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Habitual User
Oct 18, 2006
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Worthing
Sorry to hear about you being in a bad place Pearl. I have suffered for many years with mental health illness mainly Anxiety and Depression.I’ve spent a lot of years searching for the solution and I wish I could tell you some magic but I can’t. All the things suggested,nature,exercise ,diet,talking etc are all helpful to bring about temporary relief for me in my experience but long term they have never been the answer.What do I do in the dark of night when my mind won’t shut up and just keeps repeating the problems and worries most current in my life to me?Ive never been able to come up with a solution by thinking my way out of it.I don’t know if you read much but “The Power of Now” Eckhart Tolle really helped me and in it he talks about dealing with all the types of life situations that come to us all and viewing them differently to the way most folk do and how I did for years.
I was very skeptical when reading it but it was worth a try,I’ve spent enough on counselling and therapy over the years which never really made a jot of difference to how if felt only the first few hours after the session.
Maybe it will help you
I really wish you well and I like many on here know where you are
Good luck Pearl
There is hope x

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Zeberdi

“Vorsprung durch Technik”
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Oct 20, 2022
6,443
I hope you get the help you need Pearl.

The MH services are desperately lacking at the moment. I and my GP have been fighting for 6 months to get me MH support for my declining physical health and the daily overwhelming pain and debilitating fatigue - even the MH crisis outreach assessment team, my Neurology Consultant, the autism services, the long Covid clinic, the Cognitive rehab team and two clinical therapists at the GP practice (not qualified enough to help) have all said I needed urgent ongoing psychotherapy - but still having to cope alone and had repeated referrals turned down much to the shock of my GP.

It really is a difficult time to be needing support from the NHS. Hopefully your area has better funding than mine.

Keep the faith. 🙏🏼😍
 


Tom Hark Preston Park

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Jul 6, 2003
72,086
I am not in a good place right now. A friend passed away recently. Sunday I found out the partner of another friend has stage 4 terminal cancer.
I am waiting for a minor op. Just feeling what's the point.
Sorry, I know some of you have real problems to cope with, but just feel so down
Right now
Sorry to hear that @pearl, NSC is here for you. I've never met you, but you and your Doc Martens did a massive favour for me once. Hoping the memory will make you smile 😊
 


Harry Wilson's tackle

Harry Wilson's Tackle
NSC Patron
Oct 8, 2003
55,339
Faversham
I hope you get the help you need Pearl.

The MH services are desperately lacking at the moment. I and my GP have been fighting for 6 months to get me MH support for my declining physical health and the daily overwhelming pain and debilitating fatigue - even the MH crisis outreach assessment team, my Neurology Consultant, the autism services, the long Covid clinic, the Cognitive rehab team and two clinical therapists at the GP practice (not qualified enough to help) have all said I needed urgent ongoing psychotherapy - but still having to cope alone and had repeated referrals turned down much to the shock of my GP.

It really is a difficult time to be needing support from the NHS. Hopefully your area has better funding than mine.

Keep the faith. 🙏🏼😍
Shit down here too. Even though I have triggered a private referral (autism) nothing is happening. And anyway, what are they going to do? Tell me I don't process well information 'written between the lines'? No shit.

Anyway.....I can deal with the endogenous anxiety. I deal with the interpersonal interaction problems. Less easy to deal with are exogenous stressors such as the nightmare situation with a close family member (which I told you about in a PM, Zeb). But I have learned to accept the broken sleep and catastrophizing. Maybe it's because I have been through it all before. Such a waste of time though.

As for 'what's the point?'. Luckily I have never imagined there is a point. We are born, we live, we die. Best to inhale as much life as one can while one can, and try to make life better for those in the penumbra, friends and family, in my case my students, my research community.... even if they aren't worth it :wink: . Black humour helps.

Best wishes to those struggling. Put on some of that fine music you love, @pearl.
 


Zeberdi

“Vorsprung durch Technik”
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Oct 20, 2022
6,443
Shit down here too. Even though I have triggered a private referral (autism) nothing is happening. And anyway, what are they going to do? Tell me I don't process well information 'written between the lines'? No shit.

Anyway.....I can deal with the endogenous anxiety. I deal with the interpersonal interaction problems. Less easy to deal with are exogenous stressors such as the nightmare situation with a close family member (which I told you about in a PM, Zeb). But I have learned to accept the broken sleep and catastrophizing. Maybe it's because I have been through it all before. Such a waste of time though.

As for 'what's the point?'. Luckily I have never imagined there is a point. We are born, we live, we die. Best to inhale as much life as one can while one can, and try to make life better for those in the penumbra, friends and family, in my case my students, my research community.... even if they aren't worth it :wink: . Black humour helps.

Best wishes to those struggling. Put on some of that fine music you love, @pearl.
Sorry HWT - I feel gutted you are also struggling (and still with the family issue).

We really do need to meet up for a game preceded by a very long beer - can your wife drop you off at the UoS bar then pick up you up there after the match 😂😂😂
 






Harry Wilson's tackle

Harry Wilson's Tackle
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Oct 8, 2003
55,339
Faversham
Sorry HWT - I feel gutted you are also struggling (and still with the family issue).

We really do need to meet up for a game preceded by a very long beer - can your wife drop you off at the UoS bar then pick up you up there after the match 😂😂😂
:lolol: Mrs T might drop me off one time if (finally) hooking up with Mrs HR, but with a teenager with ADHD, leaving Fav at a timely hour isn't normally on the menu.

As for the other....it is what it is. And nobody died. As Holly (eventually) said "They're all alive Dave".

In other news, Tommy Tootle is the new England Manager. You heard it here first!
 


Harry Wilson's tackle

Harry Wilson's Tackle
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The Clamp

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Jan 11, 2016
25,869
West is BEST
I am not in a good place right now. A friend passed away recently. Sunday I found out the partner of another friend has stage 4 terminal cancer.
I am waiting for a minor op. Just feeling what's the point.
Sorry, I know some of you have real problems to cope with, but just feel so down
Right now
I hope things improve for you. Your problems are of course real. As is your reaction to them.

I consider myself rather resilient but lately I’m feeling a little overwhelmed by life. Work mainly but some other niggles that I build into huge things in my head when I’m feeling anxious.

I have some coping strategies but at the moment they’re not being that effective.

But that’s my issue.

Well done for speaking up on here. It does help.
 


timbha

Well-known member
Jul 5, 2003
10,436
Sussex
I hope things improve for you. Your problems are of course real. As is your reaction to them.

I consider myself rather resilient but lately I’m feeling a little overwhelmed by life. Work mainly but some other niggles that I build into huge things in my head when I’m feeling anxious.

I have some coping strategies but at the moment they’re not being that effective.

But that’s my issue.

Well done for speaking up on here. It does help.
Considering yourself resilient can add to your anxiety. Give yourself a break and accept that you aren’t invincible. Worry about what really matters and only if you can do something about it. Work issues can really drag you down …… even when they’re not that important.

I wish you well.
 




Greenbag50

Well-known member
Jun 1, 2016
486
I have kidney disease. Kids may have it as well.
Stress is, what have I passed on to them, PKCKD.
It’s unseen, unkown, could be nothing.
I know I have it, but it’s silent to them.
They know it runs in family and I have efgr of 37
Stress of not knowing if they are affected, but don’t want to alarm them.
Just saying….
Get on with it
 


BadFish

Huge Member
Oct 19, 2003
17,987
This is remarkably similar to my mind except it decides to replay something stupid I said or did twenty years ago over and over.

What I've found helps is an alphabet game. It's something I learnt about as a sleep aid but it's pretty good at occupying that nagging "remember when..." part of my brain too.

Essentially - pick a five letter word with no or few repeating letters, 'brain' let's say, and then go through each letter in the word coming up with as many words as you can that begin with that letter. Once you've run out of 'B' words, move onto 'R' words and so on and then pick a new word if you get to the end.

It doesn't help with the root causes or underlying stressors or whatever but if you just want to shut your mind up and get some bloody sleep, it's pretty useful.

I find listening to podcasts really helps me, it is one single thing to focus your mind on and anchor it away from jumping around with intrusive thoughts. The same principal as what you are saying, just some focus that helps to aid sleep which is important.

There is a fantastic podcast about football finances that always sends me to sleep quickly*, Don't listen to it when driving!




*Of course I am joking @El Presidente, it is actually one of my favourite podcast that I listen to when awake so I don't miss anything, Not like the shite on the BBC :). I even gave its sister podcast the price of music a crack today
 






pearl

Well-known member
May 3, 2016
13,113
Behind My Eyes
I hope you get the help you need Pearl.

The MH services are desperately lacking at the moment. I and my GP have been fighting for 6 months to get me MH support for my declining physical health and the daily overwhelming pain and debilitating fatigue - even the MH crisis outreach assessment team, my Neurology Consultant, the autism services, the long Covid clinic, the Cognitive rehab team and two clinical therapists at the GP practice (not qualified enough to help) have all said I needed urgent ongoing psychotherapy - but still having to cope alone and had repeated referrals turned down much to the shock of my GP.

It really is a difficult time to be needing support from the NHS. Hopefully your area has better funding than mine.

Keep the faith. 🙏🏼😍
Really sorry to hear your health problems Zeberdi. That's terrible. Are you in London? My thoughts are with you .... Keep the Faith x
 


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