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Hi Joey, thanks for that. Not sure where I was meant to post. Thanks again :)

I am already in love with this place :) Hello all :) I used to use Yahoo answers as a teenager but never have gotten involved in a mental health related forum/chat space. I am 27 years old, have been experiencing concerns with depression and anxiety since the age of 14. Have attempted suicide...

I am on 100mg daily and have been so for the last 7 years. When I first started (for about a year or so) I gained a bit of weight. It was more 'puffiness' and fluid retention than actual weight. But after a while the side effects subsided. 100mg is a relatively low dose though, I know of some...

I am currently on 100mg of Seroquel a day, and was put on it due to depression, anxiety and BPD. It definitely helps me with getting a good night's sleep! The tricky thing with medication is that it works differently for everyone. You need to find what works for you and at the right dosage. All...

Hi Gwen, I struggled with something similar when diagnosed with BPD. I am wondering whether the anxiety around your diagnosis comes from you or comes moreso from your wife? Are you happy with your diagnosis? If so, then what does it matter? I think that you have every right to seek a second...

I think honesty is the best approach here. There is no point continuing therapy if you feel as though it s not benefitting you. All therapists/counsellors/psychologists are taught that they may not click with everyone or be able to help everyone and that they need to be flexible when it comes to...

I was in a residential treatment facility and I loved it. When my parents first put me there I was terrified, crying and screaming and promising to be 'normal' if I could go home. Slowly I realized that it was an incredibly supportive environment, the staff were lovely and everyone there...

Like you, I was beaten when I cried for no reason, I was often told 'stop crying, or I will give you something to cry about'. It is truly awful not to be able to express your emotions freely and it often results in us fearing our emotions. It sounds as though you and your therapist have a good...

Hello :) I met a wonderful psychologist at the hospital where I was admitted, and I have been seeing her ever since (8 years). I have a diagnosis of BPD, so we have mainly focused on every day coping. Up until now I had been to scared to talk about it, but I am seeing her this Saturday and might...

I definitely empathise with your fear. For many, many years I couldn't even say the word 'rape'. So being able to talk about traumatic experiences is definitely tough. Writing traumatic experiences down is a form of 'Narrative Therapy' which can be used to help treat trauma. I have literally...

Hello *waves* This is my first post here and my first attempt at writing my experiences down. I have never done this before (especially in a public forum), but I am hoping that it will bring some release for me, and take some power away from the hold the experiences have on me. I experience a...