Can't Cope...Should I consider Counselling?

Hi everyone,

Firstly, thanks for reading this. Ok...here goes my rant, hope you don't mind :redface:

For the past 5 years I have had joint problems. Recently it's got worse and it is now affecting my muscles and nerves. No doctor seems able to help me. I'm on 20 tablets a day which aren't helping much and the NHS have told me to go privately. I am at my wits end. It is affecting my whole entire life. AS level work is difficult to keep on top of because I am tired all the time and I cant always grip pens, my family are fed up of it, my brother is horrible to me and is constantly picking on me, I have a few problems with people at school, I drop things in science labs, I smash things at home cos I the feeling in my hands just disappears, I can't go out very often as I find it hard to walk. I lie awake every night in pain. Some mornings I can't get out of bed. It's really making me depressed and tonight my best friend and I had a huge argument over it. I dont see him often as he lives 100 miles away and his mum has MS and so he doesn't see why I'm complaining and upset. One of my friends died at the age of 14 to cancer so I know I should be pleased that I'm here and things could be worse. However I'm finding it hard to accept that my life is the way it is and there's nothing anyone can do to help me.

Do you think seeing a counsellor would help? I know the underlying problem is my health but I can't see a way to get round it as no-one seems able to help me. But should I consider talking to the school counsellor? Do you think it would be of any benefit at all? Sorry for the long post but I'm really upset and I can't take much more. :hugs:

to everyone for reading. Thank you.

Reply 1

IzzyWizzy

First of all I'm very sorry about your situation, it must be hard to live with constant pain like that when nobody really understands. I think maybe you should see a counsellor as they will be a lot more sympathetic and less judgemental. It sounds like you just need to let off some steam so I think it would be a good idea to find a professional to talk to and to help you find coping methods and so on.