Mental Health Support Society Mk XIV

I'm going on an adventure.... :colone:

Reply 7541

Original post by Meaty_man

Had some breif moments of clarity recently, it seems to be so rare that i can think clearly nowadays. I just want to be able to get on in life, nothing more, but it's so difficult and help seems to be really hard to get.

I've tried so many things but either they don't work for me, or i'm too weak to use them properly, probably the latter. I just wonder if i'm ever gonna manage to get anywhere, everyone always seems to completely out-do me in anything, and i wonder if i have any talents at all.

I think the idea you had about helping people with drug recovery and stuff was a really good one - you could totally make a difference to people's lives. :smile:

How're the hams?

Original post by Odd socks

It's for my drama groups play, and I actually did get a part! I'm a small part and I'm dead for most of the play but at least I got cast

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Original post by Lambrook

Hey guys. I'm new to the forum. I have been diagnosed as Bipolar II disorder though I can get quite psychotic at times but I'm not schizoaffective. I've also been misdiagnosed as Major Depressive disorder, and autistic.

Hey, welcome to the society. :smile:

Hope you're doing well today!

Original post by CherryCherryBoomBoom

My halls are so boring. I do say hello to some people and make small talk in the communal areas sometimes, but there's no party atmosphere and I've not been invited out to nights out with anyone here. Plus, it's a college rather than a uni, so there aren't really any societies or anything here. I'm quite bitterly disappointed with how boring it is here compared to my sisters' uni halls, and it's making me feel a bit lonely.

I wanna try not to let it get to me too much though. I guess I've just got to work a bit harder to create a fun social life for myself here, even if it means starting to go on nights out alone and seeing what happens. Plus, I've been making friends with a couple of my boyfriend's friends' girlfriends I've met on a few double dates, and one of them has invited me out tonight without the guys, so hopefully that'll lead to something :smile:

Hey!

Sorry to hear halls aren't what you expected, but it does seem like you're onto a good thing with your new friends. :yy:

Hope you have fun tonight!

Original post by tasha96

I'm going on an adventure.... :colone:

Will there be rainbows and sparkles? Unicorns??

Reply 7542

Original post by superwolf

Will there be rainbows and sparkles? Unicorns??

There may be a goatherd involved in young Tasha's adventure :ninja:

Reply 7543

Original post by superwolf

I think the idea you had about helping people with drug recovery and stuff was a really good one - you could totally make a difference to people's lives. :smile:

How're the hams?

:jive:

Hey, welcome to the society. :smile:

Hope you're doing well today!

Hey! :hi:

Sorry to hear halls aren't what you expected, but it does seem like you're onto a good thing with your new friends. :yy:

Hope you have fun tonight!

:eek:

Will there be rainbows and sparkles? Unicorns??

No rainbows- they're too young to go. :tongue:

There will be lots of senior section in kilts though... :awesome:

Reply 7544

Original post by The_Lonely_Goatherd

There may be a goatherd involved in young Tasha's adventure :ninja:

Maybeeeeeee...... :ahee:

Reply 7545

Original post by The_Lonely_Goatherd

There may be a goatherd involved in young Tasha's adventure :ninja:

You're eloping to Switzerland?? :teeth:

Original post by tasha96

No rainbows- they're too young to go. :tongue:

There will be lots of senior section in kilts though... :awesome:

Gotta love a good kilt.

Reply 7546

iloveteddy14

Oh great I have to go a pointless recovery bull**** therapy for you apt.
Why can't people just understand my view point I see recovery as broken leg cure I don't do mental health recovery
I hate myself so much to care about recovery I see as something I am suffering with/learning to live with. I have had it for 8 sodding years I have been through thousands of tablets, had therapy, done the usual thinking positive bull****.

Now I am accepting it comes and goes and its chronic not short term

I'm only going to shut my bf, Dr Kate and gp up and I am refusing all meds.

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Reply 7547

Original post by superwolf

You're eloping to Switzerland?? :teeth:

Gotta love a good kilt.

Repped

Reply 7548

Anonymous #2

Original post by Lambrook

Welcome to MHSS! Toilets are down the corridor on the left :tongue:

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I WILL get some work done today, really don't know what's up with me. Going to see my best friend at uni later, it's 40 minutes away by train to a place I've never been before so I'm a bit anxious but I'm sure it'll work out.

Reply 7549

iloveteddy14

To me getting a job right now doesn't cure how I feel. It would make things easier. The way I see it is that I am doing voluntary work, gcse maths and English, open university, access course and a levels what more can I say. But does it make me recovered nope nope nope not interested

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Reply 7550

Original post by iloveteddy14

You know, I don't think hating yourself is healthy. :no:

And therapy might be really helpful if that's your mindset and you agree to try and change it. :console:

Original post by Anonymous #2

Welcome to MHSS! Toilets are down the corridor on the left :tongue:

Good luck with work, and I hope you have a fantastic time with your friend. :h:

Reply 7551

Original post by superwolf

You're eloping to Switzerland?? :teeth:

Gotta love a good kilt.

Indeedy we are. :yep:

Reply 7552

Team_McDreamy

Original post by Jean-Luc Picard

like I said I really hope you feel better soon, if you feel more up to talking then you are welcome to drop me a PM :smile:

thanks

just gonna keep pretending

Reply 7553

Lambrook

Original post by The_Lonely_Goatherd

Welcome

Though sorry to hear of what brings you hear. That's a lot of misdiagnosis right there :eek:

Thanks ^_^ Yeah, Australia's health system isn't very good... I've been on a ton of drugs as well. :s-smilie:

Was once taking 8 different meds a day...

Original post by CherryCherryBoomBoom

This sounds like a university in Australia. You're not the only one that struggles establishing inter-personal relationships as well. I wonder how well I will do in England once I get into a university... if I get into one...

Original post by superwolf

Hey, welcome to the society. :smile:

Hope you're doing well today!

I'm doing okay, just not feeling 100%. Feel completely exhausted, and tired. want to sleep lots... but I've gone about 4 days without sleep so it must be catching up on me. I was napping already.

Reply 7554

Posted this in another thread, though you guys would be interested too :smile:

(it's an email I got from Mind the other day):

Today, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg announced the introduction, for the very first time, of mental health waiting time standards.

For us, this is an important landmark in our campaign for better access to talking therapies. Your support and campaigning has helped make this happen and we’d like to say thank you very, very much.

The announcement is part of a five year plan, which sets out how mental health services will be treated equally to physical health services by 2020.

From April 2015, 75 per cent of people referred for talking therapies through the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme will start their treatment within six weeks. Everyone else will wait no longer than 18 weeks. People experiencing psychosis for the first time will start treatment within two weeks of referral, which brings it in line with cancer treatments.

Just last month we found that 40 per cent of people have to wait over three months just to find out if they can get talking therapies and shockingly, 1 in 10 people have to wait more than a year. This isn’t good enough and it’s why you’ve been helping us campaign on this for years. It’s also why waiting time standards is one of the six campaign commitments we’ve been calling for in our Mind Manifesto.

Today’s announcement is a welcome first step and acknowledges the unfair imbalance that has long existed between physical and mental health services. We now need to see these important ambitions translate into tangible improvements for everyone trying to access the help they need. If you want to continue to fight for better mental health for everyone, take a look at what else we'll be campaigning on over the coming months.

What today shows is that we’re stronger together and we can make things happen.

Thank you,

Paul Farmer

Chief Executive, Mind

Original post by Lambrook

Thanks ^_^ Yeah, Australia's health system isn't very good... I've been on a ton of drugs as well. :s-smilie:

Was once taking 8 different meds a day...

This sounds like a university in Australia. You're not the only one that struggles establishing inter-personal relationships as well. I wonder how well I will do in England once I get into a university... if I get into one...

I'm doing okay, just not feeling 100%. Feel completely exhausted, and tired. want to sleep lots... but I've gone about 4 days without sleep so it must be catching up on me. I was napping already.

Are you Australian then? I hear there are no hamsters in Australia, and this saddens me. :sad:

I hate going without sleep - you a regular insomniac, or is this unusual for you? :smile:

Reply 7555

CherryCherryBoomBoom

Original post by Lambrook

You mean, you've been to university in Australia and experienced this? Funny, I found backpacking in Australia and staying in the hostels there was an amazingly social experience for me - it was so easy to get chatting to lots of friendly people and constantly get invited out to stuff instantly. Sadly, no where else has been as exciting ever since, not even summer camp work in the USA. Meh whatever, I'll try and rely on myself more to make my life exciting :p:

Reply 7556

Hey peeps! My article that I was writing last night is up now: http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/content.php?r=8211-Living-with-Schizophrenia-World-Mental-Health-day-2014

It talks about voices, paranoia, delusions, thought disorder and

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Please DO NOT READ if you are feeling fragile :frown:

Hugs to all :grouphugs:

Reply 7557

Original post by The_Lonely_Goatherd

Spoiler

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Please DO NOT READ if you are feeling fragile :frown:

Hugs to all :grouphugs:

I'll definitely read it later - sounds like it merits more attention than a half-asleep wolfie can give it! :tongue:

Your AMA seems to be going really well, congrats. :smile:

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