Struggling with my mental health and the impacts of a severe injury

[startingnew]

Almost a year ago i acquired a severe injury that has resulted in chronic severe pain that affects my daily living. I have spent countless hours on tests to confirm a rare diagnosis, treatments and specialist appointments and drs. my savings have all been drained and all my spare money gets put towards more treatments or appointments.
My entire life has been flipped upside down. ive needed to give up some jobs and give up some of the best opportunities ive ever been given and things ive worked towards for years. basically a few 'this is what ive been waiting for, this is what ive trained for' moments and it has been soul destroying. every aspect of my life has changed, ive lost friends, family dont understand or even want to try to understand- the often just think of themselves because it affects my ability to do things for them now. even walking is a struggle. sleep usually evades me because im in pain or cant get comfortable, cant hardly fit in shoes and my clothing style has had to be changed a fair bit because of the swelling i encounter.
it was a very unfortunate accident and really only an accident but the way that its panned out, is very upsetting and frustrating. its a very lonely place to be in right now with no friends, no family support or cares and specialists that dont really know what to do. it gets hard hearing ' im sorry but im not sure what else to do with your condition at this point'. i feel very much out of sorts and at a loss of what else to do.

[Maddeline]

Hi startingnew,

Thank you for your post. I am sorry to hear about your situation.

As someone who has had an unknown illness, I can relate to your situation. It is so frustrating when no one knows what is happening nor can give you a solution to the illness. It definitely impacts your optimism and makes you just want things to return to normal. I am sorry that you have lost friends and family due to it as well. Unfortunately, there is not much for me to suggest for you physically, but possibly seeing a GP may help financially with a psychologist (may provide free sessions depending on your health benefits). Just know that you are not alone!

I do hope someone else reads this chat, and maybe provide you with some more recommendations.

Looking forward to hearing from you x

[jaz28]

hi there,

i am sorry you are experiencing this! as someone with chronic illness (thankfully in remission right now) i can sympathise with you. my advice would be to see your GP again, and if they can't do anything, well, a pain clinic might be an option for you that you could speak about. these clinics operate to help people with incurable pain to better manage it - the next best option, even though it is still not ideal. there is also the other option of seeing a naturopath or trying some alternative medicine options. it seems silly, but a lot of alternative medicine out there is showing promise.

i am sorry again and i am here to talk if you need anything. i hope you find relief soon,

jaz xx

[Searchingforhope]

It's no wonder why you feel this way. That is so hard to accept. It sounds like it has had such a big impact on your life and you're doing it on your own. 😔

The first thing you need is some support. Look at support groups or see if an inpatient stay might be available to you.

Physical health has a huge impact on mental health. I'm going through that now. Unable to do things I once did. But there is support out there. It just takes a lot of time and effort to find out what you need.

You are not alone.