Mental Health - Education, Support and Prevention
22-05-2025 05:51 PM
22-05-2025 05:51 PM
@creative_writer wrote:
@Dreamy I’ve been having SI today, took a PRN to settle it. Can’t say it’s completely gone, but mind is clearer, I think the effects settled in now, thankfully. It took a while. I’ve been struggling with bipolar mixed episode, I don’t think the episode is fully controlled yet, but I am going to see my pdoc tommorow
This IS an example of recovery posting.
No, your posts from yesterday were not different from today, nor the day before, nor the day before. Hence the conversation around 'extended' rumination.
22-05-2025 05:59 PM
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22-05-2025 06:05 PM
22-05-2025 06:05 PM
@creative_writer yes it's definitely rough but you are doing amazing to resist the urges. That agitation is hard to manage, it's great that you are trying to do other things. I try and run on distractions myself and often bounce from one activity to another cos I struggle to focus on one thing for too long.
22-05-2025 06:18 PM
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22-05-2025 06:31 PM
22-05-2025 06:31 PM
@creative_writer I'm not diagnosed with adhd but it's highly likely I have it. Yeah you have to be so careful with the balance of medications, I'm not able to be on medications so I have to manage everything in other ways. You are doing the best you can and you should be proud of yourself for that. Definitely take your time with things and don't be hard on yourself if you need extra time. It really sounds like you are doing an amazing job with things given your situation at the moment, I'm super proud of you for all you efforts ❤️
22-05-2025 06:53 PM
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22-05-2025 08:04 PM
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@creative_writer yeah I definitely think it's overlooked. I don't drink much caffeine other than iced coffee sachets that I mix with milk. It's good that you stick to a good diet and using herbs is definitely great in many ways.
22-05-2025 08:34 PM
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22-05-2025 09:01 PM
22-05-2025 09:01 PM
@creative_writer i spoke to my doctor about the possibility of me having both adhd and asd and he said it's highly likely given alot of the symptoms tie in with each other. But he said it's not worth trying to get a diagnosis as financially i couldn't afford it and the public system is too long a wait list.
Social work jobs can be good but yes you do have to give alot which can take alot out of you. It's easy to get triggered when you can relate to alot of things yourself, I often struggle here and avoid some posts cos they are too triggering. You can get better again, it's just going to take time and it's a matter of finding what works to get you there. Ocd is definitely a tricky one and one that's different for everyone so there's no one size fits all solution. You really are doing such a good job and you have supports in place to help you through this which is great. Keep doing what you are doing and i hope things start to settle and get easier for you soon. Sending you hugs ❤️
22-05-2025 09:23 PM
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