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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.

OrangeYouGladYouMetMe Where Else to Turn?
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I've been diagnosed with depression/anxiety since about 15 (symptoms from 12ish) and I'm now in my mid 30's. I've been on an SSRI for eight years which helped with my anxiety and being a functional human. Last year I was diagnosed with ADHD and began... View more

I've been diagnosed with depression/anxiety since about 15 (symptoms from 12ish) and I'm now in my mid 30's. I've been on an SSRI for eight years which helped with my anxiety and being a functional human. Last year I was diagnosed with ADHD and began taking stimulants, which has helped a great deal but has the downside of feeling like I am puppeteering my body. It has destroyed my appetite and I feel like I'm caring for a needy Tamagotchi all the damn time (Oh look 2PM better force the woman to drink).The big problem is that I'm more depressed and frustrated than ever. I'm incredibly lonely, I have no friends, no family and aside from work I spend all my time alone. I'm a virgin, haven't dated and despite trying everything from mixed-gender sports to online dating, I'm still alone. My psychiatrist is a medication vending machine (Insert $250 and get a script - yay!). He told me I was 'too clever to have suicidal thoughts and should just not think about it'. My GP reluctantly referred me to another, but after waiting for six-months the appointment was cancelled when the doc was off sick and I was added to the end of the list.I fully believe in psychology, but in my experience they let me give TED talks about my current ADHD driven hobbies and take everything at face value, which is unfortunate as I lie unintentionally/easily. I've never gotten anything I would see as therapy from any of them. I had begun to see one on the regular this year, but she had to have an operation, and now it has been three months. They then cancelled my appointment 'as she was no longer taking late appointments' and I was put on the back of the three-month + long wait list....So what is the point?Really, what else can I do? I'm pretty sure the way things are going when I have my classic breakdown/freakout/anxiety attack one day I'm just going to kill myself, or at least try, as I get very distressed and reckless (and it's getting worse, month by month) Obviously, I don't want that but I am also finding it is too difficult to keep getting help. The constantly changing appointments stress me out, the price of it all stresses me out, and honestly nothing has helped, I'm still the same depressed person I've always been. What else is there? Where can I go? Please, there's got to be somewhere I can turn for more support or accountability.

charliecharliebear School psychologists moved school and anxious about going back to school
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Hi There, I have been reading these forums for a while but as I could not find any with a similar topic so it is my first time posting. A little background is that I have always been quite isolated at school and have never really had any close friend... View more

Hi There, I have been reading these forums for a while but as I could not find any with a similar topic so it is my first time posting. A little background is that I have always been quite isolated at school and have never really had any close friends. I experience some social anxiety and also general anxiety. In the last half of last year I started seeing the school psychologists. I found it really hard to talk for a lot of it but I’m the end found some ways (mostly writing to him) and we also worked on some ways to manage my anxiety mostly what we called ACE or acknowledge connect engage. I found out at the end of last year that he is moving schools and there will be a different school psychologists coming. I do not know who this is, what their name is or where their office will be but the old psychologists said that he would pass on my file. As it is coming up to when I start school I am getting really anxious about going back to school, with social issues as well as no longer being able to go to my old school psychologists. I am scared that I will not get along with the new one and that I will have no one to go to when I get anxious at the start of school. Would anyone have any recommendations about how to get to know the new person or other ways to find support at the start of school when I will not know them yet?Thank you for your time and reading this.

tmas Wondering about Autism
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Hi, I'm a little unsure as I write this. I'm at a point where I've begun to seriously consider I might be on the spectrum, but I'm not sure what to do with this. Throughout my teens I had a myriad of diagnoses, they all made sense for my symptoms, bu... View more

Hi, I'm a little unsure as I write this. I'm at a point where I've begun to seriously consider I might be on the spectrum, but I'm not sure what to do with this. Throughout my teens I had a myriad of diagnoses, they all made sense for my symptoms, but I'm a big believer that diagnoses are not definitive (they certainly never felt that way). It's easy to identify with a label, but I am now at a point where they are more of a diagnostic/treatment tool that doesn't always serve the patient. Thought I'd preface with that. About six months ago I was diagnosed with adult ADHD, I'm now 21 and the signs were always there, but they were largely blamed on anxiety. I know neurodivergent women are under diagnosed, and I had huge pushback from my family when I was considering ADHD assessment. In the end, I was diagnosed and respond very well to medication. The one thing that didn't really change, and perhaps even became more identifiable, were sensory issues that I had blamed on my OCD but realised had been there my whole life and had continued even as my anxiety became more manageable - I'm in a constant battle between under (novelty-seeking) and over stimulation (panic attacks, burn out, shut down). They were just a little quirk of my behaviour (I hated hugs as a kid, hated certain foods, was generally just that weird little kid that spoke fast, or not at all, and knew too much about certain things), but living with a partner I've realised a lot about myself - my communication style, my obsessiveness, my inflexibility with routine and love for the mundane. I'm rethinking stimming, and listening to the stories of late-diagnosed ASD women is frighteningly relatable. I did the autism quotient test and scored well into the range for ASD, but am struggling to understand the pros and cons of diagnosis. I've been considering it since I was 14, but only in the last year or so have I actually bothered to learn what autism really looks like (outside of gross 90's movies). Advice is appreciated.

buzzer32 It's just all BPD
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Hello So recently after a victim of family violence incident I was diagnosed with BPD despite having no issues with anger, self identity or obvious implusive behaviours . During diagnose hospital team explain to me what I'm having is not family viole... View more

Hello So recently after a victim of family violence incident I was diagnosed with BPD despite having no issues with anger, self identity or obvious implusive behaviours . During diagnose hospital team explain to me what I'm having is not family violence and my reactions of fear and distress is not normal response to my family actions. This one of most confusing diagnose I have as would thought being physically assaulted by family would be family violence and fear and distress be very natural responses, but my diagnosed team ensured it's just BPD acting up. Further it was suggested that cause of BPD maybe unknowingly I pretend be gay just to upset my family.It was also suggested it's my duty to ensure relationship with family is stable and it can be done even when they are attacking me. This so strange be told after years abuse I getting actually all my own fault cause of BPD and i need fix instead of family changing abusive behaviors.

Auto-Pilot Learning to grieve
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Hey guys. New here so bare with me. My story leading me here started 6 months ago. Dad was diagnosed with acute leukemia end of May, after 2 years of many health complications and never getting any answers. Fast forward 6 months and after much confro... View more

Hey guys. New here so bare with me. My story leading me here started 6 months ago. Dad was diagnosed with acute leukemia end of May, after 2 years of many health complications and never getting any answers. Fast forward 6 months and after much confronting scenarios with dad, marital issues that are so so foreign to me, and finishing studies….dad past away on December 1st. This happened to be the same day my daughter needed emergency surgery after a horrendous accident where she fell onto a rock while playing which sliced her wrist open. The day after was her birthday so naturally we wanted to pick ourselves up and dust ourselves off for the day to celebrate for her. A week later was my birthday and my daughters rescheduled birthday party. 3 weeks on we have to celebrate Christmas and on Xmas eve my mum is rushed to emergency and has today undergone surgery. Huge kidney stones making her very unwell poor thing. Today it all caught up to me where I sat back and realised the place actually in mentally compared to where I thought I was. It occurred to me I’ve lost enjoyment in literally everything for a while. I don’t want to do anything ever anymore and when I do it’s such an effort. I explained to hubby…making my bed used to bring me such pride and joy…now it’ll only do it because I know I should and often not at all. My friends are rather absent and lately felt like a punching bag to everyone. People sometimes message me to claim they’re checking in to only dump on me their own scenarios going on in life (not that they shouldn’t or can’t share with me but it’s constantly happening where my words aren’t even heard…the old saying of “hearing without listening”. For the first time, someone today recognised I was struggling after watching me be so so strong this entire process of watching my dad dying, doing his eulogy, watching my daughter’s horrible accident, seeing my mum in emotional and now physical distress…and now I’m breaking and someone noticed. I didn’t know how much I’m struggling until today after reading into depression and couldn’t believe how relatable it all was.

Foodiejen ex jehovah shunned by family- need professional help. Recommendations?
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Hi, I am helping a friend to ask if there are any recommended psychologist who would be good to manage the shunning from friends and family after leaving the Jehovahs Witness. Thank you for any responses.

Hi, I am helping a friend to ask if there are any recommended psychologist who would be good to manage the shunning from friends and family after leaving the Jehovahs Witness. Thank you for any responses.