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*hallucinating a ghost, even! :facepalm:

You go for a quiet walk to get some fresh air as you haven't been out for a while and you happen to be passing a cemetery. You're badly dissociating and probably look very vacant, pale, and a bit of a state. An older man on a bike passes you... the poor man looks suddenly terrified and waves his...

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One more thing: I have been thinking about this a little more. Those who warned me were obiovusly right to. The last thing I want to do is stick my nose into a situation where, honestly, I only have a surface understanding. I am just happy that he trusts me. You just don't want to miss an...

Well, I know that I have a similar experience, and I'm pretty sure there are lots of studies confirming that lack of sleep makes mental health problems a lot worse. I know some people can function pretty well or a while, despite sleep deprivation - I can't. I know that even if I have 7 hours...

Thank you so much for being understanding -- it's a sensitive issue, isn't it? You have all my support -- good luck. :) I often think that the shaming of unemployed people, especially when these unemployed people have mental health problems, is so counterproductive for everyone. We're seen...

When you have to check the coast is clear when taking out the rubbish to the communal bins (or trash, as you'd say in the US!) like some kind of covert operation and PRAY you don't bump into a neighbour. I want to be friendly, I'm just a frightened rabbit :tdown:

Hi, This is a complicated question, and there are many facets to it, not least how to get somewhere when you can't seem to want anything and have lost yourself, and when keeping and maintaining a job is extremely stressful even for mentally well people. I'm in my late twenties and haven't had...

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Yep. For so long. In my case I think there are multiple causes at this point. Years of depersonalisation/derealisation, depression, isolation, lack of socialising because of other symptoms, lack of living, etc...... All are interlinked. Sometimes it's a tiny bit better. But often it's...

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Welcome Angelwings. I've just joined, and can already see that this forum is informative and supportive.

Thank you for sharing this. I think I do; I'm trying to get an assessment. People who don't want to try and understand say 'don't put labels on yourself' without realising it's a serious disorder that affects your functioning in many areas - high functioning autism is NOT about being 'a bit...

Those are all good points, thank you. :) Again, I do want to point out to everyone that neither of us are just wanting to be rescuers, or wanting to push the other person into doing things. At all. It's just about caring. I think we just both realise that it's hard to have a space to even air...

I ought to say that he did talk to MH professionals about his problems with co-dependency... but he's just put on endless waiting lists for help, that often turn out to be not what he'd been promised. Anyway, yes I'll fight for my treatment first of all.

I meant to do this earlier -- but thanks so much everyone for your replies. Sweetpea: thank you. I will try that. Yes, we do get on well. We both wish we were in a different headspace and place in life when we met, but we're not, so..! I think we're both very respectful of each other. Though...

Yes, that was me, sorry! I wondered why I was struggling to post normally haha.

Hi, I've been extremely close to someone for well over a year now. I have my own problems due to untreated c-ptsd like symptoms which have been diagnosed as all kinds of separate things over the years (depression, panic disorder, agoraphobia, social anxiety etc etc etc), but basically they...

I stopped myself from completely 'hiding away' this morning simply by answering the phone when it rung. When I can have a fairly successful social interaction in a way that feels safe-ish for me, it can calm me for a while, and also relieves that inner fear, dissociation and self-consciousness...

Don't know if I can offer any helpful advice right now, but I just wanted to say that I read your post and I hope you're feeling a bit better today. :)

Hi -- I read your post. :) I'm a bit tired and so don't want to give you a half-hearted reply, but I don't like seeing unanswered threads so thought I'd say something! I'm sure someone will respond soon :) Take care

Hi -- thank you both so much for your replies. :) I'm pretty confused about a lot of this, and confused that it's been drawn out so long when I probably could have got better help, earlier. The idea that I might have PTSD is very weird to me -- but I guess the point is, I associate the...

Hi I was wondering if anyone could give me their views on my situation: I've been under the care of the mental health system for a long while, with a load of related mental health issues that my local (rural) services have struggled to pin down. These have made building a rapport and opening...