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Forum: The Haven Topic: Feeling hopeless (trigger warning - suicide) |
| YellowBanana |
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Posted: 06 Dec 2017, 12:03 pm
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| Re Lithium - it is a mood stabiliser. Additionally it can help to reduce suicidal thoughts - I was prescribed it for this reason. I took it for about a year, but then went through (and am still going though on and off) anxiety about being able to swallow pills so stopped taking it along with everyth... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Wish I could just die |
| YellowBanana |
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Posted: 04 Nov 2017, 5:21 pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,287
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| Thanks. Misery and continuing suicidality it is then. |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Wish I could just die |
| YellowBanana |
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Posted: 04 Nov 2017, 3:26 pm
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| I said in the first post that I don't want to hurt the people that care about me. That is essentially why I'm still alive (well, that and a bit of "luck"). I've no doubt that I would be dead by now if it wasn't for them. However, the professionals involved in my care all say that I need to... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Wish I could just die |
| YellowBanana |
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Posted: 03 Nov 2017, 7:17 pm
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Replies: 16
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| Sorry it's taken me so long to come back. Thanks for the responses. There isn't a particular trigger to me wanting to die (this time). Just don't feel my life is ever going to get better. Over the last few years I have lost my husband (divorced), my forever home and my job all due to my mental healt... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Wish I could just die |
| YellowBanana |
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Posted: 24 Oct 2017, 3:22 pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,287
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| Haven't been here for a while, but I'm back and guess what... I'm suicidal again. Actually I'm always suicidal as I suffer with chronic suicidal ideation, often to the point of obsession. But I'm currently going through an acute phase where the ideation is turning to action. I recently spent some ti... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: No one cares about me. |
| YellowBanana |
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Posted: 09 Aug 2016, 10:31 am
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Replies: 15
Views: 553
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In my experience, the best way to get support from people is to directly ask for it.
What support do you actually want from your friends/family?
Also, most people have no idea how to react to someone who says they want to kill themselves. |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Concerned About Brexit Win |
| YellowBanana |
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Posted: 29 Jun 2016, 7:37 am
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Replies: 22
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| That's right, my kettle broke this morning, I had to fight someone for the last kettle in the shop, this one is made in China though. I just want an British kettle that uses as much power as possible to boil water. But then I will be buying more power from the French owned power company. Maybe I'll... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: My mum has got uncurable cancer |
| YellowBanana |
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Posted: 06 Jun 2016, 2:29 pm
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Replies: 40
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| There's no way you can pass your mother's "virus" to another person. I think Joe90 was more concerned about picking up a virus at the care home where she works and transmitting it to her mum, who would have a compromised immune system due to the chemotherapy, rather than the other way aro... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: My Husband has a Secret Relationship w/Someone |
| YellowBanana |
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Posted: 06 Jun 2016, 5:42 am
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Replies: 112
Views: 4,528
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| Hi Pink You are absolutely right that nothing you have done warrants the treatment you are getting from him/his family, and that you shouldn't have to apologise for how you're feeling about all this. I understand your need to hear about her, but focusing on this really isn't helpful to your mental a... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: My mum has got uncurable cancer |
| YellowBanana |
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Posted: 06 Jun 2016, 5:15 am
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Replies: 40
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| Hello Joe I'm so sorry to hear your news. My dad was diagnosed with bowel cancer 3 years ago, and it had spread to his liver. A year of chemotherapy and three operations and he has been cancer free for 2 years now - he has his scans and such at the end of the month, and we're hoping they'll still be... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: My Husband has a Secret Relationship w/Someone |
| YellowBanana |
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Posted: 31 May 2016, 5:41 pm
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Replies: 112
Views: 4,528
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Hi Pink
I've been thinking about you.
How have things been going? How was your appointment with the counsellor?
YB |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: My Husband has a Secret Relationship w/Someone |
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Posted: 29 May 2016, 4:10 am
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Replies: 112
Views: 4,528
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| I'm sorry things have been so difficult for you. There is nothing that makes this any easier but I think you are doing really well considering the circumstances. Losing your safe place is hard, there's no doubt about that especially when you are worried about homelessness. But you are not a waste of... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: My Husband has a Secret Relationship w/Someone |
| YellowBanana |
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Posted: 24 May 2016, 12:09 pm
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Replies: 112
Views: 4,528
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| How frustrating it is that people always seem to go on holiday just when we need them! |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: My Husband has a Secret Relationship w/Someone |
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Posted: 24 May 2016, 10:22 am
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Replies: 112
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| Hi Pink Keep posting! In the absence of any other kind of emotional support, a good web forum with members who can understand what you are going through can make a huge difference. Is there any way you can bring the appointment with that therapist forward? I said previously that you need a counsello... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: My Husband has a Secret Relationship w/Someone |
| YellowBanana |
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Posted: 21 May 2016, 2:46 pm
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Replies: 112
Views: 4,528
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Hello Pink
I have been thinking about you the last couple of days. I'm really pleased you found a helpful counsellor, have been able to talk with your husband and are feeling more settled (and hungry!).
My husband and I remain friends and I am very grateful for that.
YB |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: My Husband has a Secret Relationship w/Someone |
| YellowBanana |
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Posted: 18 May 2016, 8:29 am
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Replies: 112
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| Thank you for telling me your story. It kind of adds to my anxieties but am glad to know I am not alone in this experience. I'm sorry I added to your anxieties, but the truth is that things ARE going to be pretty crap for you for a while. It's going to be difficult to find your way through. But at ... |
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