Official Mental Health Thread

[Exo]

Originally Posted by goldendoodle

I seem to have this sort of Nighttime Idiot disease where I find it appropriate to overshare between the hours of 10 pm and 3 am about any given embarrassing ordeal currently happening in my life. I'm very charitable like that.

Go to the graveyard and talks to the dead peoples.

Hi Chio! I missed the part where you removed your goldendoodle mask to reveal your true identity so I just wanted to say hi and that it makes me happy to hear you're doing better. Welcome back duder!

[WWWP]

Originally Posted by Mindfulness

I dont wanna be sluggish...

I replaced my morning coffee with tea for some time until I got used to it, and then I cut the tea out too and now just have cold water and take a quick walk in the fog every morning to wake up and it has been great.

[Mindfulness]

Originally Posted by WWWP

I replaced my morning coffee with tea for some time until I got used to it, and then I cut the tea out too and now just have cold water and take a quick walk in the fog every morning to wake up and it has been great.

thanks for the advice, I drink stuff made from green tea right now. I need to exercise more too, more than just lifting a little here and there. It helped in the past but i just havent went running in so long.

[Marie Monday]

I'm sorry to hear about all your carers quitting in some way or other, WWWP. That's ****ed. You'll find the right care eventually, and the coffee thing is really good!

Chio, I hope things will work out with your medication... And don't worry about oversharing. Without oversharing there would be no MB

[OccultHawk]

Originally Posted by Mindfulness

hope you both feel better. I over share also Chio, and WWWP hope the new psychiatrist is nice.


Im hoping my nurse gives me benzodiazepines because I've heard those at least work. might even stop smoking marijuana if she can give me one. and not a low dose, I have really bad anxiety

I’m addicted to Xanax and it’s become a real hardship.

I’m not saying it was or was not the right course of action ...

Think hard about it. My anxiety was making it hard to go to work or walk my dog. I would worry for hours without mercy about having to walk my dog. And even with it like that being that imprisoned by my anxiety I still kind of wish I had never turned to benzos.

I’m not giving advice but I do believe you have to pay a very greedy piper with those. They make you so tired and sleepy too. Once you start getting hooked you’re either spinning with anxiety or nodding off. If there’s another path for you I encourage you to consider it. Benzos are not a free pass.


As for me I just filled the questionnaire for my next therapist.

Are you suicidal?
Do you have suicidal thoughts?
Do you have thoughts of harming yourself?
Do you have thoughts of harming others?

Like of course if you don’t want to get Baker Acted (Florida’s involuntary treatment) you have to say no but really all that **** - that’s my problem

People who piss me off - I want to ****ing kill them - I’m not planning on it but yeah I’m super ****ed up angry - that’s why I need help - and yes every single day I’m thinking I should just blow my ****ing brains out

If you weren’t going through this **** why would you want treatment?

Because I’m a little sad... I mean ffs

I’m not seeking treatment because I’m sad and angry and fearful - I’m seeking treatment because those feelings are frighteningly strong and disrupting my ability to enjoy life and function.

The entire questionaire was like if you’re suicidal confidentiality doesn’t apply. OK then I guess we can’t talk about it. Pretty easy being a therapist once you get your patients to sign off on being ok.

[WWWP]

I always err on the side of stable on intake forms. Mandatory holds are the ****ing worst.

[Frownland]

Originally Posted by OccultHawk

I’m addicted to Xanax and it’s become a real hardship.

I’m not saying it was or was not the right course of action ...

Think hard about it. My anxiety was making it hard to go to work or walk my dog. I would worry for hours without mercy about having to walk my dog. And even with it like that being that imprisoned by my anxiety I still kind of wish I had never turned to benzos.

I’m not giving advice but I do believe you have to pay a very greedy piper with those. They make you so tired and sleepy too. Once you start getting hooked you’re either spinning with anxiety or nodding off. If there’s another path for you I encourage you to consider it. Benzos are not a free pass

x2

Never had it prescribed which makes my experience a totally different scenario, but kicking benzos (and opioids) were a few of the worst months of my life. I think I'm over the hump as this was years ago, but that **** flares up so randomly that I don't ever want to get comfortable enough to go down that road again. You should probably trust your doctor, but definitely definitely ask if there's anything else you can try first.

[Mindfulness]

Originally Posted by OccultHawk

I’m addicted to Xanax and it’s become a real hardship.

I’m not saying it was or was not the right course of action ...

Think hard about it. My anxiety was making it hard to go to work or walk my dog. I would worry for hours without mercy about having to walk my dog. And even with it like that being that imprisoned by my anxiety I still kind of wish I had never turned to benzos.

I’m not giving advice but I do believe you have to pay a very greedy piper with those. They make you so tired and sleepy too. Once you start getting hooked you’re either spinning with anxiety or nodding off. If there’s another path for you I encourage you to consider it. Benzos are not a free pass.


As for me I just filled the questionnaire for my next therapist.

Are you suicidal?
Do you have suicidal thoughts?
Do you have thoughts of harming yourself?
Do you have thoughts of harming others?

Like of course if you don’t want to get Baker Acted (Florida’s involuntary treatment) you have to say no but really all that **** - that’s my problem

People who piss me off - I want to ****ing kill them - I’m not planning on it but yeah I’m super ****ed up angry - that’s why I need help - and yes every single day I’m thinking I should just blow my ****ing brains out

If you weren’t going through this **** why would you want treatment?

Because I’m a little sad... I mean ffs

I’m not seeking treatment because I’m sad and angry and fearful - I’m seeking treatment because those feelings are frighteningly strong and disrupting my ability to enjoy life and function.

The entire questionaire was like if you’re suicidal confidentiality doesn’t apply. OK then I guess we can’t talk about it. Pretty easy being a therapist once you get your patients to sign off on being ok.

I wont mention it to her until we meet in March. I dont mind taking another medication everyday, I already take two medications that are a forever situatuon..

its impacting my daily life at school and progress in courses. she wouldnt give me xanax i dont think but possibly ativan or she mentioned klonapin but then said she cant since i smoke weed. well now im wondering if i should just make the switch. wouldnt it be like just mirco-dosing marijuana pills (something I thought of)

thanks for the advice, its as serious as life for me, so ill be thinking of it until I meet with her

[Cuthbert]

Originally Posted by Frownland

x2

Never had it prescribed which makes my experience a totally different scenario, but kicking benzos (and opioids) were a few of the worst months of my life. I think I'm over the hump as this was years ago, but that **** flares up so randomly that I don't ever want to get comfortable enough to go down that road again. You should probably trust your doctor, but definitely definitely ask if there's anything else you can try first.

How bad was the withdrawal and how long did it last?

And how much were you taking?

[Frownland]

Originally Posted by Fluff

How bad was the withdrawal and how long did it last?

The first month was painful enough to wish for death but my motor skills were ****ed up to the point that I couldn't pull off suicide if I tried. The two months after that were a disorienting panicked fog that made me long to think or relax again.

And how much were you taking?

I honestly don't remember the exact amount but I'm pretty sure it fluxuated a lot. Handfuls of xanies throughout the day and at least a couple of anything-codone a day (I'd do more but I didn't have those in as high of a quantity as the benzos). Had multiple overdoses over the course of about a year and a half, I'm surprised that I survived that stage of my life.