Mental Health Thread • Page 435

never apologize

 

We want to know how you’re doing King. All good

 

Your feelings and experiences are valid and it doesn't matter if it takes 1 post or 30 posts to get everything out there. What matters is that you're doing what you can to deal with it. Don't apologize for being human.

 

My vibes have just been fucked for like a whole month for a variety of circumstances and I appreciate having a place to vent about that. Thanks, everyone. Really.

 

neither my mental nor my physical health is doing well right now

 

I got broken up with a couple of weeks ago just short of my five-month anniversary with a long-time friend we'd developed mutual feelings for and it hurts so much. I'm 31 and I feel like I just watched a shot at true love go up in flames. I'm incredibly depressed and have thought about hurting or killing myself frequently. Nothing in my life seems to have value anymore and I'm going absolutely nowhere, I really feel like giving up. I'm genuinely so scared for my future.

 

Im sorry you’re going through that. Breakups can be crippling and really cloud your judgment about yourself and your future but your worth was not tied to your relationship. I hope you’re able to see a professional during this time.

 

I'm doing fucking awful. as simple as that

 

Sorry man

 

I'm really sorry to here that. You know we're here if there's anything we can do.

 

I don’t mean to bring anyone down with this post, but I think we should share wins when we can. I’ve probably felt happier this week than I have in months. I’m tapering off meds (may regret that later), eating better, and the weather is improving. All of these are doing great for boosting my energy and happiness. I’m sure I’ll regress eventually but right now I’m feeling *happy*

 

I understand and can truly appreciate this post today. I don’t feel like I’ve been depressed or really even in a funk, but today truly felt like a great day where some type of “veil” or “cover” or whatever you want to call it, was finally removed after some time. Was just a really great feeling that made me realize I haven’t been doing great for a few months. Hoping the feeling stays, even if it’s not always as strong as it was / is today.

 

I’ve been on a downswing. Work is super stressful right now and my mom’s cancer battle is a roller coaster. I’ve been so busy I haven’t been able to get up to see her and it’s making me hate my job. Coparenting has been rough lately too. Just seems like everything is getting harder at once.

 

I've had a few weeks of nonstop Ls, but it feels like they have gradually lifted throughout a week. Still a few things that are difficult, but having my cat back home happy and healthy definitely put a lot of things in perspective for me. Very glad it's Friday, hoping for a smoother weekend (and for everyone else in here as well).

 

My wife wanted to go to IKEA and I’ve never been there before. It was an hour trip and started fine, but I ended up having a panic attack. It was a huge sensory overload and I was overwhelmed with everything. I wanted to leave and made my wife unhappy since she was looking forward to going. We ended up staying and I calmed down a bit, but my head is killing me.

 

My wife and I have alternated being sick for like three weeks at this point and have been sleeping separately because of it and we just feel so, so out of sync with each other. Haven't been able to hang out or be close to each other or anything. Insanely depressing.

 

I’m not supposed to tell anyone yet, but idk any of you irl and this is always a good outlet for me.
My wife is pregnant.
She got her IUD taken out about a month ago and we’ve been talking about children for a while now. We just never expected it to happen so soon. I always said I didn’t want to bring a child into this cruel world, but the positives far outweigh my pessimism.
I want to be the father I never had.

 

Telling your wife

 

lol

 

congrats!

 

Huge congrats! My wife and I are also currently talking about kids, so that's hugely exciting. I hope the pregnancy treats you both well, friend :)

 

Hate how my anxiety can fuck me up in so many ways.

currently anxious about my cat. She just had a few teeth pulled due to something called tooth resorption during a dental cleaning. It wiped me out financially but I’m happy to do that for her.

but dealing with her post-surgery has me anxious over every little action by her. She’s on gabapentin for the pain for a few days and it makes me anxious. It makes her sedate and drool slightly which is all expected tho it still bothers me. But saw her tongue sticking out slightly yesterday and today (think a normal cat blep at most) and it makes me anxious. Thankfully she still wants food and uses her box like normal even if she’s sleepier. But the tongue makes me anxious even tho it’s likely nothing.

Im not doing well and this just sort of adds to it. Just wanted to write it out is all

 

My hearing sucks more than usual and I have to wait weeks for an appointment to talk about new hearing aids and I fucking hate it.

 

I can relate to this. Ours came home with gabapentin and was definitely more lethargic, but he's also a bigger cat and it doesn't sound like it knocked him out quite as heavily. But similarly, after an emergency procedure (which we were happy to pay for despite how big of a dent it made in our savings), I keep feeling on edge as if somethings going to go wrong (even though he seems pretty much done healing) or that he'll need the procedure again. It's stressful.

 

Yeah it knocks my fairly reg size kitty out. But she still remains heavily interested in food thankfully. I just have had bad luck with cats and health issues so I tend to get anxious anytime mine doesn’t act 100% the same. Even if she’s on meds that do exactly as advertised. So I bothered my vet about it and she said it was normal so far. (Thankfully I can text my vet through an app and she responds whenever. Lot less annoying I feel on her end).

hope your kitty is healing well!