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Very wild and seemingly dangerous idea but not necessarily a bad idea. Would take alot of courage that I may not possess. But definitely something to think about.

Recently I have been distancing myself from my boyfriend in an attempt to keep all my feelings at bay. I've been struggling with my anxiety and my mood is plummeting. I want to be alone and hide from the world but I know that it's not healthy and will lead to something serious. I need to let him...

It's true. I've been in bed all day today wallowing. I struggle to concentrate on anything and tend to zone out so I've up easily. I need to find something to fill my time when I'm not working.

Recently I have been feeling really down and no matter how much I try to bring myself out of it nothing seems to help. I've successfully isolated myself. Time with my therapist doesn't seemto help and if anything makes it worse. Today I attempted to talk to my father about how I really feel but...

I'm an absolutely terrible passenger since I was in a fatal car crash about 5 years ago. I constantly check their speed and comment if I feel it's too fast. I comment on everything they do and it never goes down well. So many people refuse to have me in the car because of it. I've tried...

Thankyou all for the kind words and support. Im feeling better about the whole situation now. I find as soon as i write it down i get a sense of release. You make an excelent point Solara, the guardians may well be the reason for this girls self harm. Even if they werent the reason its...

Ive been taking the drug for about 4 weeks now and things dont seem to be levelling out like promised. Ive got to go back for a review in 2 weeks and have been told to waig till them and see what happend. Ive been in such a low mood and very self destructive recently and dont know whether to...

To start with I'd like to say that I have been lucky enough to avoid the traps of self harm for the most part but in that past have has some very worrying thoughts and have on occasion acted upon these thoughts. Nobody i work with knows my situation or has any idea that I have been struggling...

I recently read that caffeine is linked to anxiety so be careful you don't over do it or you will just be adding to the problem. It may increase you focus and concentration but too much of too often can make things worse, especially on the come down. I am extremely sensitive to caffeine and...

Hello all, I have recently started taking Mirtazapine and have found that I havent had a single dream which is nice and odd at the same time. I used to have such vivid dreams and really struggled to sleep because of this. I would find myself forcing myself to stay awak fearing that if I slept...

@Laura 2 Im so pleased for you that you are able to see a psychiatrist. It will be much better as long as you get on with them of course. Very jealous. I wish i had that oppotunity. It will my 3rd time using the IAPT service. I sometimes feel like im wasting their time to be honest. Im glad...

@Laura 2 I agree. 12 sessions is totally inadequate. The thing is that they ditch you after 12 sessions and you never get to see the same person again. Just seems like a total waste of time and nhs money. I cant talk about anything at the moment without getting upset so should be interesting...

This is great fun to read. :tup: Title: Middle aged child up for grabs. Free to ANY home, a mother of 3. Physically and mentally damaged and will quite happily do the same to others. Can be left for long hours on own, quite happy to sit and do nothing all day. Will never admit fault or show...

Thanks for the information. It makes a little more sense. It's just a lable. Theres me thinking things have gotten very serious. The idea of having 12-20 sessions appeals as i have trust issues so by the time i tell them anything my sessions are over. I have my first session tomorrow and im...

Hello all. I've been on a waiting list for about 5 months for some form of therapy as my gp thought i would benefit. I have seen a therapist before who has helped me overcome some of my issues but things have gotten worse since then. I didn't think to ask what i was being refered to or what...

My Aunt set me the task of writing 3 things I have achieved each day into a message and sending it to her. If I don't do it she sends me a message to remind me. They can be small things that I have done to improve my mood or large things that have helped me overcome something. I have managed to...

I have trouble with the visualising of a safe place. I've never quite got it. I can think of a safe place in all its detail using all my senses but when I need to go to that place in therapy or elsewhere I cant quite get there or I'm there but things don't seem right, something is different...

You wont be able to see through it to see the glitter settling.

I get this quite often, a couple of times a week usually. I wake up from a dream and sit bolt upright taking a deep breath like there is very little air. It takes me a while to calm myself, i usually put on some music and count the books on my shelf at the end of my bed. Occasionally i might...

I have been know to be like this. I have picked up a cigarette and smoked it as i craved it and didnt care of consequences. After i had done it the crave never came back just moved on to something else. I take alot of risks and do alot of extreme sports as part of this to. Could be something to...

I have actively avoided sleep for many years and have never spoken to anyone else that does the same. For many years I have sat in bed, either on my laptop randomly surfing the net or reading a book, generally killing time waiting for morning to come. I sit up for hours knowing I have to get up...

Thanks for all the responses. I'd just like to mention, and probably should have put this in the original post but it didn't occur to me, that I haven't driven since and don't intend to until I have more control over my mental state. I know exactly what the consequences would be if I'd...

I am currently talking to my boyfriend over text messages about an incident that occurred the other day and no matter what I say he doesn't get the point. I was driving down the road on a familiar route when I suddenly zoned out. I came round just as I was about to drive into the back of a van...

Oh yes I can recognise things I need to work on but then it come to actually working on them I seem to shut down. I had to stop seeing my therapist for that reason. We would discuss things to work on and then 10 minutes into the session I switch off, sometimes I would switch off emotionally and...

Thank you for taking the time to reply. I don't really know what I as hoping for when I wrote this last night, other that the opportunity to be listened to, I don't have a very good support network. It means a lot that someone read it and took the time to respond. I'm not sure why...