https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/depression/mental-health/m-p/603655#M54470 <P>Hello Asher,</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Warm welcome to the forums. Sorry to hear about your mental health challenges. Happy to know that you have reached out to Lifeline and the forums for support and guidance.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Sometimes our thoughts and feelings don't always tell the truth. They often make situations out to be worse than they really are especially people who are suffering from ADHD.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>If I may ask, do you have any family or friends you are comfortable talking to and who supports you? Have you also reached out to your GP or a mental health professional?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>If you feel like sharing more, is there anything that happened recently that has triggered these negative thoughts?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>One of the ways to keep your mind healthy, is to try and challenge these negative thoughts and focus a lot more on any good things in your life (even if it is small) than the bad things.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Please remember you are not alone in this. I am here to listen and support...</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Take care</P><P>Happylife</P> Sun, 24 Nov 2024 23:17:19 GMT Happylife 2024-11-24T23:17:19Z https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/depression/mental-health/m-p/603599#M54465 <P>Hey there my name is Asher freeman, I have adhd and I have been suffering from very negative thoughts and I have been struggling for a while now I contacted a lifeline last night because I was scared of what I would do.</P> Sat, 23 Nov 2024 09:33:05 GMT https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/depression/mental-health/m-p/603599#M54465 AsherFreeman 2024-11-23T09:33:05Z https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/depression/mental-health/m-p/603655#M54470 <P>Hello Asher,</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Warm welcome to the forums. Sorry to hear about your mental health challenges. Happy to know that you have reached out to Lifeline and the forums for support and guidance.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Sometimes our thoughts and feelings don't always tell the truth. They often make situations out to be worse than they really are especially people who are suffering from ADHD.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>If I may ask, do you have any family or friends you are comfortable talking to and who supports you? Have you also reached out to your GP or a mental health professional?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>If you feel like sharing more, is there anything that happened recently that has triggered these negative thoughts?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>One of the ways to keep your mind healthy, is to try and challenge these negative thoughts and focus a lot more on any good things in your life (even if it is small) than the bad things.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Please remember you are not alone in this. I am here to listen and support...</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Take care</P><P>Happylife</P> Sun, 24 Nov 2024 23:17:19 GMT https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/depression/mental-health/m-p/603655#M54470 Happylife 2024-11-24T23:17:19Z