Quarter of the way there and full speed ahead

gallygirl

Hope it goes well El, and thanks for sharing :rotfl:

catshark88

Take care tomorrow. Sure all will be fine.

elantan

thanks everyone, i'm currently thinking atleast i have saved £45 ... i say £45 as i have paid that for a colonic irrigation before, this is a colonic irrigation a la N.H.S styleeee:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

i'm sure it will all be fine, just a precaution,

Snagggles

elantan wrote: »

You seem to be doing great though snags I love catching up with your diary, you appear much much happier all round, that has to be worth a fortune in itself

Aww, I think I *am* ok, thanks. I really, seriously lost the plot a couple of years ago...full-on 'I don't want to be alive any more' kind of thing, and found myself wondering at times, when I was driving, what would happen if I just shut my eyes and didn't open them again until I hit something. I almost lost my job, my relationship and I certainly lost a good many friends.

Not a good place to be, and I am so thankful that my doctor persevered through adverse reactions to antidepressants to find a treatment that worked for me.

I'm glad in a way that I experienced genuine mental illness and loss of control. I can empathise with others more easily, and I appreciate my (relative!) mental health these days.

tattycath

Snagggles wrote: »

Aww, I think I *am* ok, thanks. I really, seriously lost the plot a couple of years ago...full-on 'I don't want to be alive any more' kind of thing, and found myself wondering at times, when I was driving, what would happen if I just shut my eyes and didn't open them again until I hit something. I almost lost my job, my relationship and I certainly lost a good many friends.

Not a good place to be, and I am so thankful that my doctor persevered through adverse reactions to antidepressants to find a treatment that worked for me.

I'm glad in a way that I experienced genuine mental illness and loss of control. I can empathise with others more easily, and I appreciate my (relative!) mental health these days.

I had a mental breakdown many years ago-I can relate to this (((hugs)))

GreyhoundAngel

Snagggles wrote: »

Aww, I think I *am* ok, thanks. I really, seriously lost the plot a couple of years ago...full-on 'I don't want to be alive any more' kind of thing, and found myself wondering at times, when I was driving, what would happen if I just shut my eyes and didn't open them again until I hit something. I almost lost my job, my relationship and I certainly lost a good many friends.

Not a good place to be, and I am so thankful that my doctor persevered through adverse reactions to antidepressants to find a treatment that worked for me.

I'm glad in a way that I experienced genuine mental illness and loss of control. I can empathise with others more easily, and I appreciate my (relative!) mental health these days.

It's a hard place to be isn't it ? Whilst I've never been under a Doctor for it, I've been through a couple of similar phases ... where even breathing seems too much effort sometimes.

It's amazing in way, how a serious illness can affect "friends" - since Mr GA had his stroke, we've had both joint and individual friends that, just seem to have melted away into a black hole.

Glad you've managed to work your way through it :A

Angel xx

*sorry to hog your thread El :A

Butti

Good luck Chuck.
Noravirus is currently trecking round our office. 3 down hopefully not 4 to go. I will start the day by wiping down photocopying buttons and door handles with a bleach cleaner!

elantan

Hi all, sorry I havn't been back in had a very stressful day at work today ... Will pop on tomorrow but wanted to let you know I'm still here

All went well yesterday as well

elantan

Snagggles wrote: »

Aww, I think I *am* ok, thanks. I really, seriously lost the plot a couple of years ago...full-on 'I don't want to be alive any more' kind of thing, and found myself wondering at times, when I was driving, what would happen if I just shut my eyes and didn't open them again until I hit something. I almost lost my job, my relationship and I certainly lost a good many friends.

Not a good place to be, and I am so thankful that my doctor persevered through adverse reactions to antidepressants to find a treatment that worked for me.

I'm glad in a way that I experienced genuine mental illness and loss of control. I can empathise with others more easily, and I appreciate my (relative!) mental health these days.

thanks very much for sharing snaggs, i love the way that attitudes towards mental health are slowly changing, yes we still have a long way to go, but at least those barriers are slowly being broken down, mr el had a breakdown at the start of this challenge, and the changes that occured within him were astounding, he tried to take his own life a few times, and i think alot of that was due to the medication he was put on, he is now in a much better place, but there will always be that mental health issue with him i think, he suffers from his dark days still, but he is learning to manage them and how to get through them so i know he is doing his best,

tattycath wrote: »

I had a mental breakdown many years ago-I can relate to this (((hugs)))

hugs tatty cath, do you still suffer from depression or anything?

GreyhoundAngel wrote: »

It's a hard place to be isn't it ? Whilst I've never been under a Doctor for it, I've been through a couple of similar phases ... where even breathing seems too much effort sometimes.

It's amazing in way, how a serious illness can affect "friends" - since Mr GA had his stroke, we've had both joint and individual friends that, just seem to have melted away into a black hole.

Glad you've managed to work your way through it :A

Angel xx

*sorry to hog your thread El :A

hog away my dear, i love it when others come in and share thoughts, experiences etc, saves me from re reading my ponderings lol.

it's funny how people are scared of the unknown, mr el's friends dissappeared into the woodwork and to be honest he has no interest in seeing them ever again, he does feel if they couldnt support him through the bad they dont deserve to enjoy him through the good.

i think most people do suffer from mental health issues at some point in their lives, it might not be as crushing and destructive as some peoples but i think it is natural to get to a stage where things feel crushing, some get over it quickly and others dont, thats the thing with mental health everyone is different, we all experience things differently.

is mr Ga still suufering badly from the effects of his stroke?

elantan

Butti wrote: »

Good luck Chuck.
Noravirus is currently trecking round our office. 3 down hopefully not 4 to go. I will start the day by wiping down photocopying buttons and door handles with a bleach cleaner!

hands over a bottle of hand sanitizer and a bottle of spray dettol,

yep i can relate to that, during flu season we scrub everything down door handles taps light switches, anything that another person can touch... none of us like to take the risk lol

hope you manage to escape it