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Meltymoment Sister is paranoid her doc is drugging her
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My sister in law has been diagnosed with ADHD for 2 years. But hasn't handled the medications well.At first she thought her doctor was giving her placebos now she thinks he is give her anti psychotic meds secretly. She has looked up ways doctors can ... View more

My sister in law has been diagnosed with ADHD for 2 years. But hasn't handled the medications well.At first she thought her doctor was giving her placebos now she thinks he is give her anti psychotic meds secretly. She has looked up ways doctors can do this pap smears robotic tablets etc. She also thinks her ex house mates are messing with their house breaky things killing the lawn etc. She has quit jobs and been fired for her mental health issues. I am really worried for her. How do I get her committed? She has a daughter at how with autism that is about to go to high school and doesn't need this on top of everything.

anonymous_username I think I might have autism
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(I wasn’t sure where to post this). So recently my family and I went on this trip where we visited a giant city. I was really looking forward to it, and don’t get me wrong, it was amazing, but the whole time I was feeling really off for no reason. I ... View more

(I wasn’t sure where to post this). So recently my family and I went on this trip where we visited a giant city. I was really looking forward to it, and don’t get me wrong, it was amazing, but the whole time I was feeling really off for no reason. I live in a small town where you know most people, and go to a small school so I have never really been to a place with that many people before. I wanted to know why I was feeling so off when I was scrolling through YouTube and came across a video about autism (like signs of it or what is felt like or something like that). There are a few autistic people at my school so I thought ‘hey, maybe you could get to know them better!’. So I was watching the video and realised that a lot of these things I could relate to. It got me thinking and I started researching everything I could about ASD. So I think that I have maybe high functioning autism, and I asked my mum and she said ‘yes probably but you don’t need a test because it’s not that much of an issue’. It annoyed me at first but then I started thinking that if I got a test and it said I don’t have autism then I would feel like I was just really bad at communicating and everything social. I dunno, it was just worrying me.-anonymous

Saphira Voluntary Admission, looking for advice
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Hey guys, I am looking for advice, some guidance regarding a voluntary admission. I have been struggling with my mental health for as long as I can remember, A year ago I actually quit my job, packed up and moved back in with my parents to have a men... View more

Hey guys, I am looking for advice, some guidance regarding a voluntary admission. I have been struggling with my mental health for as long as I can remember, A year ago I actually quit my job, packed up and moved back in with my parents to have a mental health gap year of sorts and really build myself up to start again., I eat healthy and exercise regularly, I take supplements to help support my body and mind. Over the last year I have made progress, It has been agonizingly slow, but it is progress. I feel like finally making the decision to stop trying to push myself through life like "normal people" can and working on myself has actually made me very vulnerable, I feel as if I am made of glass and can no longer push through or shrug things off like I used to. I had accepted this as a positive as a sign I am no longer lying to myself and that the resilience will slowly build. I just recently had a positive test result from the Dr that like depression also comes with a huge stigma, This has absolutely crippled me and I need help. I have made the decision that I need to go and have a stay at a Psychiatric Hospital. I have called both the hospital and my health insurance in the past to work out what I will be out of pocket for and I am able to upgrade insurance and access a once in a lifetime mental health waiver. I am here because there has been many periods in my life where I should have admitted myself but did not with the excuse of leaving workmates to cover my work load, not being able to afford rent while not working, and then of course the ridiculous shame, guilt, feelings of being a burden and not wanting to make a fuss, and also hesitant as to what to expect. I have tried all of the tools, this is the last thing in my toolbox to try, I would love some encouragement or to hear from people who have had a positive admission that helped, especially whether these feelings of me not wanting to cause a fuss or feel shame, or that I am overreacting, are a common problem for others too that delayed them getting help. Also that I can admit how ridiculous my fears are, as this is not bouts of mild depression. This is severe, agonizing torture that poison my brain that have suffocating me for years, yet my brain still tells me that I am over reacting? Brains are ridiculous.

CodyJon75 Narcissistic Blindside 23 years on
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I am attempting to reach people who have dealt with a specific type of Partner with NPD. My story is not of verbal abuse or rage. It's of 23 years of conning, using, manipulation and intense survival. No family member listens. No psychologist will li... View more

I am attempting to reach people who have dealt with a specific type of Partner with NPD. My story is not of verbal abuse or rage. It's of 23 years of conning, using, manipulation and intense survival. No family member listens. No psychologist will listen. I'm medicated and addicted to so many drugs to just wake up. Who do I talk to that will listen? I need professional face to face support. My personality profile has changed from PTSD so only strong recovery people I think will help.

crazymum1975 Depressed
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I have decided that I need to go back on some medication to help with my depression. I have no motivation I am crying all the time I hardly leave the house except for work and essentials. I have no social interactions as I feel unworthy of love and f... View more

I have decided that I need to go back on some medication to help with my depression. I have no motivation I am crying all the time I hardly leave the house except for work and essentials. I have no social interactions as I feel unworthy of love and friendship. I am a single mum of 4 amazing young adults and a grandma to 1. I don’t know which antidepressants to go take. I have been on medication before I don’t feel that it helped. I have also gained so much weight in the last year I am heavier now than I was pregnant with any of my kids. I was wondering if anyone has felt similar and experienced the same, and if so what helped?

I_live_in_the_cracks The system is broken
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I have a psychiatrist but I can’t afford the psychiatrist and a psychologist or rehabilitation. I feel locked in to seeing the psychiatrist monthly because I don’t think I would cope well with withdrawal from the medication I am on. I had a bad workp... View more

I have a psychiatrist but I can’t afford the psychiatrist and a psychologist or rehabilitation. I feel locked in to seeing the psychiatrist monthly because I don’t think I would cope well with withdrawal from the medication I am on. I had a bad workplace experience. I have extensively researched what does and does not constitute workplace bullying and I am 100% positive that I, and multiple others were bullied in that very toxic work environment. I know the research says that the way to recover is to work through what happened with someone and then get back on the horse. Where is the help to do that?i am not perfect and I have not done everything right. I have made mistakes but what happened to me was not about me.I do not like who I am now. I am reactive and cry at the drop of a hat. I used to be functional. I used to be optimistic. I used to participate in life. I used to look after myself. I am not myself. I am about to lose what is left to keep me clinging to life.I had just started feeling capable of moving forward and that I was improving, but time is up. I asked for help or direction to find help and I got a sorry we can’t help you. At least I can tell the next person that points me towards beyond blue that I have done that and it is pointless. The systems need to be changed. Introduce workplace mediation services so there is independent parties an employee can go to for help before formal procedures. HR will always protect the company because they need to keep their jobs. When your only action is a legal complaint which you have to pay to make and agree to pay everyone’s costs if you can’t prove it, it is immensely intimidating. No complaint - no help.

TheBigBlue Help! Health Insurance for out-patient services
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I’m meant to start DBT in a few weeks, the hospital called me yesterday saying I needed to increase my private insurance coverage for psychiatrict care. I called my health insurer & got some info & an exorbitant quote. Then when they asked about my t... View more

I’m meant to start DBT in a few weeks, the hospital called me yesterday saying I needed to increase my private insurance coverage for psychiatrict care. I called my health insurer & got some info & an exorbitant quote. Then when they asked about my treatment they said they only covered in-patient stays, not out-patient. I called the hospital back & they ensured me is was an out-patient service & to call my insurer back & ask for a policy that provides cover for outpatients. So i ring back the health insurer to be told Medicare covers out-patient services, not private insurance. Now my anxiety is through the roof & I’m lost. so what are my options? Pay full cost for DBT? Claim through Medicare if possible? Are their insurance companies that DO cover psychiatric care for outpatients???? im so stressed about it now I can’t even think straight

Soberlicious96 Not the best week I've had. Not the worst either.
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So I can confidently say that this is not the best week I've had in a while. Got Covid for the second time, but not as bad as it was the first time around. Still feel like crap though. Sore Throat, lethargy, stuffy nose. No fever though and no vomiti... View more

So I can confidently say that this is not the best week I've had in a while. Got Covid for the second time, but not as bad as it was the first time around. Still feel like crap though. Sore Throat, lethargy, stuffy nose. No fever though and no vomiting or diarrhea like I had last time, so that is a BIG relief. But in other news, I am part of a fairly large recall for a medical procedure that I had done 18 months ago where the diagnoses were either incomplete or incorrect. That particular surgeon, I believe, has now lost their job. Having said that, I think I am pretty much okay because apart from having COVID, which is not related to the procedure I had, I have been quite well and not had any symptoms. Still, it doesn't necessarily fill me with confidence. Some illnesses can be very slow to develop and don't show symptoms sometimes until it is well advanced. Anyway, it is what it is. No matter what is around the corner, I have all the love, support and encouragement that I need in my life. Just taking it one day, one hour, one moment at a time.

LeeLee18 Upset about my kids health
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Long story short, my daughter came down a cdiff infection last year (community acquired, hadn't been on antibiotics but had been in contact with an active case unknowingly). She became sick end of October and recovered in January after multiple round... View more

Long story short, my daughter came down a cdiff infection last year (community acquired, hadn't been on antibiotics but had been in contact with an active case unknowingly). She became sick end of October and recovered in January after multiple rounds of antibiotics and fmt enemas. Since then she has dealt with residual ibs throughout this year that has gotten better for the most part. When she got sick, my youngest son had a change in his stools, had him tested for the bug but kept coming back negative. Fast forward to one month ago, he had a fall and had to get his front two teeth removed which entailed antibiotics. What happened in addition? It set of a cdiff infection, even though he tested negative for carrying the bug. Antibiotics and fmt enemas and now waiting for results to see if it resolved the infection. Now, my middle son has had a change in his stool but is testing negative, so who knows if it's the same situation. Every day in my house is hot washing linens, bleaching high touch surfaces, mopping the floors with a specific product that kills this bug, pumping the kids full of probiotics and checking the toilet everytime they go. I have to worry about their future because who knows if they ever get rid of this or if it sits in low numbers in the gut waiting to strike? Can't have them take an antibiotic unless it's life or death. To say I'm upset is an understatement, and I'm exhausted. I can't believe our family has been hit with a fairly rare antibiotic resistant superbug and it's potentially spread to all 3 of my kids. I don't even know if their lives will be normal in the future. God forbid if they get sick and need antibiotics, can't go out and drink with their mates when they're older because we don't want to upset the microbiome. Some days I'm ok, other days I'm not. I'm not today and can't accept this is happening in mine and my children's lives.

Carpetenthusiast Can a psychologist view the votes of my previous psychologist?
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I can't find the answer. I'm not talking about records of visiting a previous psychologist, I'm talking about the notes the previous psychologist took.

I can't find the answer. I'm not talking about records of visiting a previous psychologist, I'm talking about the notes the previous psychologist took.