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Mental Health Support Society XVIII

:woo: New Thread :woo:


We're a very friendly bunch :h:


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If you speak to a doctor, teacher, tutor or another adult about a mental health problem, then they are legally bound to not tell anyone including your parents unless you are a danger to yourself or other people. This will generally only happen if you are actively suicidal or at risk of actively hurting someone else, they will generally not tell anyone if you self harm, however they will possibly have follow up meetings with you.
If the person you tell feels they do need to talk to someone else about the situation then they will usually tell you first and go through the process of who they will tell and why with you.


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Aw, love this thread tbh, most useful thread on TSR personally :smile:
it is so helpful even though i have never been off of anon the support on here is amazing and yeah it is just a nice place to be, thank you for the old thread and to the OP for making this subsequent new thread.
Much appreciated, im sure this one will be as helpful as the last :smile:
New thread! :woo:

Posting to subscribe but if anyone wants any helpful links etc adding to the OP then let me know- promise I'll try not to screw it up this time :lol:


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New thread, new thread! :woo:
Has anyone experienced trying to meet a deadline while having severe depression? How did you get around it and force yourself to stay focused? I may be requesting a deadline extension next week but there is only so long I can get.
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Original post by Anonymous
Aw, love this thread tbh, most useful thread on TSR personally :smile:
it is so helpful even though i have never been off of anon the support on here is amazing and yeah it is just a nice place to be, thank you for the old thread and to the OP for making this subsequent new thread.
Much appreciated, im sure this one will be as helpful as the last :smile:


Well we are an award winning thread :h:


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Happy new thread guys! :biggrin: :hugs:


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Original post by Airmed
New thread, new thread! :woo:


Original post by Spock's Socks
Happy new thread guys! :biggrin: :hugs:


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:woo: Happy new thread everyone :smile:
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Yay new thread.. Hi team 💕


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Subbing :h: :hugs:
Original post by PandaWho
Well we are an award winning thread :h:


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Well deserved :hugs:
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Original post by WBZ144
Has anyone experienced trying to meet a deadline while having severe depression? How did you get around it and force yourself to stay focused? I may be requesting a deadline extension next week but there is only so long I can get.


As unhelpful as it sounds...basically just have to push through it. There's no quick fix or way around it.
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Feel like all i do is cry currently :sadpanda:

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Original post by WBZ144
Has anyone experienced trying to meet a deadline while having severe depression? How did you get around it and force yourself to stay focused? I may be requesting a deadline extension next week but there is only so long I can get.


You have to just devote a lot more time to it. Take regular breaks and don't overwork yourself but it will take longer than usual. I handed in essays while psychotic so I understand. :hugs:
Original post by WBZ144
Has anyone experienced trying to meet a deadline while having severe depression? How did you get around it and force yourself to stay focused? I may be requesting a deadline extension next week but there is only so long I can get.


Plan what you want to say in your essay, plan your time too. Take lots of breaks and reward yourself. Make sure you have at least 1 day a week of no work. All of those has always worked for me.


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REally struggling. :cry2:
Touch wood, my palpitations from yesterday have seemed to have stopped. Only had one or two since I woke up 2 hours ago whereas yesterday, I would have had about 10 or 20 by now.

Have a good weekend everyone :biggrin: my inbox is open if anyone needs to chat. I'm just having a quiet weekend in with Callan and the cats because I'm cat sitting for my mum on Monday for nearly a week so I won't see them as much next week :frown: I'll see Callan every day since he'll drive over to my mum's after college for a few hours :smile: last time I cat sat for her was at new year and I panicked the entire time I was there but I'm feeling confident about staying alone this time. I'll just take each day there at a time :smile:
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Subbing :h: :hugs:

Subbing?? :tongue:
Nightmares have come back :s-smilie:
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Subbing too :h: Hope you're all doing okay

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