Recent content by lynsey

I was definitely signed in when I posted that - give me a break here chaps, don't make me type it all a third time. this isn't the easiest of forums to navigate around and I'm struggling a bit :banghead: Provencepearl - I'm trying to reply, honestly!!!!

Hi I tried to post my email but it won't let me, I don't know how we can have a private chat. Maybe a helpful admin person will help Let's try it this way... Lynsey

I wrote a reply here earlier and it's disappeared - am I persona non grata or doing something wrong? Just after I posted last time I saw this in a Bulgaria ex pat forum ***** Just thought I would have a say about all the things that get right up my nose as they say about Bulgaria. This is by...

It's interesting to hear how different life can be in other countries - you seem to have so many more options there. If I were to tell a Bulgarian that people actually pay money to go and speak to someone they'd write me off as a lunatic. They think I am anyway - I'm the English nutter who keeps...

Lots of people thinking of you on here :hug:

It's not an option for me because I now live in Bulgaria and therapy's unheard of here, but it's good to hear a positive story, thanks for posting. Hope things keep going well for you. Lynsey

Some years ago, someone I vaguely knew as a friend of my son's tried to hang himself. Thankfully his parents found him in time and there were no ill efffects, and as far as I know he is now happily married. But a while later I was in the local bar chatting with several of his friends and one of...

It’s interesting to me that everyone here seems to be having therapy. This is not the norm in England, so I never have, despite having been depressed and suicidal for 46 years. Yet I don’t feel I’m any better or worse off than anyone whose posts I have been reading, so I wonder about the value...

Hi Seitz I've had times like that since I was 14. I've never had a friend who understood, I gave up telling them long ago. When it's bad and I retreat into my own world and they ask why I'm not socialising I lie and say I'm busy. But these times do pass, and I'd like to think that for some...

When you are feeling down the last thing you should worry about is household chores - there's nothing more boring! Even if you just do one thing in a bad day, make it something interesting, uplifting. And if you think you can manage 2 things, do one small chore and something you enjoy. Put some...

Hi Seekingafrica Please list here all the things you hate about yourself. I'd be willing to bet that when you see them written down they won't look so bad at all. And I'm pretty sure my sins are far worse than yours. Don't be so hard on yourself! Lynsey

A lot's been written on here but I'm going back to the beginning of this post with reference to asking people how you are. We all do it when we meet a friend in the street. 'Hey mate, how are you?' but we don't really expect them to tell us the truth. I always say, 'Yeah, I'm fine' even when...

Hi Just introducing myself - I'm a survivor who has now gone back to being a sufferer - although not like before. I've been reading a lot of your stories and feel sad for all of you who are still going through the heartache. I hope at some point I will have some useful experience to share...