I hope being there can help you to stay safe for a while. <3
Well done for doing positive things like playing the Wii and listening to the relaxation audio, I hope you manage to get some sleep. I know it's very scary being in this situation, but you will get through this.
I'm sorry that things got so bad that you ended up in hospital because of it. I hope you aren't in for too long and that you start to improve soon. I'd love to come and visit, but that's totally up to you.
Do not be dismayed by the brokenness of the world. All things can be mended. Not with time, as they say, but with intention. So go. Love intentionally, extravagantly, unconditionally. The broken world awaits in darkness for the light that is you.
Hi Aimee, I'm sorry to hear that you are in hospital but it's good that you agreed to go in voluntarily. You sound like you are using the resources that are available to you i.e medication, talking to the nurses and using distraction techniques. It's all very positive. I hope that the hospital admission helps you. Stay strong x
When life gets you down do you know what you've gotta do?
My first thought when reading this was 'Oh gosh, I hope it's not WAimee'. I'm so sorry things have got so bad for you darlin', but at the same time I really hope being in hospital can help you. You''ve saved my life throughout the years, and you reallly do deserve all the help in the world <3
So many lovely amazing people have come on this thread here to wish me well and I can't tell you how much Iappreciate it. Coming back here at this stage of my life hhas been really, really difficult do to have you all giving me support (and access to my mobile, crazy!) Is doing me a lot of good.
Thank you. You're all so wonderful.
Thank you Andrea I'm not really wanting any visitors but you're kind to offer.
Chelsea. Won't lie. Only just figured out who you were. You'll need to contact me personally every time you change your name, k? ;)
Thanks all. I'm going to try and go to the group on today. It's on self compassion which I think is very appropriate.
Hey lovely, I'm so sorry to hear this, but I'm glad that you're in a safe place and I really hope that you'll find it helpful and start feeling better asap.
Going to the group sounds like a really good idea, and hopefully it will be useful for you. Thinking of you and sending you lots and lots of hugs <3 Love you xxx
"I know you're sad, so I won't tell you to have a good day. Instead, I advise you to simply have a day.
Stay alive, feed yourself well, wear comfortable clothes, and don't give up on yourself just yet.
It'll get better. Until then, have a day."
Cedrus I apologies for not replying to your message, I never got to a computer and it's hard to reply by text. I'm very sorry and I hope you're well.
I'm feeling hopeful as I should be out by Saturday if I can say that I'm not going to act on my thoughts. My psychiatrist, who was amazing, said that even if I still had the thoughts it was okay as long as i knew I wouldn't act on them. And we've changed my medication back down as I think it had something to do with this.
She really respected my opinion and wants me out of here asap too and it was so good to have her on my side
I still feel hopeless about my mental health, my physical looks but I'm going to spend the next few days in here working on this so I feel safe enough to leave.
Proud of you lovely. I'm glad that your psychiatrist has been helpful and you're feeling listened to. I hope that the medication change helps and the next few days go well. I can understand the hopeless feelings but I have every faith that you will get through this. I know it can feel hopeless when you've been struggling with this for so long but you have had good times and you have achieved a lot - you will get there! Thinking of you and sending you lots of love <3 xxx
"I know you're sad, so I won't tell you to have a good day. Instead, I advise you to simply have a day.
Stay alive, feed yourself well, wear comfortable clothes, and don't give up on yourself just yet.
It'll get better. Until then, have a day."
I've just heard the cleaners talking down about me because of my strange cleaning requests (I wanted the door handle sanitised) and I know it's an obsessive thing but it hurt so much. They were talking about the request I made yesterday to have my phone sanitised and how silly that was because "she's the only one who uses it! " but it was my first day here, who knows who used it before. .
So I called them up on it and said "Are you talking about me? "
They looked at me and denied it then the kind one came in and apologiesed and said she tried to get the other one to stop and that she would tell her boss because it wasn't fair. So they were talking about me.
They left and I burst into tears. They must have heard me cause they came back to console me and the one talking about me got me some water (note: didn't apologize).
Oh Aimee, that must have been difficult. :/ It's probably not such an unsual request, but if your job is cleaning all day, it's pretty boring and your mind wanders so you end up talking about anything.
Is anyone with you now?
It doesn't matter where you come from; it matters where you go.
No-one gets remembered for the things they didn't do.
We won't all be here this time next year,
so while you can take a picture of us.
We're definitely going to hell,
but we'll have all the best stories to tell.
No I'm alone. My nurse came in to chat but she was so unhelpful and didn't say anything except to try and go to group. So I'm going to stay in bed, I have a headache anyway. It's helped to tell people about the cleaners to get it off my chest, thanks for listening.
Could you use the staff there and get them to help you make a plan for when you leave? So you have a bit of structure and things to keep you occupied? Maybe list a few things that work really well as distractions so that if things get to a point where it doesn't feel manageable, you already have suggestions. A bit like a contingency plan?
sticks and stones may break your bones but words can tear your heart out.
