005 14:10

maybe horseshoe IS titania, ???

i dont know but i think this whole situation is something that people are either gonna sympathise with or realise that they have had enough of helping someone which as others have said is just getting draining now

snafu · 09/05/2005 14:10

Horseshoe - Titania has shown time and time again that 'just urging her to see someone' is very definitely not enough.

horseshoe · 09/05/2005 14:14

So why on earth are you lot entertaining that. Just dont reply and then she will be forced to get help off of someone else.

Enid · 09/05/2005 14:16

oh stop it horseshoe. we don't all have to do things your way. A lot of people have put time and effort into this situation for too long now. You don't know what you are talking about.

Unless you are titania which has crossed my mind..you post a lot on the pets board

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