The Mental Health Check-In Thread
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2023 4:02 pm
I've become a lot more mindful of the issues relating to mental illness and the social acceptance of it, especially being stigmatized for not being alright. Back in 2012-2013, I was diagnosed with Schizoaffective, Major Depression, Anxiety, and C-PTSD, keep in mind I've always had issues and they've always been evident, even into my teens and twenties. I never sought help for my problems though because I was afraid they'd lock me up and turn me into some manner of a zoo exhibit for people to gawk at. The road's been long, treacherous, and hard and I do still struggle, but I am finally in a better place overall where I am mostly happy with myself. I would urge anyone, if they struggle, you should get help to combat these issues. Doing it alone was a bad idea and honestly, both medication and therapy compliance have been a great help to me.
The purpose of this thread is to check in, get support, vent a little, and hopefully feel better. So I'll start this by saying, generally I'm doing okay. Been a bit up and down recently due to concern about the forthcoming move from Ohio to PA for my girlfriend's job. Doing a little better as the unknowns have become infinitely much clearer. Still battling my dysthymic (constant/low-grade) depression on and off, especially in the face of life stresses. I'm attempting to isolate myself more from social media just because of the toxicity of it all that I witness. Maintaining my meds, and maintaining the skills I learned in therapy in dealing with issues. Definitely going to be doing some much-needed self-care for the next couple of days to right my mood a bit.
The purpose of this thread is to check in, get support, vent a little, and hopefully feel better. So I'll start this by saying, generally I'm doing okay. Been a bit up and down recently due to concern about the forthcoming move from Ohio to PA for my girlfriend's job. Doing a little better as the unknowns have become infinitely much clearer. Still battling my dysthymic (constant/low-grade) depression on and off, especially in the face of life stresses. I'm attempting to isolate myself more from social media just because of the toxicity of it all that I witness. Maintaining my meds, and maintaining the skills I learned in therapy in dealing with issues. Definitely going to be doing some much-needed self-care for the next couple of days to right my mood a bit.