Mental Health Support Society XXI

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Reply 7980

mathperson

On a personal note, I'd like to wish everybody in this community the best wishes for 2024.
We're all experiencing our own challenges, so let's keep pushing and help each other through.
Mathperson x

Reply 7981

PonchoKid

Feel absolutely horriffic. All i want is to be able to breath and to be able to sleep.
I hate asthma flares so much. Another 2 days of steroids and im no better than i was when i started them on friday. Jusf want to be better as its reaply getting me down and i was already low in mood!
Just want to give up

Reply 7982

Anonymous #2

I feel drained mentally and it’s pathetic :frown:

Had a bath earlier to try and help cheer me up, worked for a couple of hours and now I’m feeling pathetic :/

Reply 7983

mathperson

I really mourn all that I've lost while I went through depression and recovery.
The relationships, the potential, and most of all the time (years of my life).

Reply 7984

Anonymous #154

Got a MH appointment at 8pm and I'm freaking out about it I feel like backing out

Reply 7985

PonchoKid

Original post by Anonymous #154

Got a MH appointment at 8pm and I'm freaking out about it I feel like backing out

:jumphugs: is it an emergancy one with a nurse?

Reply 7986

Anonymous #154

Original post by PonchoKid

:jumphugs: is it an emergancy one with a nurse?

Yes

Reply 7987

Anonymous #154

Trying to calm down but I don't feel anywhere close to calm

Reply 7988

The_Lonely_Goatherd

Original post by Anonymous #154

Trying to calm down but I don't feel anywhere close to calm

Really sorry you're struggling so much. I hope you can hang on in there. Keep posting in here if it's helpful, and try not to cancel the appt, as it sounds like you need extra support :console:

Reply 7989

Anonymous #154

15 mins left. Don't really know what to say during the appointment honestly

Reply 7990

Anonymous #154

Well 10 mins now

Reply 7991

PonchoKid

Original post by Anonymous #154

15 mins left. Don't really know what to say during the appointment honestly

Be as honest as you can be, they are there to help :jumphugs:

Reply 7992

PonchoKid

Really fed up of being poorly now. Its been 1 thing after another, and i just want sleep.
Back to the drs tomorrow and probably gonna get a sick note because i feel so ****.

Reply 7993

Anonymous #14

Too anxious to leave the house to even check my mail box or take the rubbish out. Too anxious to keep going with job applications (meaning there is a pretty high chance of me not having a permanent job for a year longer than I planned). Just want to hide under my duvet and sleep. When did adulting get this hard? Six years ago, I was coping with all of this **** just fine. Three years ago, I was doing a pretty decent job too. And now, I am a pathetic mess and just not coping. I'm so ashamed.

Reply 7994

Anonymous #14

And just realised I forgot to mention a pretty vital piece of information in my important job application last month, which may cost me an interview and my "dream" job. All because I was too preoccupied with emo thoughts of not wanting to be here at the time of doing the application. This is too ridiculous for words, honestly. What the **** even is my life nowadays and when did I get this pathetic.

Reply 7995

Anonymous #2

Got to love how I couldn’t attend a phone appointment with IAPT, and emailed them as I didn’t have a spare moment to call asking for the appointment to be rescheduled, and have no response as of yet :facepalm:

Reply 7996

Anonymous #2

Following my last post..

Someone from IAPT has clocked my email, as they never contacted me at the time of my scheduled appointment, but they’ve never offered me another appointment which I really want. So now have to wait till Monday to try and chase this up :/ :frown:

Reply 7997

Anonymous #154

5th night in a row I lot less than 5 hours sleep

Reply 7998

Anonymous #154

got less*

Reply 7999

PonchoKid

Went to the drs yesterday, been signed off.

Feel horrific. Got a nice chest infection from my asthma flare, the antibiotics and steroids didnt work, so got more and a stronger antibiotic.
Lots of pain with shortness of breath.

Because im getting chest pain had to have an ECG as he was concerned it might be heart related. Now every time i get a pain near my heart i think im having a heart attack. 🤦🏼*♀️
but think the ecg is pretty normal, so think its just lung related.

Fed up now though. And its ****ed up my revision when i have my pharmacology exam on Tuesday 😭
really ******* hope i start feeling better soon