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Jeriava How do I talk to my doctor?
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I’ve been struggling with my life for the past 7-8 years but I finally made an appointment with a doctor. I feel really scared though because I don’t ever go to the doctor for anything, and I havent seen this doctor for so many years that I’m really ... View more

I’ve been struggling with my life for the past 7-8 years but I finally made an appointment with a doctor. I feel really scared though because I don’t ever go to the doctor for anything, and I havent seen this doctor for so many years that I’m really scared that they’ll judge me or won’t believe anything I say. I’m really anti social so I feel like I won’t be able to say what I wanna say or I’ll say the wrong thing causing them to just dismiss me and move me along without helping. I’m just tired of feeling alone, depressed and just worthless but I’m really scared to talk to them.

Chris_B Are you looking to support someone else with depression? PLEASE READ before posting
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This forum is for people seeking support for their own mental health issues. If you're posting on behalf of someone else with a mental health issue that you're concerned about, please have a look at this section of our forums: Supporting family and f... View more

This forum is for people seeking support for their own mental health issues. If you're posting on behalf of someone else with a mental health issue that you're concerned about, please have a look at this section of our forums: Supporting family and friends with a mental health condition It's full of threads from people who have family members and friends going through anxiety, depression or other related conditions. Have a read through the threads there, and feel free to take part in the discussions. Below are also some helpful beyondblue resources you might want to look through first as well: Supporting someone Have the conversation

AGrace SELF HELP TIPS FOR MANAGING DEPRESSION
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Hi Everyone, Here are some ideas you might like to try for managing symptoms of depression. Of course everyone's different, so let us know what works for you, and please feel free to add to the list... Mindfulness – through breathing or engaging the ... View more

Hi Everyone, Here are some ideas you might like to try for managing symptoms of depression. Of course everyone's different, so let us know what works for you, and please feel free to add to the list... Mindfulness – through breathing or engaging the 5 senses Distress Tolerance – Accepting Emotions and Self Soothing Distraction – Put the thoughts/feelings aside and come back to them when you are ready to deal with them Positive Affirmations – Have some affirmations written down repeat them to yourself daily Sleep/Exercise/Diet – All 3 aspects of our lifestyle can impact the way we think/feel Increasing Pleasurable Activities – Engage in at least one pleasurable activity per day

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Elephant86 The power of reading and gaining knowledge
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I think the best thing I did to help myself was reading as many books on different topics that i could. My favourites topics where history, science. The important thing is to question everything and be positivly curious you never stop learning and en... View more

I think the best thing I did to help myself was reading as many books on different topics that i could. My favourites topics where history, science. The important thing is to question everything and be positivly curious you never stop learning and enjoying the world of books. I beleive if you have the right infomation you can make the right decisions for your health. Always listen to professional advice where needed. The other powerful thing is playing sport to keep yourself fit and strong and focused on a positive outcomes. Beleive me at times I was terrified but by having the right knowledge I was able to build the right plan to help support my recovery. Mental health can be destructive but if you have the right tools you can face the adversity and have the right plan to step into a positive mindset. Remember you don't walk alone your support network is there to support you. You must not let your disability take your power you control your disability it doesn't control you. You walk into a dark dangerous forest but you think your not going to get out but there are good powerful creatures in the forest that guide and protect like the unicorn and the centuer they are your guides on your journey of your health. There is no need to fear when you have powerful guides to protect you from the eval around you. You must always beleive in the powerful good energy aand the healing magic. You know sometimes finding things that bring me back to peace and calm is important. Reading fantasy books is a good way of having fun while you read. I think I like harry potter to much. You must light a candle to lead you out of the dark and into the light. You must beleive in the power of positive thinking and I know there a mountain to climb. If you have seen the fellowship of the rings froddo had a team to beat the eval you must have a powerful support to help you on your perolious journey. You are powerful beyond measure and you have the power with in yourself to face your disability. You must see you disability in a positive light what gifts does it give me and what super powers do I posses. This is what you have to find out for yourself. You must be gratful for what you do have not what you don't have . The power of positive thinking is important and follow a positive light to good health The power is in your hands

Elephant86 The impact of mental health conditions on daily life
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The impact that my disabability has on me is immense and I must not only be the only person that is going through it. There must be many of us that experience mental health impact at one time or another. The impact that my condition has had on me is ... View more

The impact that my disabability has on me is immense and I must not only be the only person that is going through it. There must be many of us that experience mental health impact at one time or another. The impact that my condition has had on me is that I will never get my licence because of grand mal epilepsy . I also have a bipolar which makes me sick for a month at a time but I choose to not let my disability deny me of a happy life. I have sorting a healthy activity plan where I do reading, cycling, meditation, cooking, family, dog time. Everybodies health activity plan is different and you do what is good for you but these are the things that help me cope with my condition. We as human beings have difficulties but it is how we stand up to our difficulties that determine our strength with in . I found my strength in writing. You must find what you are good at and play to your strengths. disability is a word but you choose how you rise above your situation. I hope you have a wonderful day today

caysee Challenges
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I have been dealing with D and A and having some thoughts that scare me.... I'm not sure what to do.

I have been dealing with D and A and having some thoughts that scare me.... I'm not sure what to do.

Puddles1974 Lost partner suddenly to cancer
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I recently lost my partner suddenly to cancer. Multiple Myeloma. He was diagnosed July 2022. He was given 10-15 years to live. 7 months later he passed away. So unexpected and sudden. We weren't told it was aggressive or found in his blood until Dece... View more

I recently lost my partner suddenly to cancer. Multiple Myeloma. He was diagnosed July 2022. He was given 10-15 years to live. 7 months later he passed away. So unexpected and sudden. We weren't told it was aggressive or found in his blood until December. He did stem cell transplant, that failed. Tried another form of chemo. That too failed. Then did high pace chemo. He got pneumonia in hospital and passed away. Not coping at all. Depression has kicked in quite bad. I've suffered anxiety for the last few years but his death has really broken me.

mads675769879 suicide bully
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so I'm in grade 11 I'm struggling with a couple things i been bullied my whole life because of my parents because they were druggies and they abused me and my siblings a lot so i moved to sa because my dad got locked up and and we were put in dcp and... View more

so I'm in grade 11 I'm struggling with a couple things i been bullied my whole life because of my parents because they were druggies and they abused me and my siblings a lot so i moved to sa because my dad got locked up and and we were put in dcp and the only way my mum could get us back if we move sa and started living with my aunty in 2020 when covid just started and my mum stuffed it up and hurt me and my brothers so my aunty kicked out and my mum asked me and my sibling if we want to go with her she took my 3 youngers siblings with 3 years later im at school in year 11 im really struggling because im getting bullied real bad i got rumors spread about today i was yelling at a teacher and i addencty told i feel like a want to kill my self and im scared that they will tell my aunty and she put me in mental hospital lately so i started to yell at these girls that were bullying me and lately i been self harming really bad i really need help but i cant talk to my aunty because she will call me a attention seeker

Rya2345 DSP
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I got my divorce in 2019. I was a homemaker all my life. It was an unhealthy relationship. Ever since my divorce I have been trying to either study or stay into a job which I'm unable to. I get severely depressed and I live on my own. I have been on ... View more

I got my divorce in 2019. I was a homemaker all my life. It was an unhealthy relationship. Ever since my divorce I have been trying to either study or stay into a job which I'm unable to. I get severely depressed and I live on my own. I have been on the jobseeker. I get overwhelmed easily and currently on antidepressants. I have been given a 3 months medical exemption for the mutual obligations.I was wondering if I will be eligible for DSP.I don't have the energy to write more or even describe in details

renu Deperssion, anxiety
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Hello I’m Renu i have some mental health issue i need help with this. thanks

Hello I’m Renu i have some mental health issue i need help with this. thanks

H-c I don’t know what to feel or do anymore
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Well, I’m back once again. I thought after seeking professional help I’d feel better, feel whole once again but I’m back. Back to square one. I thought I’d only be diagnosed with one condition which I have learned to accept but then I got diagnosed w... View more

Well, I’m back once again. I thought after seeking professional help I’d feel better, feel whole once again but I’m back. Back to square one. I thought I’d only be diagnosed with one condition which I have learned to accept but then I got diagnosed with three. OCD, GAD and Major depressive

annoy I just want to let it all go
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I am a 23 year woman and first-generation immigrant. My parents and sister depend on my success, yet I am so undeserving of the place I am in. I wish I was never born in the first place, or that someone who is more capable was in my stead. I wish to ... View more

I am a 23 year woman and first-generation immigrant. My parents and sister depend on my success, yet I am so undeserving of the place I am in. I wish I was never born in the first place, or that someone who is more capable was in my stead. I wish to let it all go. But I can’t. I can’t do that to my parents. Never. I tell my friends of my issue, yet no matter what advice they give me, I can’t get better. It just feels so hopeless and pointless. Yet time is ticking and I’m losing opportunities because of the way I am. Why am I like this. I can’t live yet I can’t die. I am stuck in my own body.

DallasG People think I'm lazy and it's messing with me pretty bad.
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I've been in therapy for 6 going on 7 years now, it's been with a psychologist and it's basic talk therapy and I will say it has helped me to a degree but it's only gotten me so far, I was diagnosed with clinical depression and moderate to severe soc... View more

I've been in therapy for 6 going on 7 years now, it's been with a psychologist and it's basic talk therapy and I will say it has helped me to a degree but it's only gotten me so far, I was diagnosed with clinical depression and moderate to severe social anxiety, I've mostly gotten over the anxiety, I still have bouts of pretty bad anxiety but I've learned to get through them, the depression has stuck though, no matter what I've tried it only works for a little while and then it creeps back in, I feel like I have no control over it, I am medicated for it, each day, as far as I know it is one of the most effective AD's. Lately the depression is just really bad, I have lost interest in pretty much everything, I'm currently unemployed so there's that, I have no IRL friends anymore, my one and only friend fobbed me off and is blaming me for it as well as everything else wrong with him, I'm angry at him, at others, I have slept most days the last month unless I have to be somewhere which isn't very often, if I do get up I sit/lie on the couch watching YouTube or streaming something to keep my attention from leading me back to bed, I'm exhausted both mentally and physically and and I just don't care about anything, I don't want a relationship or family, I can't make friends, I'm 43 this year and my mum and dad will be gone soon, my sister is in another country with her family, I will soon have no one, and while that scares me to a degree I look forward to it, I can stop pretending I'm fine, that I want a "normal" life, someone said once it's called apanthropy, I looked it up and it suits me to a tee, I know my thoughts are all over the place, another reason I find it so hard to explain myself to others, I know I'm abnormal, I don't mind being that. But when people say I'm just lazy and to just stop being depressed and do something I get so mad, like they just don't get and I hope they never feel anything close to what I do each day, I feel most people wouldn't be able to cope as well as I think I have without doing something drastic, yeah I've only been there once in my life and I know it's not the answer. Some or all of this won't make sense to many, I just had to get it out I guess.