General / Mental Health Support Thread

PinkFinal said:
I think I could end up on antipsychotics
I've begun to view the world as satanic and people as evil
I can barely leave the house cos I just see everything as horrible
Though if you spend five minutes on social media it's easy to conclude that we live in a maelstrom of hate bitterness and bloodlust

It's terrifying to be in this situation
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Recent times and the internet have shown us that many people are stupid and bad. The scum has come to the surface and we see it clearly on the internet. But it's a minority...it's an illusion that it's a bad as it seems. If you turn off the media and the Internet, life is still how YOU make it. My auntie is oblivious to the news and what goes on in the world...deliberately. She gets on with life: hiking, gardening, pubs....all the things she's always done. She's happy as fuck.
 
Had a rough time recovering from Covid during lockdown, had it 3 times, even though I worked from home ( kids school did FA to mitigate infections) brain fog, real heavy fatigue, cold to my bones, no stamina, suffered with anxiety, I thought I was never going to get back to normal which was terrifying when I needed to work to pay mortgage etc. I needed to be creative, & brain fog wasn’t helping,
I started taking lions mane, which helped the brain fog.
I Deleted Twitter, & stopped watching the news, started listening to more music, podcasts, doing yoga, started CBT, breathing exercises, basically controlling what I could control in my life, taking back the narrative,
I even did Sadhguru’s Inner engineering course, he’s definitely worth a listen.

The establishment wants you worried, stressed, angry, they flood the news with BS, war, death, political instability, yes it happens, I’m not saying don’t recognise it’s happening, but you can only control what is happening to you, I took steps to control it.
 
mackenzie said:
It certainly must be terrifying :-(
Do you have family or friends around you that can support you?
A close relation of mine has been having mental health problems for some time. He was referred to Talking Therapies but they have stopped it, saying that kind of treatment isn't appropriate and that his issues are more "complex."
He feels that he is just getting passed around from one professional to another.
Medication hasn't helped either.
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I have a close relative helping thankfully. But they can only do so much.
The fact that I know that it's a struggle to get the right kind of help due to the overstretched NHS just creates additional unnecessary anxiety. As I mentioned a few weeks ago I spent 10 hours in A&E and still wasn't seen. It's like they'll help only when you get to the very bottom. That's obviously ridiculous. I saw someone last month and I don't think I came over as ill as I actually am. They must know that someone's appearance on the face of things is not the full story at all.
This is fucking horrendous and I wouldn't wish it on even Bryan Robson or Giggs. ;-)

I'm struggling for my sanity. Seriously.
 
PinkFinal said:
I have a close relative helping thankfully. But they can only do so much.
The fact that I know that it's a struggle to get the right kind of help due to the overstretched NHS just creates additional unnecessary anxiety. As I mentioned a few weeks ago I spent 10 hours in A&E and still wasn't seen. It's like they'll help only when you get to the very bottom. That's obviously ridiculous. I saw someone last month and I don't think I came over as ill as I actually am. They must know that someone's appearance on the face of things is not the full story at all.
This is fucking horrendous and I wouldn't wish it on even Bryan Robson or Giggs. ;-)

I'm struggling for my sanity. Seriously.
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It's a fine balance between losing all rational thought and holding it all together because you have no other choice. I found a good mental health practitioner who doesn't believe in medicating ( though it can have a role to play). I loaded an app called Insight Timer which helps, my aim is to get a decent night's sleep for first time in over a year. Hope you feel better as clichéd as I know that sounds. Music and books help me, I rarely watch the news now and try to get fresh air every day ( I'm lucky I live near some beautiful beaches and countryside
 
PinkFinal said:
I have a close relative helping thankfully. But they can only do so much.
The fact that I know that it's a struggle to get the right kind of help due to the overstretched NHS just creates additional unnecessary anxiety. As I mentioned a few weeks ago I spent 10 hours in A&E and still wasn't seen. It's like they'll help only when you get to the very bottom. That's obviously ridiculous. I saw someone last month and I don't think I came over as ill as I actually am. They must know that someone's appearance on the face of things is not the full story at all.
This is fucking horrendous and I wouldn't wish it on even Bryan Robson or Giggs. ;-)

I'm struggling for my sanity. Seriously.
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Yes, and it's the same with my relation. He gets really triggered by knowing the latest "pass the parcel" is the same as everything else he has encountered.
It's almost as if that if your issues aren't appropriate for something like Talking Therapies, and yet not severe enough for sectioning, that there is nothing in the middle.
Hold on in there PF. Glad you have someone supporting you. And always remember that you are a valued member of this forum x
 
PinkFinal said:
I think I could end up on antipsychotics
I've begun to view the world as satanic and people as evil
I can barely leave the house cos I just see everything as horrible
Though if you spend five minutes on social media it's easy to conclude that we live in a maelstrom of hate bitterness and bloodlust

It's terrifying to be in this situation
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“Where to get urgent help for mental health​

If you need help for a mental health crisis or emergency, you should get immediate expert advice and assessment.

It's important to know that support services are available for you to access, whatever you’re going through.

Urgent advice: Get advice from 111 or ask for an urgent GP appointment if:​

  • you need urgent help for your mental health
Get help from 111 online or call 111 and select the mental health option.
111 will tell you the right place to get help. You may be able to speak to a trained mental health professional over the phone.

A GP can advise you about helpful treatments and also help you access mental health services. You may be able to refer yourself to some services”

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There was a news program yesterday on A&E it had no helpful things to offer mentally ill patient's, no beds, no doctors desperately ill people waiting days/hours to be seen it really is a dreadful NHS service these days.
One hospital had two brand new bedrooms for M.H./ ill Patients the Nurse said they need ten beds.

As others have said watching the news or may I add the Political forum can be depressing if you read it late at night. What is happening currently in the world can keep me awake sometimes.
I wish I could help in some way it’s rotten not to have any solutions only “avoid the news, and the political forum” it can be heavy going and we will get through the bad bits together and the happy times as well because there will be some when Oasis play in July or whatever your favourite band is.
 
I went out last night to a gig and felt a lot better.
But I'm back to feeling awful again today.
The medication I'm on makes me very hungry so for the first time ever I'm overweight and even having mild breathing difficulties. I can't work up the motivation to go on long walks anymore and I've got an exercise bike here that I can't be bothered using. I'm thinking about getting a punchbag or weights but I'm just thinking why bother. Probably subconsciously thinking I'll get so fat I'll drop dead.
Fucking hate this so much.
Might ring the local heath authority 24 hour mental health helpline tonight.

I'm stopping using Facebook and try to avoid the news as much as possible.
 
PinkFinal said:
I went out last night to a gig and felt a lot better.
But I'm back to feeling awful again today.
The medication I'm on makes me very hungry so for the first time ever I'm overweight and even having mild breathing difficulties. I can't work up the motivation to go on long walks anymore and I've got an exercise bike here that I can't be bothered using. I'm thinking about getting a punchbag or weights but I'm just thinking why bother. Probably subconsciously thinking I'll get so fat I'll drop dead.
Fucking hate this so much.
Might ring the local heath authority 24 hour mental health helpline tonight.

I'm stopping using Facebook and try to avoid the news as much as possible.
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How old are you have you had your testosterone levels checked?
 
PinkFinal said:
I had blood tests that showed certain vitamin deficiencies I know that can affect your mental health.
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Low iron level can make you feel tired/can’t be bothered and breathless, sometimes we can be just above the limit but it’s not optimal. A multi vitamin with Iron wouldn’t do any harm you could ask the doctor if it would be okay.
I’m not a doctor so if you can’t get an appointment have a word with the pharmacist they might recommend a tonic/pick me up

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There was a short news report on Alice age 22 who took her life in a mental health unit 2015
A hospital trust and a staff member have been found guilty of health and safety failings over the death of a young woman in a mental health unit.

Alice Figueiredo, 22, was being treated at Goodmayes Hospital, east London, when she took her own life in July 2015, having previously made many similar attempts.
I don’t think the NHS has improved since this young girl died, she had bi- polar disorder and was hospitalised for her own safety.
 
Kirkstall Blue said:
There was a short news report on Alice age 22 who took her life in a mental health unit 2015
A hospital trust and a staff member have been found guilty of health and safety failings over the death of a young woman in a mental health unit.

Alice Figueiredo, 22, was being treated at Goodmayes Hospital, east London, when she took her own life in July 2015, having previously made many similar attempts.
I don’t think the NHS has improved since this young girl died, she had bi- polar disorder and was hospitalised for her own safety.
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www.dailymail.co.uk

Retired firefighter, 54, was found hanged in his windowless room

Health officials at the Countess of Chester Hospital have been condemned by a jury after former fire station manager John Pratt (pictured), 54, was found dead.
www.dailymail.co.uk www.dailymail.co.uk
No not got better, I knew John over the years in the job, always had a smile on his face, heard he got treated bad towards the end of his career by the powers that be and retired, sadly it seems he had issues as well.
 
Blue Maverick said:
No not got better, I knew John over the years in the job, always had a smile on his face, heard he got treated bad towards the end of his career by the powers that be and retired, sadly it seems he had issues as well.
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Even when you don’t have mental health issues you can find yourself in pain in a little windowless hospital room from shortage of beds and staff.
Shortage of beds can lead to the staff opening up what is little more than a broom cupboard. It’s no wonder people like John seek away out in desperation, it’s sad someone who spent his life in the 999 service felt he had no other option, rest in peace John.

Today it’s a second reading of the assisted dying bill.
 
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