Mental health thread

[Pandaprewmaster325]

What does this mean?

Means even with things that should hold you back you can still do well enough the guy im talking about passed a pretty hard semester.

 

[GardeniaSky's icon GardeniaSky GardeniaSky]

Not to pry and don't answer if you don't feel ok about it, but: have you ever had a pet scan done? There's two different kinds of dyes that can detect different things (one found a cancer that the other didn't in my father, for example), but if the bloodwork doesn't pan out, perhaps it's worth asking about?

I haven't. I went in for chest pains a couple of years ago, and they did a whole slew of tests. Everything came back normal so the cardiologist shooed me out of there so fast.

I feel like every time I get tests done, stuff comes back normal and everyone goes 'well we don't know, but I'm sure it's nothing' and I end up having more symptoms anyway.

The doctor I went to last week was like 'were gonna run 4 different blood tests, but it's probably anxiety and nothing to worry about'.

I'm hoping that even if this next set comes back normal, they still look for other ways to pinpoint what it could actually be.

 

[bjork]

I don't know if there's a test for it, but my dad has a thing called orthostatic hypotension, where his blood pressure drops when he stands up. They corrected it with prescriptions, but it went undetected for years, he was in his 60s before they identified it. So there may be something, but I hope you get an all clear and are feeling better soon.

 

[NobodyHere]

I always feel so incredibly guilty when my partner says we need to go shopping for something and I'm not feeling up for it. This past week I've been feeling really tired/kind of dizzy/heady(hence the blood tests on monday), and so he ended up going to the store alone today.

I end up cleaning and making myself busy the entire time he's gone because I feel like I'm not 'doing enough'. I feel bad about it for a really long time. I know he says it's okay but some part of me is always going to be keeping a tally of how many times it happens, and how many is too much before he wants to leave?

Logically I know if there was a problem, he'd say something. But I really feel like I've been failing as a partner lately.

Sorry that got really

Hmm

If you had went you would have probably been missable, I highly doubt your partner would have wanted to see you like that.

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I don't know if there's a test for it, but my dad has a thing called orthostatic hypotension, where his blood pressure drops when he stands up. They corrected it with prescriptions, but it went undetected for years, he was in his 60s before they identified it. So there may be something, but I hope you get an all clear and are feeling better soon.

After a quick search says there is one; something along the lines of the doctor having the patient laying well they measure their blood pressure, then measuring it again once they stand up.

I haven't. I went in for chest pains a couple of years ago, and they did a whole slew of tests. Everything came back normal so the cardiologist shooed me out of there so fast.

I feel like every time I get tests done, stuff comes back normal and everyone goes 'well we don't know, but I'm sure it's nothing' and I end up having more symptoms anyway.

The doctor I went to last week was like 'were gonna run 4 different blood tests, but it's probably anxiety and nothing to worry about'.

I'm hoping that even if this next set comes back normal, they still look for other ways to pinpoint what it could actually be.

I wish you the best of luck, that sounds horribly tedious and stressful

 

[Cheela Cheela Cheela's icon]

Just a little vent, my birthday is coming up. I may have decided to broke relations with my old friend group. It was like a really toxic relationship with them for a long time, soo i don't really feel sad. More soo annoyed by them and their victim-ism and myself for allowing such a toxic relationship to stay a float for soo long.

 

[RanmyakuIchi's icon RanmyakuIchi RanmyakuIchi]

Just a little vent, my birthday is coming up. I may have decided to broke relations with my old friend group. It was like a really toxic relationship with them for a long time, soo i don't really feel sad. More soo annoyed by them and their victim-ism and myself for allowing such a toxic relationship to stay a float for soo long.

You shouldn't be annoyed with yourself, I think it's pretty normal to want to give your friend's the benefit of the doubt. It took me a long time to do the same with some of my toxic former friends.

 

[Cheela Cheela Cheela's icon]

You shouldn't be annoyed with yourself, I think it's pretty normal to want to give your friend's the benefit of the doubt. It took me a long time to do the same with some of my toxic former friends.

i know! is easy to punch down on me but to be fair, i was being a kind person to them soo at least i don't feel guilty at all

 

[RanmyakuIchi's icon RanmyakuIchi RanmyakuIchi]

i know! is easy to punch down on me but to be fair, i was being a kind person to them soo at least i don't feel guilty at all

Kindness is always the best policy, even when being a bit firm. Lord know I excused some toxic behaviors from old friends, so I certainly can't say anything. I hope everything works out!

 

[CG4R12I4N]

7 years of having no job or education to speak of does wonders to your self-esteem indeed. Even if you know you could and should change yourself, everytime you fail there's always a brief reminder that everything you've done up to this second is useless and you should just give up trying. Especially when you eventually lost contact with your friends due to that pathetic ego.

 

[SolemnlyDoc]

My little brother had his college orientation today. It’s silly, but I’m so used to him looking to me for strength and comfort. Midway through the speech I felt the moment he’d need reassurance and looked to him, only to find him staring straight ahead.

The hardest part of being a leader is that if you do it right, your reward is watching those you led walk away without needing you anymore. It’s right. But it still stings. Because what you gave them wasn’t just guidance, it was yourself.

I’m so proud of him.

 

[Xdqwerty Xdqwerty]

*sigh*

 

[Deleted member 884]

Sometimes I wish I was able to stay in bed everyday without waking up, and wasting my time there while watching TV.

 

[Pandaprewmaster325]

*sigh*

Whats the matter?

7 years of having no job or education to speak of does wonders to your self-esteem indeed. Even if you know you could and should change yourself, everytime you fail there's always a brief reminder that everything you've done up to this second is useless and you should just give up trying. Especially when you eventually lost contact with your friends due to that pathetic ego.

I was gonna head down this route early 2024 but something in me urged me to try repeating some subjects so i applied for math and biology was such a tough undertaking when you have reached so low in life and you have no job and all your peers passed you at this point , my friends..... Each one got busy with life one got a job the other moved to the capital and others never bothered to reconnect you kinda strive for human interaction at this point when you spend 8 hours a day stuck between 4 walls with a book being your only companion.

Hope you find a way out.

 

[RanmyakuIchi's icon RanmyakuIchi RanmyakuIchi]

Guess it's my turn to vent a little.

I haven't felt so good lately and my anxiety has been in overdrive. I've talked about it before, but I get real bad Imposter Syndrome sometimes. I always kinda feel like deep down people only sorta tolerate me, and that self-doubt's been eating a bit at me lately. My friend group has been growing more lately, but it's mostly just amplifying that feeling of being the odd one out and feeling lonely in a group. I just feel like I could walk away and no one would notice sometimes.

I apologize, I know it's not like me to be a downer like this. I'll be fine, I always am, I just needed to get that off my chest.

 

[Cheela Cheela Cheela's icon]

Guess it's my turn to vent a little.

I haven't felt so good lately and my anxiety has been in overdrive. I've talked about it before, but I get real bad Imposter Syndrome sometimes. I always kinda feel like deep down people only sorta tolerate me, and that self-doubt's been eating a bit at me lately. My friend group has been growing more lately, but it's mostly just amplifying that feeling of being the odd one out and feeling lonely in a group. I just feel like I could walk away and no one would notice sometimes.

I apologize, I know it's not like me to be a downer like this. I'll be fine, I always am, I just needed to get that off my chest.

Why apologize? You did nothing wrong <3 Impostor Syndrome can be a bitch i know, but lets be honest, it is really fair to punch down on you because you are the odd one out? What about your friends? Do they help you in anyway about how you feel?
I am asking this questions not to put the blame or you or them, more soo as a reflective exercise. Because friendship can be messy, they change a lot of the time. You never met the same person twice, not even inside the same person. People change for better and worse, and you do too. An sometimes that can increase different feelings, including loneliness.
But i will say one thing... I am sure you are a very likeable person <3 I know online is different, but be kind to yourself, you are make a lot of people happy here with your silliness and miku post <3 I am sure you are great and keep fighting <3
There is nothing to apologize, thank u soo much for being here, you always are lending positives vibes to others. Is your time to be loved too <3

 

[RanmyakuIchi's icon RanmyakuIchi RanmyakuIchi]

Why apologize? You did nothing wrong <3 Impostor Syndrome can be a bitch i know, but lets be honest, it is really fair to punch down on you because you are the odd one out? What about your friends? Do they help you in anyway about how you feel?
I am asking this questions not to put the blame or you or them, more soo as a reflective exercise. Because friendship can be messy, they change a lot of the time. You never met the same person twice, not even inside the same person. People change for better and worse, and you do too. An sometimes that can increase different feelings, including loneliness.
But i will say one thing... I am sure you are a very likeable person <3 I know online is different, but be kind to yourself, you are make a lot of people happy here with your silliness and miku post <3 I am sure you are great and keep fighting <3
There is nothing to apologize, thank u soo much for being here, you always are lending positives vibes to others. Is your time to be loved too <3

That's the thing, I know I have a good group of friends right now, it's just my intrusive thoughts trying to get me down. I know I shouldn't be so hard on myself, some days it's just harder than others to keep a positive attitude. I think the weather has had me a bit down too, I'm used to going on a walk when I don't feel well and I haven't been able to lately.

Thank you for the kind words. To be honest I think I kinda needed that. <3

 

[NobodyHere]

Guess it's my turn to vent a little.

I haven't felt so good lately and my anxiety has been in overdrive. I've talked about it before, but I get real bad Imposter Syndrome sometimes. I always kinda feel like deep down people only sorta tolerate me, and that self-doubt's been eating a bit at me lately. My friend group has been growing more lately, but it's mostly just amplifying that feeling of being the odd one out and feeling lonely in a group. I just feel like I could walk away and no one would notice sometimes.

I apologize, I know it's not like me to be a downer like this. I'll be fine, I always am, I just needed to get that off my chest.

Sometimes I wish I was able to stay in bed everyday without waking up, and wasting my time there while watching TV.

I completely understand both these posts. I’ll start falling into that downward spiral, causing me to get really depressed and lose all motivation. Leading me to sleep constantly so I don’t have to face myself, only that feeds the problem, I’ll be so extremely disappointed in myself but struggle to do anything about it since it’s so much easier just to sleep; pretend I don’t exist, like this will make it so I won’t be a bother anymore to myself and others.

 

[Xdqwerty Xdqwerty]

I wish I wasnt so negative

 

[Pandaprewmaster325]

I wish I wasnt so negative

Not that simple really.... To change a negative mindset needs a bit of work eh?

 

[Xdqwerty Xdqwerty]

Im feeling like ranting about not wanting to seek help but something unknown prevents me to do so

 

[NobodyHere]

Im feeling like ranting about not wanting to seek help but something unknown prevents me to do so

Are you sure? A lot of your posts seem like a cry for help to put it bluntly.

 

[Xdqwerty Xdqwerty]

Are you sure? A lot of your posts seem like a cry for help to put it bluntly.

Yea but the one I was thinking about making is longer

 

[PrismRed]

Yea but the one I was thinking about making is longer

Maybe try writing it into a diary or something? It helps clear the mind if you can get it out off your chest somehow.

 

[Xdqwerty Xdqwerty]

Maybe try writing it into a diary or something? It helps clear the mind if you can get it out off your chest somehow.

What if someone finds it?

 

[Cheela Cheela Cheela's icon]

What if someone finds it?

Then you can critique them for invading your privacy :3