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27 Apr 2023 08:23 AM
27 Apr 2023 08:23 AM
Thinking of you @Snowie. I hope you were able to get some sleep last night.
I hope your Pdoc app goes ok today.
27 Apr 2023 10:24 AM
27 Apr 2023 10:24 AM
Sending lots of love @Snowie and hoping you’re able to be honest and open with your pdoc.
The hospital I’m going to doesn’t do ECT so that’s one decision I won’t have to make.
💜❤️💜
27 Apr 2023 11:04 AM
27 Apr 2023 11:04 AM
Hey @Snowie sitting with you, hoping that your appointment went ok?
27 Apr 2023 12:11 PM
27 Apr 2023 12:11 PM
Sleep last night was really broken. Just couldn't get comfortable and couldn't turn my brain off. It has resulted in today not being an overly good day.
Spoke to pdoc over the phone. I told him I didn't want to continue with ECT and surprisingly he was ok with that. He said it is something we can look into in the future if needed again.
Spoke about my eating, or lack of it, and said I needed to go see a dietician about it. Also told him about how many prn I am taking daily. Was concerned about it so he has increased some of my medications but will take awhile to see any difference. Also has to let the pharmacy know, as they will have to change my packs.
Let him know about my increase in sh and si. We discussed this at length. Not sure if it will help or not.
He did suggest a short term stay but I said no. I don't want to go back in.
Told him about my psych being away for so long. If it couldn't get any worse, he will be away for some of that time also. So I have no support over that time. He said he will be overseas so I can't even contact him if I really needed too.
So I don't know how it went. In some ways I guess it went ok, but in other ways it went really bad.
I was relying on seeing him more often when my psych is away, but I won't even be able to do that. So I'm left with nothing. It just keeps going in a downward spiral with no ability to stop it.
Why does this have to be so hard. Life just sucks.
27 Apr 2023 01:58 PM
27 Apr 2023 01:58 PM
Well done for being so honest with your pdoc @Snowie That , in itself is a win for you.
It’s hard when they go away but we can support each other as my pdoc is going o/s in June for 5 weeks and again in September.
Do you have anything on this afternoon? I’m going to pick up gs2 from school.
27 Apr 2023 02:07 PM
27 Apr 2023 02:07 PM
It's hard when they go away @Eve7
I know they deserve the break just like anyone else that works does, but it is just so damm hard on.
I realise how much I rely on my psych, which I don't think is a good thing.
Just over everything. Over trying just to exist each and every day.
I really hope your stay in hospital goes well @Eve7 I know you are hurting too.
27 Apr 2023 03:37 PM
27 Apr 2023 03:37 PM
Hey @Snowie I’ve been thinking about you and it’s so hard living in a rural area and not always having the support you need. Yet I’m sure there would be others living close by struggling to find support.
This could be an opportunity to provide peer support in your hometown. Do you think you’d be brave enough to start something? Just a thought. I remember at a leadership training the speaker said “there are always enough resources in the group for the group to do what the group has to do”.
💜💚🌸💚💜
27 Apr 2023 03:45 PM
27 Apr 2023 03:45 PM
It is hard living rural @Eve7 Just to get to my psych and pdoc, I have to drive about an hour, and both are in opposite directions!
I don't think I would be brave enough. I am really not a people person. Even growing up I had no real friends. The only friends I have now are through hubby. I would never just contact them. I try to avoid any sort of socialising.
I have been trying to locate some groups around where I live but yet to find anything.
Most of the time, the only place I have to vent is on here.
The tears just haven't stopped today. I just have this feeling of no hope.
27 Apr 2023 04:40 PM
27 Apr 2023 04:40 PM
@Snowie you’d have so much to offer if you did some peer support in your community! I wonder if you could start off really small? Maybe even just creating a new email address and putting up some flyers for people to contact you via email? Perhaps you could start communicating through email first. A see where it leads after that?
27 Apr 2023 04:47 PM
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