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Anxiety and depression thread (Please read OP)
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Gremlinertia wrote: »Well done man, take your time..
Thanks, Grem. xVery similar to myself mate, I've gone so far now it's gonna be very hard to get back into any kind of normality. I decided this morning to take no **** from anyone because I've been walked over again and again. I called the Doctors office only to get the ignorant receptionist telling me the doctor was busy all day and won't be able to get back to me, so, I told her I was making a complaint about the doctor and the way patients were being treated. He called me back in 5 minutes with an apology and appointment for his afternoon.
Only thing that seems to work with these people is threatening with complaints and legal action...
Nicely done, Carzony! Sometimes you have to get a bit angry like that. I hope the appointment goes well for you, my friend.
Oh I know precisely why I feel bad. That's not a problem. The problem is describing what 'bad' feels like. There are a lot of types of bad. The why is a doddle. Must think...
I mean depending on the day/hour/minute, there are physical, mental, emotional symptoms. Then other symptoms that I can't quite put in a particular box...
Scratching chin in thought.
It's the other symptoms can the the worst ones to put the finger on. Feel free to flesh them out here with us if you want. 0 -
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I am so sick of anxiety and how it can just ruin my day. Slept in late as I struggled to get out of bed. Tried to keep myself occupied with making lunch and watching funny vids on youtube my friend sent me. Was in a calm mind after doing some mindfulness my counsellor prescribed. Was hoping to get out and practice driving (I'm a learner and just got insurance and lessons and all) when my Mum got home from work. Out of nowhere, I get terribly anxious in the car and I struggle to control the clutch, conk out and was overthinking it too much which meant driving around a quiet estate was a shambles. Just don't get why I make life so hard for myself.
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playedalive wrote: »I am so sick of anxiety and how it can just ruin my day. Slept in late as I struggled to get out of bed. Tried to keep myself occupied with making lunch and watching funny vids on youtube my friend sent me. Was in a calm mind after doing some mindfulness my counsellor prescribed. Was hoping to get out and practice driving (I'm a learner and just got insurance and lessons and all) when my Mum got home from work. Out of nowhere, I get terribly anxious in the car and I struggle to control the clutch, conk out and was overthinking it too much which meant driving around a quiet estate was a shambles. Just don't get why I make life so hard for myself.:(
So sorry to hear that you're going through that there.
You know, a lot of people, myself included, have the very same fear when it comes to driving. You will get better at controlling the clutch. In time, it'll become so natural for you.
I'm glad to hear that you were able to get yourself into a nice place with the mindfulness. I really need to get myself into that actually.0 -
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whatismyname wrote: »Hi everyone. Triggers galore tonight... Isn't the world great?
(Not)
Tucked up in bed with hot water bottle, and time to escape soon hopefully to sleepy land, yay.
Hope all as ok as possible.
Hopefully a good snooze will do the trick there.0 -
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whatismyname wrote: »Sleep really can be a great help. Gonna stick on some tv first though as it's a bit early yet. How are you doing?
A bit poopy recently but not too bad tonight though. Thanks for asking.
How's the week treating you so far otherwise?0 -
Hugo Stiglitz wrote: »A bit poopy recently but not too bad tonight though. Thanks for asking.
How's the week treating you so far otherwise?
Saw you were struggling a bit, so glad you're a bit better tonight.
Em, head's not great tonight ,but probably not been too bad overall. I shouldn't complain really.0 -
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Hugo Stiglitz wrote: »Thanks.
Complain all you want. Sometimes that works wonders!
Aye, I promise I do complain a lot, lol
But just meaning, I do have a lot of positives, so really trying to focus on those at the moment, rather than getting caught up in the bad stuff.0 -
whatismyname wrote: »Aye, I promise I do complain a lot, lol
But just meaning, I do have a lot of positives, so really trying to focus on those at the moment, rather than getting caught up in the bad stuff.
Good way of looking at it! 0 -
Hugo Stiglitz wrote: »Good way of looking at it!
Much easier said than done though of course, but there's just reasons why for me right now it's something I need to try hard to focus on.0 -
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Hugo Stiglitz wrote: »So sorry to hear that you're going through that there.
You know, a lot of people, myself included, have the very same fear when it comes to driving. You will get better at controlling the clutch. In time, it'll become so natural for you.
I'm glad to hear that you were able to get yourself into a nice place with the mindfulness. I really need to get myself into that actually.
Thanks Hugo. It's just frustrating learning to drive and how anxiety can be triggered just like that. It makes concentrating difficult but I'm determined to work on it despite being frustrated by my nerves.0 -
whatismyname wrote: »Hi everyone. Triggers galore tonight... Isn't the world great? (Not)
Tucked up in bed with hot water bottle, and time to escape soon hopefully to sleepy land, yay.
Hope all as ok as possible.
Yes, me too. Hope you're alright.0 -
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Lady is a tramp wrote: »What kind of work are you doing with your OT, if you don't mind me asking? Had my first appointment with mine today ... hard to know where to start!StripedBoxers wrote: »Yeah sure no bother. I'm eating right now but I'll do up a post and come back with it in a bit
If you've any other questions etc feel free to ask
Quick update: I am still working on this post, its quite detailed and lengthy as I am trying to include everything so far and explain in detail for those who may be interested.
If anyone has any questions feel free to ask and I'll try to answer them as best I can 0 -
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Flying Fox wrote: »Hi folks, I'm new to this thread. Never had issues with anxiety or depression until recently, but I've had a very tough 18 months involving a very sudden long term relationship break-up, two very sick parents (one of whom is mentally unstable and is preventing the other to be cared for properly), and various work problems. I kept on ploughing through as best I could but last week something just snapped and I felt like I was going to crack.
I went to the doctor and got signed off for this week and got prescribed anxiety medication which I'm trying to only take when absolutely necessary. Got invited for a job interview today and I made an excuse not to go even though it's the perfect job for me. I've berated myself all day even though I know I'm just not up to it right now. Just feeling very low at the moment. Thanks for letting me vent, most 'normal' people just don't get it and think you can just snap out of it, but the fact that I can't snap out of it makes me feel even worse.
Welcome to the thread.
It sounds like you've been through the mill there.
Vent all you want here, friend. Perfect place for it. Also good for advice, support and some comradeship too.0 -
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