Not trying to be flip here…if you need to check in, by all means do so.

He’s truly a grounded old soul that doesn’t talk in myths or religion. He examines his own life in a way that is so relatable

Hope it helps..be well!

This board is about helping one another. What may seem quirky to you might speak loud and clear to another

Talk it out with your doctor, she will give you the help you need.

I hope you get some mental rest and Come back to us feeling strong! Hugs!

If your psychiatrist wants you to do something that rubs against your values, don't do it. Too much is at stake. At the same time, remain flexible for compromise. You can do it.

It makes me sad that a quality that makes you a beautiful human being - your empathy for animals - is the same thing that makes it difficult for you to function.
I hope you can find healing through integrating your pain and not deadening it. But if a little numbness is your only way to function, so be it.
Best wishes!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

I've been in psych wards and it's almost like a vacation. Interesting people and rest and help. I wish you all the best. I am sure you will get much better after the hospital. I just want to make a point that when we get depressed our thoughts just come out negative. It is part of the disease of depression.

And I know you don't want suggestions but I would like to offer one anyway.

"Recovery International" - A self help organization that was tremendous for me. They have a website and FB. Her is a sample of the "spottings"

Some RI Spots
Sample Recovery International Tools

Treat mental health as a business and not as a game.
Humor is our best friend, temper is our worst enemy.
If you can’t change a situation, you can change your attitude towards it.
Be self-led, not symptom-led.
Nervous symptoms and sensations are distressing but not dangerous.
Temper is, among other things, blindness to the other side of the story.
Comfort is a want, not a need.

... as a danger to myself or others. Mostly as a danger to myself.

It seems as soon as I begin to notice the "interesting people" that's when they send me home. Therapy groups have ended that way as well.

I am a most fortunate human, I've got meds that work (more or less) and a social safety net. That's not always been the case.

I hope you can find a path forward.

I was there in a hospital at the beginning of the year. When I left I felt it was the best method to finally kick my demons in the ass. We are here for you

I have dealt with major depression and anxiety at least since I was a teenager and probably earlier (but not formally diagnosed or treated until I was in my late 30s). It's been a long road, but I can attest to the difference that good quality therapy and the right medication can make. Because of my personal experience, I'm a big fan of both.

You seem to have the right ideas - talking to your psychiatrist, possibly checking into a psych ward, working though unfinished issues from your past. That means you're already moving in the right direction, which makes me extremely hopeful for you. So many people in need of this kind of help fight against it, instead of welcoming it. That means you're already ahead of the game, and I'm really proud of you for that.

Talk to your psychiatrist and take it from there. And please know that no matter how bad things may seem at the moment, they CAN get better, probably a lot better than you can imagine right now. Your job is just to accept the care and do the work, and it sounds like you're ready to do both!

The work that helped me the most was in reading and taking the action as requested in the Big Book of AA - I also studied and did the work as offered by John Bradshaw in his first 3 books he ever wrote - The combination of these two thoughts and rigorous honesty along with time were the variables that saved my life - I will be forever grateful I was allowed to live - I wish you well - Good luck to you

your feelings. Your psychiatrist should be able to help you decide what is best.

because you don't have to open or unzip to use your phone. And it has a couple little compartments to hold credit cards, makeup, tissues etc.


https://tinyurl.com/4ykzauu3

... This is your time to save yourself.

I still ache for the cats we had to leave in Nebraska and we found them all homes. 23 years ago. I can only imagine what you are going through.

The way I've worked through it is to take care of a colony of ferals here in Texas.

It just isn't easy, but we have to work through it in our own way.

with you my friend. Love, Debbie.

We will be here for you and will have you in our thoughts. You have been so good to me and other DUers. Hope things are better now.

Please forgive me if I don't reply to you individually. I haven't got the energy right now; perhaps I can find enough beginning tomorrow for a few replies per day. I hope so.

Meantime, I'll brief you all:

I was denied admission to the psych hospital due to an insurance problem. I was tempted to say eff it, but the need for help was so strong in me that I had to act. I got in touch with a PHP* I attended after discharge from the hospital two years ago, and they gladly welcomed me back. I've been there since August 22, going four days per week (with Wednesdays off; I hate the off days).

The Program's psychiatrist is a damn sight better than my own. I've already begun to feel/see changes from the meds he prescribed for me. So have others.

Please forgive me if I don't make it back to DU real quickly. Then again, tomorrow is Wednesday, so I may get here.

Thank you all for your support, love, ideas, suggestions, good wishes, and everything else you offered. The mental health community is extraordinary.

* Partial hospitalization program