How are you feeling today?

[Sweetpea]

Thanks Zaf just what I needed.  Its hard to actually talk about feelings and thoughts out loud sometimes.  She also said that I come across as so confident and no-one would have any idea what I was feeling inside.  But I feel that this is quite normal for people with depression, what people see on the outside is very often not whats going on inside.

Hope you are ok today Zaf.

S x

[Zaf]

It seems very normal for us to put a mask on and appear OK on the outside while feeling terrible inside shaz, I found counselling very useful and hope you do too, its very usual to feel ghastly afterwards and completely drained sometimes

Not too bad today thanks xx

[CharleysAngel']

Still not been spoken to at school yet, not sure what to do now. Rumours going about that I am pregnant and the reason I cried while on the geography trip was because I had done something really bad with the boy who threatened to kill himself because I wouldn't go out with him. Life just gets better and better

[smirfy21]

Doctor says he won't treat me, go to A&E he says and fobs me off with a letter to take with me. I can't go to friggin A&E I can't risk being sectioned and I deffinetally cannot risk my family finding out about this. What do I do??

[Munchroom]

Oh Icelolly, thats the last thing you need - is there anyone you can go to in order to get the ball rolling?!

Smirfy - your doctor sounds like an idiot. Why has he refused to treat you??

xx

[CharleysAngel']

I don't know anymore to be honest, just when I thought things were finally getting sorted it all goes wrong again

Yes smirfy, why won't your doctor treat you? I think that if you can you should change doctors. Is there anyone else that can help you in the meantime? Xx

[smirfy21]

I told him I wasn't willing to stay with the idiot psychiatrist and that I have two psychiatrists telling me completely different things, that I was at the end of my teather and needed medicating to stabalise me. he somehow took this as me saying I was out of options and suicidal and that I must go to the A&E.
If I had felt suicidal then the first thing I would have done is go to A&E.

I am going to call my old psychiatrist first thing in the morning and see if she can help because I am sick and tired of going round in circles.
in the meantime I have to cope with daily vomiting, anxiety, rapid cycling moods and a whole lot of other stuff.
sorry guys I know its a bit of a downer but needed to get it off my chest
smirfy

[Munchroom]

Please don't apologise Smirfy  &*(

Its a good idea to phone your old phsyciatrist in the morning xx

[CharleysAngel']

I'm so sorry smirfy, I can definitely relate to have a load of idiots not doing their jobs properly and having to suffer in the meantime

I have loads of coursework to do, I am never going to get it finished for wednesday and I have a killer sore throat. I don't know what to do, I will be in loads of trouble if its not finished but trying to get it done will do nothing for me health wise

[Sweetpea]

I do hope you get the appointment you need smirfy, your dr should have taken time to listen properly.

Poor you icelolly, just what you didn't need, what people don't know they make up.

S x

[Zaf]

&*(  to all



Gone down with a bit of a bump this pm, I'm hoping its nothing more than the cold gloomy weather making me feel like this

[Sweetpea]

Hopefully it is just the weather.  Been horrible all day here today, dark, gloomy and wet.  Yuk.  Feel so much better when the sun is shining.

S x

[Zaf]

Its been really dark and gloomy here today with wintry showers, you're right about he sunshine, I hope it comes back soon

[CharleysAngel']

Hope you feel better soon Zaf xx

Is there a way for me to get my coursework deadline extended, if I got to my head of year and tell her that I simply can't get it done because I have been so tired and upset by everything that happening do you think I might get away with it. It feels like such a lame excuse but it is true

[no-one-special]

Can I just ask a quick question ?

I have had an assessment and was told that CBT will not work for me because my problems are due to external issues (not sure what they mean) but have been referred for face to face counselling .

Why wont CBT work ?

I can only make an educated guess at this.

CBT tends to work on your moods and feelings and how to remove one or two links in a viscious chain that makes you feel depressed.

If the main cause of your low mood is something beyond your control (somebody making your life miserable or a repeating event that you cant change) then CBT will have little impact. It works at trying to change the way you think and see things and tries to teach you coping mechanisms so that you can alter how you cope with your feelings. If these feelings are being caused by a repeating external influence that cant be changed the therapy wont be as effective as talking to someone about the situation on a more regular basis like a councilor.

I think thats why, but again Im no proffesional.   

Thank you x