[Wheek]

I am currently sitting folding carrier bags and remembering why I moved out. I love my mum dearly but any longer than 48 hours with her leaves me irritable and bad tempered.

However, I am posting to remind myself of the positives - I now have a spotless bathroom and kitchen and I have also preplanned for my after visit grumpyness this time and have ice cream and a dvd to watch when she leaves Thats a huge step forward for me to manage my emotions and have a strategy in place to deal with them, so overall I am pretty pleased.

[headunderwater]

Currently nursing a massive hangover. And now I've got to try to write my personal statement. Work tomorrow which I'm quite excited about it; only thing is i'm scared i won't wake up because of the amount of sedation meds i'm on. My alarm doesn't wake me up and I generally wake up at around 11, but i've got to be up at 8 tomorrow. Any ideas?

[angelbones]

(Original post by Wheek)
I am currently sitting folding carrier bags and remembering why I moved out. I love my mum dearly but any longer than 48 hours with her leaves me irritable and bad tempered.

However, I am posting to remind myself of the positives - I now have a spotless bathroom and kitchen and I have also preplanned for my after visit grumpyness this time and have ice cream and a dvd to watch when she leaves Thats a huge step forward for me to manage my emotions and have a strategy in place to deal with them, so overall I am pretty pleased.

Good stuff!


I'm trying to do another day of intense work. Yesterday though it failed because I was procrastinating and was still up and wide awake at 4am.
CBA to make proper food so I'm eating crisp sandwiches.

[timeandacrayon]

Could anyone give me advice please?
I have been invited to a party which means everyone in a car together driving somewhere, party, staying over night and then driving back. This is pretty much my worst situation and brings severe anxiety. I could just give the host an excuse but she's really nice and the only one that ever invites me to stuff so I don't feel I can do this. I could tell her the truth why I don't want to go, about my anxiety and depression but I haven't told anyone and find it difficult to talk about. Or I could go to the party, which I don't want to do.
Thanks for reading.

[Anonymous]

(Original post by Webberino)
Aww how are you today?

Back at uni now, so have a break from him!
I suppose, thanks.

Feeling down and mostly apathetic but ah well.
My grandad looks so happy today and we're going out for a meal with him later

That's good
How are you today?

[Chrisofsmeg]

(Original post by bullettheory)
Hey mate, long time no see. I'm alright thanks, how are you doing? Any new achievements in Football Manager?

Oh, I'm alright I suppose. Glad to hear that you're well. I'm gearing up for my exams at the moment. Got to deal with gap year plans after that, although I think I've got it sorted for the most part. More volunteer work and some football coaching qualifications (and subsequently some actual football coaching would be awesome).

Football manager has been on the backburner for a while. However, after a board takeover nearly ruined my Aston Villa game (The board sold several of my best players because their takeover meant the club had no money left - clever, no?), I'm on track to getting them into the champions league. First season I got into the Europa League, second season after the takeover I managed a mid-table finish after losing most of my best players and a predicted relegation dogfight, but I won the FA and League Cups, somehow, so I still got into the Europa League (Currently in the Second Knockout round again FC Porto), and I'm in a fairly decent position to challenge for the title.

Man Utd are on 54 points, I'm on 48 points, ahead of Man City on goal difference, and Arsenal and Everton are ties on 40 points in 4th and 5th. If I don't finish in the top 3 I may cry

You been playing much?

[Chrisofsmeg]

(Original post by Sabertooth)
True, god only knows what I was doing up at that time.

I went to the gym in the end, and as expected all I could hear was laughing and comments about my weight, but I worked through them and just got on with what I was there to do, which is good I guess.

I have tried pretty much everything for sleep. All the commonly prescribed stuff from GPs as well as diazepam (I had some left over). It's not that there's anything wrong with my sleeping, if they'd shut up I would sleep like a baby, it's the fact they don't shut up. So I'm not sure hypnotics are the way to go.

Well, well done for going anyway, you can be proud of that. You did well and I'm sure it'll pay off for you

Hmm, perhaps you're right. Does your psych/GP have anything to say about any of this?



How did you sleep last night?

[Rookai]

Hey hey hey, never posted in this thread before. I figured I'd jump right in with where I am with my life at the moment. I didn't think I really got along with many people at uni and that got me down but I've started speaking to loads of my old friends from high school and I've met a lot of people near my parental home.

I moved out of my uni flat because I wasn't really happy there and it wasn't really doing much for my mood so I'm back with my parents until next year at least! I'm hoping my future flat mates will be a bit more compatible with me as a person and I'll enjoy myself more.

My mood drops now and then but it's nothing I can't handle. I can't deal with big scale nights out with people university though, I really feel like I don't fit in with them so I just stick with people I'm comfortable with from home.

I found quite a few things that make me feel better though; music, exercise, sunlight and friends. I'm always on skype when I'm at home and never really like sitting alone. Talking to people about it makes me feel a lot better; informing them rather than moaning though! Most of my friends know the situation so that's good.

Anyway, that's just a brief intro about me I might contribute something else after I've read through what other people are going through. It's probably worth mentioning that I feel like I'm recovering rather than getting worse so I'm sort of near the end of the tunnel and can see the light at the end!

The only thing that's bad is that I never sleep well and I don't fall asleep until around 3am, but a girl I quite like is practically nocturnal so I always have someone to talk to ^^

[Webberino]

(Original post by Anonymous)
Feeling down and mostly apathetic but ah well.
My grandad looks so happy today and we're going out for a meal with him later

That's good
How are you today?

Hope you feel better soon.
Aww must be nice to see him happy! Hope you have a lovely time!

Ridiculousy tired!
Haven't done any work and had skittles for lunch because I couldn't summon the energy to leave my room, mood will probably suffer from a sugar crash in a bit. Also left all my notes at home.
Don't know whether to go back and get them tomorrow or whether to just try attempting questions without them until Friday. Exam is next Tuesday. This is just about the stupidest thing I could have done.

[Rookai]

(Original post by Webberino)
Hope you feel better soon.
Aww must be nice to see him happy! Hope you have a lovely time!

Ridiculousy tired!
Haven't done any work and had skittles for lunch because I couldn't summon the energy to leave my room, mood will probably suffer from a sugar crash in a bit. Also left all my notes at home.
Don't know whether to go back and get them tomorrow or whether to just try attempting questions without them until Friday. Exam is next Tuesday. This is just about the stupidest thing I could have done.

I think that's one of the worst things about the whole ordeal, being tired. Having heavy eyes stops me from working hard.

When I lived out, I bought loads of fruit and nuts. Healthy stuff that you can just keep in your room and grab when your hungry. Might be worth investing in it. The most adventurous thing I ate were sandwiches and tinned fish, I couldn't cook and didn't have the motivation to learn.

Hope that helps :-)

[avhhs]

(Original post by littleshambles)
Although there are a lot of sucky things going on in your life you are really negative and you need to work on seeing the positive side of things. You know that description is not of the "worst family around". But it feeds into your feelings anyway.

Okay, so you don't get to go out or do things other kids your age do. That sucks. But you are not alone in that. TV is **** and overrated. You have access to the internet, use it to cultivate your own interests. When I was a kid I used to read a lot and that was my interest. I could get books from the school/college library.

Count your blessings! not your curses.

I do understand TV being crap. Can never find anything on it that interests me (or a time when the TV is free ). But I don't really have any other interests. I just want to go out somewhere, but that isn't always possible. Because of my parents not being happy with anything I do, i've been put off. And now everyone finds me boring, which is why I don't really have friends or a girlfriend.

(Original post by warp2125)
Hey, try not to stress or it will make things worse. I dont get on with my family either... but I look at it like this... soon I will move and then I wont have to put up with them.

"Soon" for me is at least more than a year away

(Original post by Idle)
If you feel that bad then maybe call someone who can see if hospital might be best or not.

I dunno. A lot of the time I get urges to push my brother down the stairs or to kill one of them . Or to do something to myself.

[Anonymous]

(Original post by Webberino)
Hope you feel better soon.
Aww must be nice to see him happy! Hope you have a lovely time!

Ridiculousy tired!
Haven't done any work and had skittles for lunch because I couldn't summon the energy to leave my room, mood will probably suffer from a sugar crash in a bit. Also left all my notes at home.
Don't know whether to go back and get them tomorrow or whether to just try attempting questions without them until Friday. Exam is next Tuesday. This is just about the stupidest thing I could have done.

Thanks
Thanks again!

Sorry to hear that I never realised how much sugar affected my mood until a few days ago, it's odd.
Oooh, it was just a mistake, no point beating yourself up about it Perhaps you could try without them and if you can't do it, go back and get them.

[Optical]

Hi guys. This week I was reading the newspaper and came across a clinical trials ad on depression. It stated some symptoms such as:

• Trouble concentrating
• Run down and tired
• Changes in your sleep pattern
• No interest in doing things
• Changes in your appetite and weight
• Feelings of hopelessness about the future

After reading this, I then realised that I may be suffering from depression due to the fact that most of the points listed above applied to me...and so I was wondering if any of you could give me some help/advice?

[Webberino]

(Original post by Rookai)
I think that's one of the worst things about the whole ordeal, being tired. Having heavy eyes stops me from working hard.

When I lived out, I bought loads of fruit and nuts. Healthy stuff that you can just keep in your room and grab when your hungry. Might be worth investing in it. The most adventurous thing I ate were sandwiches and tinned fish, I couldn't cook and didn't have the motivation to learn.

Hope that helps :-)

That's a good idea, thanks.
Also, welcome!

(Original post by Anonymous)
Thanks
Thanks again!

Sorry to hear that I never realised how much sugar affected my mood until a few days ago, it's odd.
Oooh, it was just a mistake, no point beating yourself up about it Perhaps you could try without them and if you can't do it, go back and get them.

It's bad stuff isn't it, wish I could be bothered to eat healthily.
Thanks
Good idea, now to just summon the effort to try.
Seeing the gp Friday, really want to check I'm not aneamic again, but don't whether it's ok to just ask.

(Original post by Optical)
Hi guys. This week I was reading the newspaper and came across a clinical trials ad on depression. It stated some symptoms such as:

• Trouble concentrating
• Run down and tired
• Changes in your sleep pattern
• No interest in doing things
• Changes in your appetite and weight
• Feelings of hopelessness about the future

After reading this, I then realised that I may be suffering from depression due to the fact that most of the points listed above applied to me...and so I was wondering if any of you could give me some help/advice?

Welcome!
If you have all those symptoms I think it's time to see the gp and see what they can do for you, must be having a big impact on your life.

[ViceVersa]

Day 3 of not being on/not taking the Citalopram. Have had headaches and a slight tummy ache, but overall going well

[Honeyx]

(Original post by superwolf)
I was in hospital for two months (voluntarily though). The single biggest memory I have of it was the absolute mind-numbing boredom. If you can give or send them a care package, with a book or two, some nice snacks, that kind of thing, they'd probably really appreciate it. I was allowed visitors, but check with your friend and the hospital first - they might not want to see anyone at the moment. If they're not answering their phone, ring up the hospital - not all wards allow you to keep your phone, but you should be able to get put through to the nurses' station and they'll be able to pass you on to your friend. Hope they don't have to stay in for long.

Good to hear that you reckon the mirtazapine's working, be great if you're getting better. I'd speak to the doctor about anxiety - they might prescribe you something else, or maybe recommend you for therapy. If the bus isn't an option for uni and taxis are too expensive, are there any other options like cycling or walking (and if you did want to lose weight then exercise would help of course)? Another solution would be to see if you could get a travel allowance on DSA.

I'd just ignore the brainless girls, upsetting as their comments might be. Size 10 sounds perfect to me, and who the **** cares what some judgemental scumrats think anyways?

Thank you for your reply

I was thinking of sending something, however I'm rubbish at presents for my guy friends! Maybe like a bag of retro sweets, a book, maybe something cheesy like a mini get well balloon?! However, all the bks i've read are either really girly or really depressing lol. I have no idea what a 20-something guy would want to read, anyone have any gd book suggestions?!

I feel a bit better like I can think more clearly and well its hard to explain! I know I still have a long way to go though. Walking would take around 45mins. I'll try the bus tomorrow, maybe try getting an earlier bus when there's less people I know on it. Thank you Yeah Im just ignoring it 2bh, I have more important things to worry about than them.

I hope things are going ok for you!

[avhhs]

I don't know why I'm now starting to regret choosing A-Levels instead of BTEC ICT. Everyone said I absolutely have to choose A-Levels instead of BTEC if I'm going to get high GCSE grades (I got 2A*, 3A, 2B and 2C). But now I'm not coping with the workload at all. I was given the choice of dropping one of my 4 AS Levels earlier in the year, but I didn't. At the time I thought all this was only because of not having friends. What a mistake that was

And I accidently posted this in another thread!

[kahinalouise]

(Original post by ViceVersa)
Day 3 of not being on/not taking the Citalopram. Have had headaches and a slight tummy ache, but overall going well

well done

[SamF1992]

Back at uni now, been quite a stressful day, Mum and Dad were arguing a lot today so that stressed me out a bit, was feeling a bit down earlier because my knee was hurting but I've seen some people from uni who I've not spoken to in a while and that's cheered me up. Feel quite positive and motivated at the moment (for a change! One of the worst things about the combination of depression/dyspraxia is that it's so hard to actually start things), so I think I'll do my reading for my essay.

Massive amounts of rain, thunder and lightning now which is awesome, I love the sound of rain when I'm inside

[CherryCherryBoomBoom]

(Original post by avhhs)
I don't know why I'm now starting to regret choosing A-Levels instead of BTEC ICT. Everyone said I absolutely have to choose A-Levels instead of BTEC if I'm going to get high GCSE grades (I got 2A*, 3A, 2B and 2C). But now I'm not coping with the workload at all. I was given the choice of dropping one of my 4 AS Levels earlier in the year, but I didn't. At the time I thought all this was only because of not having friends. What a mistake that was

And I accidently posted this in another thread!

Yeah, I think A Levels aren't for everyone. Since you're already this far into the academic year, you may as well just finish it and do your AS exams as best as you can, then see your grades and use them to help assess whether the correct next step is to do A2s or BTEC. Do what's right for you