Autumn75

7:41 AM

Utah Saints

Why yes...more times than I can count. Especially because of my OCD and BPD dxs.. I remember very clearly some guy calling me a " head case" many years ago. I have had people say," Oh you have OCD? You must wash your hands a lot." And," Oh you have OCD? Then you should get a job stacking shelves at Walmart. You really like order." It also makes me angry when I read or hear "I am/He/she is a little OCD." Grrrrr!!!! I have been stigmatised by many mental health professionals because of my BPD dx. Many of them treated me more like a criminal than someone who was/is suffering. There's probably more exmples but I can't think of any more right now.

7:10 PM

Good evening!

Thank you @Enigma!

It is Canada Day today.🇨🇦🍁

@Lavender With all due respect, think this post could use a Trigger Warning.... Sorry, it's just very disturbing...

Good afternoon!

4:47 PM.

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Burnaby, British Colombia

Pavement.

Neil Young

Samosas

Lush

Isolated.

As I am sure you all have read or heard, keeping a daily gratitude journal is proven to help one with mental.health struggles. I know, I know...often how virtually impossible to find a single thing to be grateful for when our illnesses and relationships, and other situations make us feel like we are shrouded in darkness, anxiety, isolation. I used to be very good about keeping a daily gratitude journal, and found no matter how badly I was feeling seemed to always be able to come up with at least three things each night I was grateful for... Have started this thread for those of you who would feel up to it to giving it a try...and if this is something you already practice, has it helped you? No.pressure at all to share...as I said, know it is often tough to access gratitude... But I will start... Today so far I am grateful for the wonderfully beautiful and well tended roses at a couple houses on my street and that I have my disability in my account and have been able to.pay off some of my credit card. I am grateful for my long time boyfriend.. even with his flaws. What are/wete you grateful for today? Even something " small'....is huge...and Healing...

Thank you for caring, @Lavend Ha. Treatment plan is Tylenol and my province's endless waiting list for a pain clinic. Have spenthundreds of dollars I don't have on an osteopath, massage with acupuncture, all manner of topical.stuff...(Tiger Balm gives some relief but at 8-10 bucks fora tiny jar I eatekt buy it anymore) Thank you for caring.🩷

Once, caught it on the MH u it I was in for 6 weeks of tx fjr my anorexia back in 03. Entire unit was on lock down. I had to switch rooms to one with a fellow patient who also had it. Had only really sick for a day and a half, and thank God it didn'ttrigger my asthma but initally they were concerned that my bl**d pressure went sky high... We were t allowed put of pur rooms, had to have groups virtually which we all hated, and ate still supervised. Very difficult to complete the huge meals while not feeling like venting at all..but no choice. It was just a few days before my my d/c so I had to wait a couple extra days before going " home"... My poor roommate had it bad...I didnt even have a fever although I felt like I did...Grateful it wasn't that bad...

I have been enduring rhe debilitating effects of am L5 herniated disc for about a year now. I was only dxd in December. I have severe sciatic pain down both legs right to the bottoms of my feet. This is the worst pain I have ever had to deal with and it has led to my being limited in my " actlvies of daily living", it has made me feel I am about 80 years old, hobbling around with a cane, having trouble even bending over to take my trash outta the can and do other household chores. At times, my physical pain only amplifies my mental and emotional pain, I complain a lot about it and feel.I am whining when so many people are dealing with far worse. I don't know that I am posing a question here aside from asking those you afflicted with chronic pain how you stay positive in spite of it, as I am finding it about impossible to do so...

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Coffee!!! Have been told for years by a lot of people that it is not good for my anxiety, but it's my one simple pleasure.. When Ihad my kitty Sam, of course he gave me a reason to get out of bed. He needed breakfast, attention... I wish he was still in my life...

It isn't silly at all. Please have some compassion for yourself. It certainly is a long ingrained learned response to what others expect, and trust, knowing whom might be that empathetic ear cam be hard to diacren in unpredictable humans... I just don't want you to feel alone...🩷

Thank you for this post, @Lavender ... For me, Healing, after a lifetime struggling with an eating disorder, EATING,and keeping hydrated, staying off the dreaded scale...this is a primary road to healing, although even Dr.S. said my ED is always going to be with me, can only be " managed"... Healing means...forgiving myself. Healing means opening myself to the risk taken when I try to TRUST... There is so much more, but my fight right now, which has been years something i have struggled with, is to NOURISH myself everyday. And to admit to the benefits of this physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually...