**The Mental Health Thread**

moon man said:
nah i will give it a bash ,but i find it impossible sometimes i.e my dads memory is getting worse ,if i talk to him on the phone and i can tell its even worse than usual i wont be able to put that worry off ,but its a worry i cant resolve apart from family chats how to help him ect
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Try what I said for bubbly but also remember with your dad it's not something you can help. You can try to make the most of the time you have but think how you would think in his place with your son.

What would you want them to do? focus on that and turn up and tell him just how you made yourself happy that week


but its a worry i cant resolve apart from family chats how to help him ect
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This is important too as much as we want to claim we're an island communicating helps do talk don't bottle, rely on your friends as a bit of an outlet pressure release.

Internet friends can help here as it easy to talk without the guilt of what you say if things are hard.
 
Still really struggling and now with added unrefreshing sleep. In addition to that I just snapped and burst into tears at the dinner table with someone else complaining that they were 'sooooo tired' despite having a full nights sleep regularly and actually leaving the house and going to exercise classes. I blew up at them for such stupid comments and well you can imagine how that went....

Just utterly defeated :/
 
This might seem like a stupid question and I’m not going to explain it right but do you know if you are struggling with a mental health issue?

For a while now I haven’t really felt myself, I have no excitement in anything I would used to. I find myself easily getting wound up and angry over stupid things, which I wouldn’t in the past, but then just as easily flipping to feeling upset or anxious.

We have a 6 month old so I’m not sure if it’s related to lack of sleep or maybe just stress from work.
I wouldn’t even know how it would work if I was to seek help, would I need to pin point what is making me this way?
 
Psymonkee said:
Still really struggling and now with added unrefreshing sleep. In addition to that I just snapped and burst into tears at the dinner table with someone else complaining that they were 'sooooo tired' despite having a full nights sleep regularly and actually leaving the house and going to exercise classes. I blew up at them for such stupid comments and well you can imagine how that went....

Just utterly defeated :/
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Sorry to hear this bud, I'm the opposite I find locking myself away from everyone an easier way of dealing with it (or so I think) but I end up locking myself away and having a few tears and thoughts... My fuse gets a lot shorter when I'm going through a rough time which is the complete opposite to what I'm actually like.. Make sure you don't beat yourself up over it though bud if you need to speak to someone make sure you do as it helps a lot
 
didn't report to my doc of been worse but gone up to 45mg mirtazapine now , i think this was just in his long term plan to rebalance my serotonin and neurotransmitters (or whatever it does) my god though does it make you sleep though and dream ,also removes edginess ,especially the morning sort ,if anyone gets this they will know exactly what i mean

edit i will probably split the dose
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In contrast to the risk of excessive sedation at low doses, mirtazapine at higher doses can be over-stimulating in older adults as norepinephrine effects overwhelm the sedating effects of serotonin. Thus, for instance, mirtazapine at 45 mg daily can cause insomnia when given at bedtime.
 
I've had palpitations now and then for years, but i've had the on and off for a day now... It's really annoying and doesn't help with my lack of sleep due to my son teething. Wondering if it's the meds so might have to call the docs tomorrow morning if it continues.
 
arknor said:
Decided I'm going to A&E ....

I can['t wait until the morning to try and see a GP without an appointment..... just in case I bottle it and can't stand upf or my self when the woman says "phone up at 8:30am"



So my plan is.

walk into A&E
Say I'm autistic, suicidal for 5 years and I think I'm having as mental breakdown....

wish me luck
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Well done on having a plan and taking action. I mean that. Best of luck.

Don't forget to use the forum to demonstrate this stuff too, if it helps.
 
arknor said:
so I went to A&E


I'm pacing backwards and forwards having a panic attack, clearly in distress pretty much in tears for 10 minutes.
theres loads of people on reception just doing whatever on the commuters one notices and finally asks if I've been the triage desk yet...
there's a sign that says "don't approach the triage desk wait to be called".........

so finally i'm at the triage desk...

I say
"I'm autistic, I've felt suicidal for years, I think I'm having a mental breakdown"

she asks whats set it off now....

I said "I don't know ????"
she asks if I have any social contact, I guess she meant social services.

I respond "no I have no one I am completely isolated"
she asks if I've been to see a GP, I explain "I can't use phones, I can't arrange appointments"

she asks what I want ...... I said "I don't swearword know"

I'm not shouting or anything just speaking normally.... I'm not trying to be aggressive towards her...

she starts giving me a lecture about don't swear at me......

I pull my tablet out and say can you read what I sent to my mum.

she reads it then comes out with

she literally said "so why are you here?
I said..... look I am one of the people who got kicked off disability benefits when PIP came around, one of the ones who should have swearword killed my self 5 years ago like the others did.
she starts giving me a lecture about swearing yet again..... I'm not shouting I'm just struggling to cope, form sentences and get my message across right....

bare in mind there's loads of members of the public stood around listening in btw..... so yea I'm autistic and struggling like wtf......

she then says
you understand we can't help you with benefits right ? so what help do you want?
I said "I don;t swearword know????"

she starts giving me a lecture again........


I turned around to the paramedics and security guards behind me and just said "I'm autistic, suicidal and she won't help" I started to walk out and screamed "I'll go find a bridge"



no one even tries to stop me leaving or anything lol.........

so I tried..... I failed..... more gatekeeping by the NHS you can be literally suicdal, having a nervous break down and they are more bothered that you drop the odd F bomb even if your not actually being aggressive....


I guess I stay awake all night go to my GP in the morning..... I don't know what to do.....


it makes me wonder how many of those people who go on stabbing sprees actually went to try and seek help first..
I would never do that It just got me thinking...


I need a mental assessment clearly... and social services or someone informing but I'm too stupid to say it and she is only bothered about physical crap obviously. oh and me saying the
F word 2-3 times..... in a normal voice
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Sorry to hear that mate. I've only just caught your last couple of posts but do you think talking to the Samaritans could help taje these feekings away, even just for a little while? They'd listen.
 
arknor said:
I can not make phone calls and just talk to people.

I pretty much had a cry for help but instead of standing at a bridge I went to A&E..... if I was sitting on the edge of a bridge would they tell me off for swearing? or try to give me help.

I'm wondering whether to just go a bridge and just wait for help.... and hope she gets in really bad trouble since I actually did try to get help and she was more bothered about her stupid ego or something.......


I think cos I'm 6ft4 and look a bit rough like I could take care of my self in a fight I don't get taken seriously


anyone who works for NHS know if receptionist interaction are being recorded? and was that the right thing that she did?
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I think you should go to your GP firstbthing in the morning. Wait there at opening if need be.

Did the receptionist take down your details?
 
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