help with accessing help

[Lemmy]

40yrs old and I've recently broken up with my partner of 8 years and its pretty clear to me i'm suffering panic attacks and potentially long term depression.

i rated 'high' on the k10 test, and have made an appointment with a gp

what things will be discussed, how will it be handled and is there anything i can do to prepare? feeling anxious about it

thanks in advance

[Lemmy]

Hi BB forum. Has been a while since I've checked in. I have been doing 7 day weeks with study mon-thur and work fri-sun which means not much time to have to myself in order to get my personal life together.

I guess is a way for me to run away from my problems, but is needed in order to progress through to the next stage of my career change of choice. while still being able to pay the bills.

Its so hard when you have to do it all on your own, having no friends in this city is proving to be harder than i thought. sleep has been very scattered. I rise at 5:30 to get to TAFE on time and because i am trying to squeeze in getting out and doing things through meetup groups i often don't get back home until after 10/11pm. By the time i get to my "weekend" I'm too exhausted to want to do anything. Its difficult when that's the days that the majority of the world likes to socialise. I realise that it only for a short period until the end of the year so am trying to keep focused on the future and get through the now.

That's it for now, just wanted to check in and say Hi

[Peppermintbach]

Hi Lemmy,

It’s great to hear from you. Thanks so much for the update 🙂

Life sounds very hectic for you at the moment. It’s pretty much a 7 day week for you with no real time for rest.

I think that would be very tiring. But I also know, as you said, it’s a temporary situation...I understand you’re putting in the hours now to reach your long-term career goals. I admire your commitment, even though I know it must be hard. I get that trying to reach certain goals often means putting in the hours...

I’m working on some personal goals too, even if it’s a little different to yours. One of which is building resilience. I just started reading a book called Option B: Facing adversity, building resilience and finding joy (Sandberg & Grant).

One of the co-authors lost her spouse, and sought support for her psychologist friend. So the book is a compilation of her story, plus other real-life stories of people who faced tragedy/loss/grief and how they learnt to rebuild their lives...they had to find their “option B”

That aside, it’s great to hear from you again. All the best with work, studies, socialising, etc. With such a full plate, I bet you’re looking forward to some rest/time to yourself at the end of the year 😉

Till next time...

Kind and caring thoughts,

Pepper

[Lemmy]

Option B: Facing adversity sounds like an interesting read, I'll have to add it to my reading list!

I just finished Brene Browns book The Gifts of Imperfection ~ Very insightful read. Was part of a Meet-up Group book club thing, was really nice to be discussing with other like minded people.

Yes the 7days a week, has been exhausting. only one week to go for me though! I'm not sure i'll know what to do with myself once i get regular days off again! haha It's been such a interesting journey, well start to my next chapter in life is probably a better description. Looking forward to getting into a rhythm again, life is full of chaos i understand, but it's hard to make long term changes without regular schedules to put plans into action on a daily or weekly or even monthly basis.

[Peppermintbach]

Hi Lemmy,

Well done on getting through most of your 7-day work/study weeks 🙂 One more week to go...you’re on the home stretch.

I think it will be the best feeling when the week is up. But as you wisely predicted, it might take you a while to adapt to less intense weeks... You’ll get there though 😉

I agree that it does help to have a more regular schedule (plus time for rest) to plan, fit in time to enjoy life, etc. What an exciting change you’re going through!

Thank you, I’ll have to keep that Brene Brown book in mind. It sounds interesting, so I might look it up.

All the best with your final hectic week. Here’s to your new chapter...

Till next time...

Kindness and care,

Pepper