My entire mental health sob story, avatar is from art I made, I'm emberinmoss.bsky.social
My entire mental health sob story, avatar is from art I made, I'm emberinmoss.bsky.social
If mental health matters, then the mental healthcare system needs to practice what they preach instead of just say things to look good for their psas. There's so many homeless people in my town and I easily see myself becoming one at this rate. Do what you can to take care of yourself. Try to avoid shitty drs and therapists. It's not always easy.
You need to be drinking water. That's the scariest part of this for me. I realise this probably plays into the delusions, so if it helps you can look at my comment history. I've made reference to it a few times already: I live in New Zealand, and I've never even been to the states. Please figure the water thing out. Being dehydrated will not be making anything easier, and it's the simplest problem to solve. Would you feel better drinking filtered water?
I got so thirsty I just gave in and drank it. And when I didn't die, I decided, screw it. The water paranoia is not always present, but if it is around for too long, what I have done is boiled the water and drank it hot. I think a water filter could be a good investment for this. Thank you for the suggestion. And I'm sorry this was such a heavy post. Thank you for your response. Yes, it's been a wild ride on the crazy train. I don't recommend this ride, I give the crazy train one star review.
I've been there. Not really with the water thing, but I thought I was being watched, and that my GF was working for the CIA, my workplace was a front, and everyone working there was faking it, for the purposes of monitoring me, etc. That shit is scary! I was aware on some level that I wasn't being rational, but man, your own brain can be sooo convincing. I had that stupid fucking Nirvana line running through my head the whole time "just because you're paranoid, don't mean they're not after you." It's never really gone away, but I've found ways of managing it for myself, but live in constant fear if it getting bad again. So when I say this, you can trust it: I really do understand, and I sincerely hope you figure it out. All the best mate
If tap water freaks OP out, they could maybe try one of those basic water filter pitchers. Pour water in, it runs through charcoal which pulls out anything bad, clean water comes out.
For extra peace of mind, OP can consider getting a TDS ("Total Dissolved Solids") meter. My boyfriend got one and uses it to figure out when we need to change water filters.
Anon needs to hunt down their old psychiatrist and find a way to move closer to them.
This sounds like that movie What About Bob.
Group therapy has been shown to be as effective as one-on-one therapy for a lot of people. It’s worth it to try just a couple times.
Thank you. Yes, I haven't completely given up hope. I know this post was extremely heavy and uh, I was having a moment. I have schizoaffective disorder that runs in the family and it's been kicking my ass recently. Which is also why it took me a whole week to even look at the other responses. I think I might post on Lemmy what I've learned about this mental disorder. Even though it's been hell to endure, having knowledge about the enemy in my head has given back to me some power. There are a few good neuroscience videos on the how and why of psychotic spectrum disorders like schizophrenia and schizoaffective.
I’m glad to hear you’re moving forward with better understanding of how your brain functions and (hopefully) how to address some of the challenges that can present.
Takes it easy man. Drinking and eating correctly can give you energies and make you feel better, exercises and outdoor activity also help
I'm sorry this got so heavy. It's been a lot this month. Stupid brain not working. Yes, absolutely. A vegetable and a walk can help, there's no denying that. It won't cure it, the disorder I have called schizoaffective disorder, but it's still better than nothing. I got some red peppers and a glass of water. All set.
Yeah OP I dont think that peer support group helped
Sure it did. Kidding.
I guess you can't go to your family for legit reasons, but what about family friends?
I posted this and then ran away (or rather, rolled over and played dead possum), but I'm back and not dead yay. I actually had not even thought about this. Thank you. I know one family friend of my mom's. They're someone I could maybe talk to, it's just that I'm so severely anxious to approach anyone. I will try.
Good luck on your journey stranger