Hey! I've missed our chats, too! Sorry to hear that your anxiety has spiked. But it's positive that you are in good physical health. I'm as okay as one can be in this surreal situation. Sometimes, the enormity of the suffering and loss overwhelms me. I limit news updates to once a day and what helps...

Hey M,

How are you?

Hey andthistoomustpass *waves*

Hey M, I'm certain you will speak to your care coordinator before your psychiatry appointment. (I'm sorry it has to be a case of you having to track them down like this though.) It's positive that you have the psychiatry appointment booked in. Could someone go with you to your appointment? (you say ...

Hi Minniemoo, I'm so sorry. I didn't see your latest post and only gave a short reply. I've since read it and I'm so sorry to hear that you are struggling. Please continue to share. This is what the forum is for - so that we can listen and support each other. *hugs* I remember you mentioning that yo...

Thanks Minniemoo,

I hope so too.
I hope you are feeling as well as you can be.
Much love, Em x

Hiya M! I don't think they appreciate the impact of that Totally agree with this! I think your DBT therapist would be saddened to see that you are struggling and that a complaint has been warranted. In no way will she regard you as a failure. I'm relieved that you're not going to the conference. Thi...

Just spoke to my care coordinator. She thinks my mood is reactive rather than chemical. I disagree. She is going to book me in for an appointment with the psychiatrist and said that by then it might be the case that I won't need antidepressants anyways because things will have gotten better. I told ...

Hi M, Yeah, it's common courtesy for them to call you back. I always try to give them the benefit of the doubt. With the nature of mental illness, we really don't know what the cmht have to deal with. Don't take it personally, they're probably just really stretched. That said, I do hope they call yo...

Hi Mm,

Sorry to hear about the anxiety. I'm glad the beauty treatments helped and it's reassuring to still see some positives shining through in your post.

Spring time and summer definitely helps to boost the mood. xx

Thanks minniemoo,

I'm okay. Still low but not really bad anymore.

How are you?

Hope you find a job that works for you soon xx