Mental Wellness Support Group

[Bela Borgosi]

Unable to keep a normal sleep routine is messing with my mental health.

I been hesitant about driving, after the last panic attack episode I had.

 

[Commander Troi]

**hugs**

 

[Candlicious Ghost]

I've learnt to relax which helps put less stress on other parts of your body because when you are in that state your body also feels unwell sometimes and it all piles up. There are moments when I feel "meh, what's the point" but I think everyone does at some point in time. I can fix the things I can fix and not those that are out of my control is what I've come to accept.

 

[fireproof78]

Personal rant time (not directed at anyone here): I fucking hate anxiety. My wife has been taking care of her grandmother due to her having pneumonia which is being managed with antibiotics. Unfortunately, every time she has a coughing fit or spikes a fever it sends her anxiety through the roof. This has caused a lot of stress on my wife who spent a week over there trying to help her take care of herself and maintain her meds.

Well, I realized last night that I was struggling hard because I nearly snapped at her for asking me where something was at since she hadn't slept at home in the last week. And I'm just done. I'm done with the anxiety over very normal symptoms and I'm done with the constant reassurance game that is constantly played right now. And more than that I'm tired of the constant chaos.

*rant over*.

 

[Commander Troi]

*hugs*

 

[Candlicious Ghost]

Also people in general because at times it can feel like mo matter what you do, or how hard you have tried to do something for someone else it's never good enough. Screw that noise

 

[Peach Wookiee]

I got to go on a mini-vacation today with my boyfriend. I definitely needed to be with him after what happened on Thursday and Friday night. And… I’ve decided if things get worse at the preschool in the next year, that year will be my last there. My voice is pretty rough right now, and I’m seeing my regular doc on Wednesday. He may have to give me a stronger hit of steroids…

 

[Bela Borgosi]

I feel like I'm a bother to people sometimes.

 

[fireproof78]

I feel like I'm a bother to people sometimes.

I get that. I feel like I'm bother to people all the time.

 

[Commander Troi]

Me three. It's one of the ways our brains lie to us.

 

[Peach Wookiee]

I feel like I'm a bother to people sometimes.

I get that. I feel like I'm bother to people all the time.

Me three. It's one of the ways our brains lie to us.

Count me in that club as well. It’s hard to remind yourself at times that you do matter and others want you here.

 

[Bela Borgosi]

I feel hesitant about posting in this thread about how I feel out of fear of derailing it or making everyone else feel down

 

[Samhain Else]

There's no better thread or forum on this platform that's better suited for expressing one's sentiments. Please don't hesitate. This is a judgment-free zone.

 

[Avro Arrow]

I feel hesitant about posting in this thread about how I feel out of fear of derailing it or making everyone else feel down

It’s not really derailing the thread when its explicit purpose is to give members a place to discuss their experiences and concerns around mental wellness. This is intended to be a safe place for everyone, so please feel free to share as much or as little as you are comfortable with.

Since you are a newer member, and I don’t think this has come up recently, I should probably mention, though, that the one topic we are not allowed to discuss, for legal liability reasons, is if someone is experiencing thoughts of harming themselves or others. Obviously, I don’t know if this applies to you, but on the off-chance that is why you are reluctant to post, I thought I should mention it.

For anyone reading this post who may be experiencing thoughts of self-harm, my heart goes out to you, and I would encourage you to reach out to a professional mental health provider, or a crisis counsellor. In the United States, the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline can be reached by dialling 988, and similar services exist in many other countries.

 

[Bela Borgosi]

For anyone reading this post who may be experiencing thoughts of self-harm, my heart goes out to you, and I would encourage you to reach out to a professional mental health provider, or a crisis counsellor. In the United States, the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline can be reached by dialling 988, and similar services exist in many other countries.

Just a suggestion, but wouldn't that information be something worth sticking at the top of the fourm?

 

[Avro Arrow]

Just a suggestion, but wouldn't that information be something worth sticking at the top of the fourm?

Not a bad suggestion, but the forum as a whole covers a wide range of topics other than just wellness, and I think we prefer to handle these situations individually when they come up.

I think it would be great if we could somehow pin/highlight the information within this thread, but I don't think the board software gives us any such option.

 

[Peach Wookiee]

Good grief, fessing up to my dad about what’s been happening at work came at a price to my physical health. My voice is still significantly muffled.

 

[Commander Troi]

*hugs* to @Bynar0110 and @Peach Wookiee.

I start a new job tomorrow and I'm really nervous about it. It's not just normal first day jitters. When I started my previous job, I was excited and then I had various problems that made me look for another job. Now I'm worried it'll be a case of "meet the new boss; same as the old boss."

 

[Samhain Else]

I hope things go well for you @Commander Troi. I think there's a healthy amount of anxiety when we start a new job, accept a promotion or transfer, move to a new place, or have some other life-changing event. One type of cognitive distortion is predicting the future, in this case, what happened before could happen again. We can't say for sure what the future has in store for us. All we can really do is hope for the best and do our best.

 

[fireproof78]

Anxiety is our efforts to see in to the future and control it.

Depression is looking to the past and lamenting either the changes, or what we see as being better.

Balance requires being present and controlling what you can control, while acknowledging current uncertainties.