Struggling… and crying….

[Till23]

Hi @Semly I am so glad you started your own thread. It takes a lot of courage to put yourself out there especially if you’re not used to it.

There is no bar over which you need to jump to post on forums. No MH issues or level of “severity” is required.

Everybody’s experiences and journey are different but there are similarities which you will see means that you are not alone in your journey. Paths will continue side by side, then cross, move away, come back together etc, because everyone is going at their own pace.

Putting as much it as little of your own story on here as you feel you are able will help other people get to know you a bit and what it is you’re hoping to get from the forums.

I’m glad you have some support off the forums.

 I hope you don’t mind me posting this this bit here. I will be going away for a while so I won’t be around at all. So I probably won’t chat to you for a while.

All the best with your journey.

I see you found the social space as well which is great. 
Also just to let you know it’s usually quieter in the day and gets busier in the evenings. So don’t worry if you don’t see many posts at first

[Semly]

Hi @Shaz51 

My beautiful fur baby died just after Easter, I’m sorry to say.

He was a ‘fwuffy goggie’ (as one of the kids used to say) named Fred, and he looked like an overgrown Hairy McLairy.

I guess I’d better stop for this morning so I can get to the library and come back and update you on every. Single. Tiny. Bit of progress I make on school work. 
(that’s either a joke or a threat - we’ll all find out which based how I actually do)

Thank you all for your time, encouragement and kindness.

I will make myself a cup of tea to take with me.

[NightFury]

@Semly thank you for the tag, I'd love to chat with you. 

Firstly, I'm glad that you had a better day yesterday!

Secondly, I'm currently at work, so might not be able to reply again until later tonight, but I will get to it. Just tag me again and I'll get to it. 

Work, study, life and mental health is tricky to balance and you're not alone in finding it difficult. I'm right there with you. I don't have any answers or strategies for doing it because what I'm trying isn't working either. But, I would like to say...how courageous of you to take the time away from work when you need it. It shows that you are invested in yourself and in your journey to recovery. I struggle to even take a "sick day," so well done for making yourself a priority. 

It's far from warm here. I'm pretty sure we were below zero too. It certainly felt that way when I was walking to dog at 6.30 am. 

[Shaz51]

I don`t have any fur babies now either @Semly ❤️

ohh thanks for the reminder , cuppa time @snowflake231 , @Tolly , @NightFury , @Till23 

I am waiting for my diabetes nurses to ring me for my appointment 

[snowflake231]

@Semly 

Sorry I couldn't reply to you. Our tv died the other day and the delivery man came with our new tv so we had to unpack it and set it up. Now I'm waiting for my 16yo daughter to come home from school to do all the programs set up. We switched it on and first thing we had to answer we don't know what to do. 

as for the medication I can't go on the anticonvulsant as apparently it's too much of a risk with the Steven Johnson syndrome so even though it sounds like it would be a perfect medication for me I can't have it. 

as for the case management I'm a bit disappointed. I had an appointment at 12 today but they rang me around 10 that apparently they changed my appt to yesterday and they wondered why I didn't show up. I told them I didn't receive any communication from them so she had a look and they realised that they rang the wrong number. So I now have an appt on Monday at 10am. 

as for my day it was exciting getting our tv and I managed to vacuum the flat again   I have also sat down and wrote a list of my symptoms so I know what I want to say to the dr on Monday. I have trouble communicating and my memory is shot so I need to have it all written down. 

how did you go with your afternoon? 

[Glisten]

Hi 👋🏼 @Semly 

How you doing?

@Shaz51 tagged me in her post.

I read that you had been crying a LOT.

Sleep deprivation?

That was me when I first arrived in Forumland. I would go 3 nights without sleep and was an emotional wreck.

I can’t seem to get enough sleep now. I want to sleep at every opportunity.

I hope tomorrow is a better day for all of us.

[Shaz51]

Hello my awesome sister 💕 @Glisten 

From your shazzy 

How are you ☺️ 

I have been awake since 1am this morning,  so going to bed soon 

@Semly , @snowflake231 , @NightFury , @Till23 , @PrincessLettuce 

[NightFury]

@Shaz51 bed sounds great, but I also acknowledge that I'm not likely to sleep right now. Too much anxious energy. It has it's benefits though, in that I am tackling the study tonight with focus and vim and vigor. 

[Glisten]

@Shaz51  my Shazzy 😳 1AM!  👉🏼 Nonstop naps ALL weekend for you my dear 🥰

[Shaz51]

Morning ❤️ @Glisten , @Semly , @NightFury , @snowflake231 

How is everyone xx