Anxiety and depression thread (Please read OP)

The hse website has sections about 'involuntary admission' which might be of help.

This is an absolutely beautiful poem, and just gets more and more relevant and powerful.

If my sleep gets affected then my anxiety ramps up. Coffee, alcohol, late nights, internet, lack of exercise all do this. Also, unresolved problems hit sleep quality hard.

I can understand why people choose to become monks !

Wrecked tired today. Can't focus on anything. The house is in a heap and a ton of things to do, fix in it. On a very short fuse.

jesus, theyre lovely, havent had one in years

There's an interesting article here about Michael Phelps, he Olympian who won 28 Olympic medals in a professional swimming career, before his retirement in 2016.

He suffers from depression and anxiety, some days he may not be able to get out of bed. It's a really interesting, and somewhat insightful. Like, this guy essentially has had 'it all'... yet still gets troubled by mental anguish.

Thought it might be of interest to people in this thread.

https://www.eonline.com/news/1329860/michael-phelps-credits-wife-nicole-johnson-with-helping-him-through-anxiety-and-depression-struggles

In bits today, like a hangover. Have a family religious event coming up on Saturday and absolutely dreading it.

That's on top of all the other stuff.

Life can be so hard for people. I hope they get some peace.

Oof, friday the 13th strikes again. My mum went into hospital for a minor procedure on her eye, and then the hospital say she has an irregular heartbeat, they can't do the procedure, and she has to stay overnight (at least one night, anyways). She is ticked off over it. (She had a procedure on her other eye, no problem, only 2 months ago.) Hospital said her heart rate was back to normal before she was left in the hospital, but they've given her medication to see if that helps.

It's odd-she went to the doctor two weeks ago for tests prior to this, and it all seemed fine (Just to make sure there were no underlying issues). She sometimes gets this odd heartbeat, and it only really springs up when she's been fussy and getting into a conniption if she has to make an appointment at a scheduled time. And Sure enough, she had to make this appointment at a certain time. Thinking that the stress of making the appointment on time, as well as making sure she had the correct stuff ready maybe triggered it. 

She's had this happen before (before the whole Covid lockdown situation), but the doctor's called her back for another round of tests two or three weeks later. It was all fine. Similar situation, got herself stressed about making the time of her appointment (she had the wrong time in her head, she was actually early rather than late to the appointment. But when they ran tests, she was stressing out-so they spotted something wrong).

Anyways, needed to vent this. Asking for positive vibes if at all possible, please.

Family events are always rough, I find. I can't speak for everyone, but for me-it's people being judgemental. It puts me 'on edge', really anxious.

I hope it's just a head cold, and nothing worse. Had a family funeral a few months ago, and a few people came back from it with Covid. Wasn't too awful, but mainly got stomach issues and a bad head-cold like symptoms (they'd had all their shots) . Covid tests came back positive. But they're fine now.

Yep, just like that. Fake, judgmental... I tend to avoid the cost thing. If they want money from me, they'll have a long wait. Know a few who just couldn't get enough money, no matter how much they were paid.

I've always hated being 'patient 0' when it comes to viruses. As a kid, I hated being sick. Especially when I was careful nobody would get sick. But they always did. And my parents worked jobs that meant they couldn't take a day off, so if they got sick, you'd be hearing about it for a week or two afterwards. Still have this weird hypochondria about it.

a similar story to myself, i only become aware of the term anxiety in my 20's also, i guess thats where my journey truly started...

Ah, there are a lot of varied reasons, why things are very difficult for people. Mental, physical, family, sexual, addictions, finances, .. combinations of these. And there may be no easy solution.

So, facing up to things can be incredibly hard or even impossible. Or maybe possible with lots of professional help long term, which is very expensive.

My comment was something I said lightly that day, and in no way intended to dismiss other people's situation. Coffee and chocolate is definitely a short term fix.

Really, I am using this forum as a way of offload stuff, when I feel overwhelmed, and I think that has great value.

Yep, too many things build up and just get on top of you and you crash. It's your body telling you to slow down

I think everyone expects everything instantly all the time. It's too much.

i eventually found a sleep routine that works very well for me, even though its becoming disrupted again, computer gets switched off at 7, i need to be alone for the remainder of the evening, into bed(not suppose to be doing so), watching old movies and tv shows until 9 or so(also not suppose to be doing so), off to noddy land by about 9.30 or so, happy days

gave up drinking caffeinated tea years ago, largely due to caffeine induced anxiety, and the fact i was fed up with it, and moved to herbals. was warned of my coke intake though, and its caffeine content, i always try to drink it earlier in the day, and avoid it later in the day, but of course i drop the ball from time to time, it definitely disrupts my sleep

have you ever tried the decaf stuff, or herbals, love the herbals myself?

ah shur i have a sugar addiction myself, i ll go to the grave with it, and yes, it badly effects my sleep and mood

You sort of, I won't say get 'immune' to it, but you learn to accept it-like that one person who annoys the crap out of you, but you can tolerate them most days.. Sometimes it means standing still, trying to catch your breath. Other times it means having to tell people 'I'm not feeling 100 percent today'.

And other times, it means a spell in bed-just not able to face the world. (Honestly, I posted the Michael Phelps article because it reminded me of my similar situation. Minus the Gold medals. And the millions in the bank).

For me, the biggest thing was acceptance. Mental illness, in many respects, can be like an invisible bully. If you try and confront it, you give it strength. If you try and understand it, you weaken it. It's more when you don't understand it, that it takes hold.

It's no wonder Mental illness can push people to the limits- for many, they don't know what it is.

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look after yourself, enjoy the summer