Depression, anxiety, stress and other related issues

[Norman]

25 minutes ago, Lambchop said:

@Norman had 'tennis days'. 

Adjusts mental image. 

 

Working class kid that got into a grammar school. It happens.  To be fair, youre going to have to come up with something to change my mental image of you.

Mary from Gogglebox

It's the knee and the furniture more than anything.

Edited December 19, 2018 by Norman

[Rev]

22 hours ago, Steve How Hard? said:

 

22 hours ago, Norman said:

Thought I was doing ok, only a bit of oral morphine after surgery, and a couple of paracetamol afterwards.

 

Then it came to unpacking the wound this afternoon. 15ft of guaze, 2.5 hrs of unbelievable pain, even after morphine and tramadol and the good news I get to do it all over again every day for the next 9 days!

 

[sage]

20 minutes ago, reveldevil said:

 

Thought I was doing ok, only a bit of oral morphine after surgery, and a couple of paracetamol afterwards.

 

Then it came to unpacking the wound this afternoon. 15ft of guaze, 2.5 hrs of unbelievable pain, even after morphine and tramadol and the good news I get to do it all over again every day for the next 9 days!

 

You're milking it now Devil.

Get a junior dispirin down you, you'll be fine. 

[mozza]

 

I'd definitely change my avatar to a more sympathetic one if i was you. 

 

[mozza]

Just now, sage said:

You're milking it now Devil.

Get a junior dispirin down you, you'll be fine. 

That's just it, he won't be, for at least 9 days. 

 

[Norman]

33 minutes ago, reveldevil said:

 

Thought I was doing ok, only a bit of oral morphine after surgery, and a couple of paracetamol afterwards.

 

Then it came to unpacking the wound this afternoon. 15ft of guaze, 2.5 hrs of unbelievable pain, even after morphine and tramadol and the good news I get to do it all over again every day for the next 9 days!

 

I have never felt pain like it, so I really do feel for you.

I tried to tell the mrs that child birth cannot compare. She still doesnt believe me.

Just realised that includes Xmas day. You in hospital over Xmas?

Edited December 20, 2018 by Norman

[Rev]

21 minutes ago, Norman said:

I have never felt pain like it, so I really do feel for you.

I tried to tell the mrs that child birth cannot compare. She still doesnt believe me.

Just realised that includes Xmas day. You in hospital over Xmas?

Hopefully not, the district nurse can do the dressing change so I should be home once off the IV.

[Angry Ram]

Stop talkin bollx you lot.

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[Mucker1884]

45 minutes ago, Angry Ram said:

Stop talkin bollx you lot.

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Good post.  Pour yourself a nice stiff one, as a reward.  :-) 

[AshfieldRam]

Hello all, 

It's hard to post this but this week has been possibly the worst my mental health has ever been. I recently posted in another thread about wanting to make 2019 positive but ever since Saturday i've gone downhill so so fast. 

I had a little worry, It started as a minor worry, then it developed inside me to a concern, the grew larger and larger into a huge obsession that i couldn't shift and consequently i found myself at the doors of depression. 

I started taking my Citalopram on Saturday but it hasn't yet kicked in. On Monday, i was in absolute hysteric floods of tears crying to my Mum and Dad and since then the floodgates have definitely opened. My mum gave me a Diazepam to help calm me down but this just made me dizzy and sick before eventually having a calming effect late on in evening.

Tuesday i went in to work as normal at about 2:30 my boss told me to get home and rest because i looked very ill. I went to play football in the evening as i always do on Tuesday but this proved extremely difficult. I thought the exercise and fresh air would do me wonders but inside all i was doing was fixating on my problems. Despite nearly passing out 3 times i managed to make it through. After another cry to my parents i managed 6 hours sleep.

Wednesday i was able to see the doctor. He gave me more tablets and some numbers for CBT therapy providers in the local area. I immediately rang them and was quite shocked just how long the process can take and one of them was charging quite a considerable amount.

Wednesday evening as i attempted to try to be active to my mind of things i panicked and fainted for a good few minutes. After coming round i was take to my bed where again, i found myself in floods of tears being consoled by Girlfriend, Mum and Dad.  

Yesterday morning i woke up very early again. 4:45 to be exact. I dragged my duvet down stairs hoping that a change of scenery may help. I went to take my tablet in the morning as i've started doing and then i got really really scared. I looked at these tablets and though 'Why don't i just take loads of them and then i won't have to feel like this anymore?' So i took one, then took a second one straight after. I started Vomiting almost immediately afterwards, panicking and deep breathing. Before i knew, i had fainted once again only to be found by my Mum. Once i had come round, my vomiting continued and my thoughts worsened about just taking more tablets to stop me feeling bad or anything all together. I was taken straight to the hospital and given a number of physical tests that all came back positive so i was allowed to come home. I hadn't at this point mentioned to the hospital or anyone that i was feeling suicidal.  As the afternoon progresses my mood swung again, up and down and up and down again. Eventually i was again hysterical and i decided that i had to tell my parents that i'd worried about ending things that morning if i could. I explained to them that i felt like a constant failure and that peoples life would be easier without me there. I don't think i've ever cried as much as i did yesterday. I had the same conversation with my girlfriend that evening and it absolutely destroyed me saying what i said but i was and still am scared that i will do something stupid. My dad rang one of the metal health helplines and i explained to them what was happening in my mind and they marked me as 'critical' meaning i needed immediate help. They eventually rang and they were absolutely no help what so ever. The earliest they could see me was Saturday afternoon and despite my girlfriend pleading with the man on the phone that i needed immediate help he just said 'Saturday afternoon' then shut down the conversation to hang up. I was left in the darkest hole i think i could possibly have been in and if it wasn't for the people around me i don't know what i would have done. 

I actually began to improve last night and decided that this morning i would come in to work and get myself some routine back. I have done and so far i'm just about on top of my emotions but even the littlest things feels like it could set me off. 

Christmas is my favourite time of the year and i can't even think about it. I just want to be better for it so the people who are around me can enjoy it too. 

I'm sorry for the essay but i thought writing it down might help and i'm hopeful that i can be on the mend soon and one day look back on it with the experience to help others

 

[McRainy]

I wouldn't set too much store by CBT tbh, but talking therapies are free through your GP, an initial block of 12 sessions with the possibility of referral for a further 12. Depending on where you are, there are also voluntary sector providers like DRCS, which are pretty good. 

Do you have a sense of what it is that is making you feel like you can't carry on? Trying to think it through honestly yourself can help, even better if you can share it with friends/ family/ partner. 

Hang in there. These things do go in cycles, so while it may feel like a downward curve now, that won't last indefinitely. Recovery is always possible, so don't give up!

https://drcs.org.uk/

 

[i-Ram]

Another uncomfortable read - l hope the break over Christmas helps you @AshfieldRam and that your Saturday appointment offers you some immediate relief.

Wishing everyone on here a merry Christmas, but particularly those who l often find in here.  Stay strong brothers, and Lambchop.

[AshfieldRam]

4 hours ago, Lambchop said:

I wouldn't set too much store by CBT tbh, but talking therapies are free through your GP, an initial block of 12 sessions with the possibility of referral for a further 12. Depending on where you are, there are also voluntary sector providers like DRCS, which are pretty good. 

Do you have a sense of what it is that is making you feel like you can't carry on? Trying to think it through honestly yourself can help, even better if you can share it with friends/ family/ partner. 

Hang in there. These things do go in cycles, so while it may feel like a downward curve now, that won't last indefinitely. Recovery is always possible, so don't give up!

https://drcs.org.uk/

 

I’m not entirely sure what it’s manifested itself in. I feel like I’m at the bottom of a pit with no escape and at that point that was the only way out.

I’m glad I didn’t do that though, obviously.

thank you for the help btw. I really do appreciate it. To both you and @i-Ram

[McRainy]

6 minutes ago, AshfieldRam said:

I feel like I’m at the bottom of a pit with no escape and at that point that was the only way out.

The way out is time; this too shall pass. I always liked Jung's saying that problems are rarely solved, they are simply outgrown. Also Freud's comment that the aim of psychoanalysis is to convert neurosis into ordinary human unhappiness. Learning to live with the latter is the stuff of life for most people at some point. 

When you're at the bottom, I've found the best help is simply the company of others who understand, and stand by you without judging. Quite often the pressure (from ourselves and others) to 'get better' is part of the problem. The best therapy is just 'being with', so you don't face that place alone. 

[CWC1983]

@AshfieldRamIll back up Lambchops comment about time and getting help from the proffesionals.

Accept that it will take as long as it takes, and people close to you will help see you through. The fog will rise. 

100% of people reading your post are right behind you. ?

 

 

[Coneheadjohn]

How’s your knacker(s?) @reveldevil?

[Coneheadjohn]

@AshfieldRam good post mate,can’t have been easy.

Writing it down is usually  a help.

Can you get a bit more flexibility with your work and cut it a bit?

I’m not a fan of all those anti depressants but I’m not a Dr and I know they can have a use.

What do you enjoy doing?

Any exercise?

Don’t ever think your family would be better off without you mate,no way.

Well done posting?

[Rev]

22 minutes ago, coneheadjohn said:

How’s your knacker(s?) @reveldevil?

Not too bad, apart from the packing/dressing changes.

Came out of hospital last night, so at least I'm not spending my birthday in hospital!

Dosing up on the morphine now ready for the district nurses visit.

Hope Joel's picking up with the antibiotics, and you can enjoy Christmas together.

p.s. the knacker(s) line made me smile, the last thing the surgeon said was I'll whip one out if it's infected too, haven't been brave enough to check whether he did or not!

Edited December 22, 2018 by reveldevil

[i-Ram]

5 minutes ago, reveldevil said:

Not too bad, apart from the packing/dressing changes.

Came out of hospital last night, so at least I'm not spending my birthday in hospital!

Dosing up on the morphine now ready for the district nurses visit.

Hope Joel's picking up with the antibiotics, and you can enjoy Christmas together.

Don’t go to hard with the morphine Rev. A visit from the district nurse merits some sexual stirrings even with unfeasibly large testicles. Let me know if she comes on a bicycle.

[Coneheadjohn]

16 minutes ago, reveldevil said:

Not too bad, apart from the packing/dressing changes.

Came out of hospital last night, so at least I'm not spending my birthday in hospital!

Dosing up on the morphine now ready for the district nurses visit.

Hope Joel's picking up with the antibiotics, and you can enjoy Christmas together.

p.s. the knacker(s) line made me smile, the last thing the surgeon said was I'll whip one out if it's infected too, haven't been brave enough to check whether he did or not!

I’ve seen some pretty grim stuff in hospitals over the years but the thought of having a stranger dress my misters made little John retreat and hide in the pubes☹️,glad you’re out and thanks on Joel.