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In so much pain because of mood swings (Schizoaffective).

Simona
Community Member

Hello.  I never thought I would be posting here because being sad is just not me.  And my psychologist is not responding and i don't know  what else to do.  And i know night time is coming again and I'm scared

Because i am in a very lowly way and i can only manage short burst of sleep like naps.  My head hurts so bad and i can't stop thinking.  Strange sentences form in my head and roll on like those movie credits for HOURS.   And last night i was ok for abit but come 4am i was mess and the headache was making me feel like i had to vomit but had nothing there.   I have  no appetite and I'm feeling the paranoia - Yesterday i cried. ranted. couldn't breathe properly. That went for4 hrs and I'm still exhausted from it

I told partner please help me.  I just kept repeating it and he kept walking away and then got angry and said "I'm sorry i don't know what to do OK!".     I said please please take me to hospital because i don't want the children to see me like this and i'm so scared but he said no because he said they wouldn't let me out and that he needs to work so we can eat.  Plus not to involve his parents so i must straighten myself up.

I told him these thoughts I'm having are BAD.   So far today I'm ok i think.   I wish i didn't live so rural. I'm trying to relax. i don't think it's fair.  A massage is not helping. Plus i have to listen to this machine gun noise because partner plays this war game

Ps: i know i say things like i want to die but that's not true ok.  I just want whatever is wrong with me to stop

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Evening T : $ I'm happy I made you smile

I know some days will be harder than others but I'm so happy I'm heading in the right direction. I really think my medication has ALOT to do with it. I'm no longer tormented.

And i'm actually pampering myself as I type this! I have a face mask on ( Miss 9 and I are 'beautifying' ourselves ha ha ) She's got a creamy coconut one and I have seaweed one so my face is all black and shiny. It peels off.

So it's raining where you are. No rain here just very cold. Tomorrow morning will be very chilly. We are leaving early for footy.

Starwolf
Blue Voices Member
Blue Voices Member

As you know, life has recently been throwing me a series of curves so I'm not feeling at my best. I'm glad I came to your thread first...I can't wipe the smile off my face. Thank you for sharing your progress and new found peace.

You are right, recovery is no easy road but at least it is the right one and you're on it 🙂

You have been through hell many times but courageously kept going. You sure deserve to leave torment behind and find your rightful place in the Universe. You have so, so much to offer...

I use those seaweed masks too. I love the ocean smell and feel, something I miss because I now live inland.

Enjoy the family day out.

Simona
Community Member

Hello Star : $ i'm sorry to hear of your car problem. How very frustrating/infuriating it must be. Is this what you mean by not feeling the best? I can only hope things improve for you - I understand without a vehicle you are stranded.

Once I lived in a pretty remote area myself and had no car. The bonus was very minimal rent. I used to have to hitchhike every morning/every afternoon to get to work and home again. Sometimes I just 'lived' at work all week and came home on Saturday in a taxi filled with a week's worth of food/essentials. That fare used to be around $130! Talk about happy taxi drivers..

Been a beautiful sunny cloudless day here. Recently came home from the art gallery. One of the colourful works I admired featured teeth. Lots of teeth. I thought that was pretty amazing with me going to the dentist next week. I was pretty taken with that particular piece.

Yeah i'm very thankful I have reached this stage of my journey. Still have some night time issues but i'm ok. I can walk down the street without command hallucinations/paranoia. I'm not mute/paralysed from psychosis or believing myself to be an angel etc. Of course I still have my alters but my problem was never with them. I was actually talking about my alters to my mh clinician this week. 1 alter has been buying too much clothes. All menswear. Kiss Chasey/Rusty and Nena Pasadena . I thoughtfully folded them away and shook my head. This wasn't the plan ha ha

Thank-you for dropping by. I'm thinking of you and wish you feel better soon : $

Starwolf
Blue Voices Member
Blue Voices Member

Thank you for your kind empathy. The car issue is the one that must be resolved first as without a vehicle, I can't even begin to look into the other problems... so they're piling up. It is not possible to buy another car around this remote area and there's no public transport to go look further. But I figure if the Universe is smart enough to throw me those curves, it has to be smart enough to see me around them. Eventually.

So good to see your brave work beginning to pay off. Good to see that medication is finally keeping psychosis at bay, revealing your true self without drastic side-effects. That's a lot of useless, heavy baggage unloaded off your mind, freedom.

An alter buying menswear ? How annoying ! Good but costly taste. I hope it can satisfy its urges in op shops or it could become an expensive tenant. I can see where the $ sign comes from...

I used to have a cranky one, a bitter and twisted, vengeful brute with a cut snake approach to life. That behaviour (probably a reaction to childhood abuse) was unacceptable to me so I guess the mind separated it so that I didn't feel responsible. I ended up dealing with it in the same way I have always worked with animals of the homicidal type. It took time and heaps of thoughtful strategies but it was eventually reintegrated when it learned to use anger in a more positive manner and so became more acceptable. A case of befriending the enemy to use it as an ally, I guess. It certainly taught me a lot about self patience.

As for the toothy painting...I do believe Life does talk to us, sometimes in odd ways. Perhaps it has something to do with the subconscious mind ? It is a fact, referred to as the Law of Synchronicity, when external events mirror our personal world. Fascinating stuff.

Happy trails.

Starwolf how about paying someone extra to drive a car they are selling down to you with another car with person to drive them back?

You could explain that you're stranded and will pay them?

Just a thought 🙂

Thank you for the suggestion Steph. Good thought but it wouldn't work out. First, I need to see/try a car before I buy it. If I can get myself there to buy it, I can drive back home. The nearest place where I could buy a car is about 250 kms away. Also, where I live is a maze of poorly/not indicated dirt tracks. Houses are few and a long way apart. No mobile coverage. Foolish to attempt it unless you know exactly where you're going. I called the NRMA a couple of weeks ago. It took them all day to get here and their mechanic was in no helpful mood when he finally did. GPSs are useless around here.

Not to worry, some solution will have to be found...hopefully soon.

I was thinking about having a look at the car from a website, like Gumtree or car sales or others and speaking to the owner/ seller and trusting ur gut/ instincts about the condition after asking lots of qtns.

Good luck with it...

I've also got no car, crashed it lol....so I've been looking on sites.

Lets hope the universe delivers....

Just read it properly,sorry...

A fool can deliver ha,ha.

I'd ask anyway...but 500 km is a looooong way...but I'm crazy like that...

Simona
Community Member

Hello Star You know I have felt 'weirded out' and very self conscious after my post about my alter. I actually felt reprimanded: "Here we go. You have your mental illness under control but you still need to write about something you crazy attention seeking ego maniac so naturally we're gonna get dragged into this".

I feel like such a freak. I feel like I need to apologise. Should I ? I'm not sure what I should apologise for and to who exactly.

I did however enjoy reading your reply and am fascinated by the subject. Would love to somehow discuss it more.

Starwolf
Blue Voices Member
Blue Voices Member

Why apologize Simona ? Reprimanded ? Heaven forbid !!! You are doing so well you deserve a gold medal !

Why not write about something which is part of yourself and your present experience ? This is what these forums are for. Being able to share some of your inner world is a privilege and I am thankful for your trust.

Recovery is a long road. So please be kind to yourself and give yourself a well deserved break. No reason at all why you should put yourself under pressure to perform. You are doing terrific. The reason why I talked about my own ex alter was to let you know I am not unfamiliar with dissociation. Though it is a personal, complex issue. The way mine came to be and how I dealt with it may be totally irrelevant to another person. But yeah...swapping notes is always interesting.