joeylittle

I was diagnosed last September with a number of mental health issues. I have been in residential care at a hospital based in Wisconsin...

Welcome to the forum, @312. You mentioned residential living in your title, can you share more about that?

Screwdrivers make lousy hammers.

OP - it's tempting to lock the thread, since you've basically admitted that you started trolling your own post. But I'll leave it open...

Attacking Sideways because they happen to be a moderator only adds to your delusional status in the eyes of many readers. A person who...

Please keep in mind that we’re peer support & Not a crisis service. If you need help IRL… please.. DO hit up IRL resources. A ‘suicide...

1. No one needs a trauma history (much less a disorder with a pathological level of disassociation or lack there of) to dissociate; nor...

Hi! While reading another thread I was thinking about coping skills and how it would be good to have a discussion about what...

If there is a box asking for your name under the text window, with a question mark instead of an avatar? Or the header has a ‘Log In’...

I guess the best way to put this is that I feel uncomfortable. Things have been improving (see my last thread), but this all feels so...

Welcome to the forum - I hope this is a helpful place for your recovery. In terms of 'safe spaces', it's worth taking a look at the...

If you are in the States, please call and/or apply online for disability…you won’t get it right off but if you aren’t able to find...

It takes benzos up to about 2 years to detox off of… they have one of the longest half-lives of any medication around. So what you’re...

SNL Jeopardy Sean McCaffery… I’ll take ‘The Rapist’ Alec, for $500 Alec Trebec … That’s “Therapist”. I hate my job. 😉 There’s about 2...

Psychoeducation is just any and all information imparted to a person relating to their psychological issues. So it sounds like they are...

Love love the responses just so low. You're all helping! Thanks everyone ❤️

McDonalds is some of the BEST sick-people food I know of. It’s so hyper-processed that your body barely has to work at all to digest it...

@Friday I absolutely love the Pioneer Woman! Been doing well and averaging 2lbs of weight gain a week. Using real butter, whole milk...

@Friday very helpful! When I was in disorderly eating mode that’s how I ate but with way too much food restriction and replacing most...

Also, on the unsolicited advice front (cough) …

Aaaargh. I’ve collated 2 dozen recipes 6 times now… but I keep having bad days and it dies in drafts. 😫 In the interim? Most of my...

I have heard that by the time your thirst urge kicks in, you are already dehydrated. I know I don’t drink enough water, so I’m...

Yep, I remember saying that - it's something I've learned, and remind myself of, often. I get it - and it IS an accomplishment. Both...

I am somewhat hesitant to celebrate just yet, as I’m trying to solidify this and not backslide, however this is the biggest move forward...

f*cking truth! I get it.

The only problem being that -in this country- a psych admit is worse than a felony. So, for any young person, keeping that OFF their...

In my old line of work… this was just a thing, that one did, but always part of a team. You might pull 3 or 4 days, until others could...

don't accuse me of experting, luigiii, but i'm fairly certain the vast majority of parents have noticed and taken measures to address...

We'll start where this post is supposed to end: Don't be to hard on yourself! As much as it is reassuring to see that you are not...

Your feelings are just as valid as hers, even if you’re the “healthy” one. She cheated and there is not an excuse…she felt “safe” so she...