Hey folks. It's me, VubDapple. I'm a (not so active but still present) mod for this community and also a mental health professional. Recently there was some upset at this young community's rule about posts concerning suicide. I thought I'd offer a few thoughts about suicide and where things seem to stand right now. Sorry for the delay in my response; things have been rather busy in my life.
Hello! I’m a resident in counseling who’s been lurking around on Lemmy for a while and I want to use this lovely community to both uplift myself and others. I had a period of time in graduate school where I was able to maintain daily meditation sessions, but with the stress of entering the workforce a lot of my good habits fell by the wayside.
I have been suffering from anxiety and panic practically constantly for the past 4 months, and most of the time it feels like I’m anxious for no apparent reason. I get so frustrated that I can’t figure out the root cause, and I’m so desperate to know so that I might have a fighting chance of working through my problems to get some relief.
On Wednesday, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia struck down a D.C. law that barred therapists from other jurisdictions from doing online teletherapy visits with clients in D.C. The decision comes nearly six years after Virginia-based counselor Elizabeth Brokamp teamed up with the Institute for Justice (IJ) to file a lawsuit arguing the law violated the First Amendment.
I just really need to vent. I’ve typed this whole post out at this point and I’ve considered not posting it because I feel like it’s stupid. Feel free to not respond unless you really really want to for some reason.
Hey, do you know any practical resources like workbooks or zines to print out or even apps or games that help you to develop emotional and mental health tools, specially during low moments?
I could not find a link to the study in the article, but I generally find Philip Chard’s work to be high quality and insightful having read his columns for many years now, so I trust the information
Edit: thank you all for your wonderful, heartwarming support! 🩷 I must’ve had a particularly bad episode (?) last night and I needed to vent. Wish you all a pleasant day! 🩵
I’ve been keeping a cognitive journal for about two years, which has been great. Immensely helpful, but how and why, is another story. Today, I would like to share, that I have decided to try to write down the names of those that have hurt me during my childhood and whose aggressions and violations have left permanent scars on my psyche.
I’m looking for suggestions please, for a trusted online platform for therapy, with native English speakers. It does not matter if it is US oriented, I’m not in the US or American, just need to express myself in English. It doesn’t even need to have an app. I started by searching online but i have no clue which platforms are legit. Thank you!
I haven’t had an online or in-person friend in maybe 2 years. I had a friend maybe a few years ago that I drifted away from due to us losing interest. It’s really wearing on me. The only person outside my family that I speak to often is an old bud, but that’s limited to sharing memes and not much else. I’m in a place where I want to branch out to others but… they may reject me, lose interest in me, not treat my feelings with respect, or confront and dominate me. That fear entirely spoils any motivation I have to talk to new people. It just feels like any interaction I might have will place me in a worse state than I already am, which is kind of like a neutral zone. I always feel funny because it’s like I’m dying of thirst but am scared of water.
Even if you don’t have them but relate, feel free to share. Even if you can’t relate and just want to listen, that’s fine, too. When I get an attachment, I want to BE a part of their body. I’m crazy and obsessive. I suspect BPD but don’t know if I 100% have it, especially since I’m young, but I’ve always had an unstable or undefined sense of identity.
PsychologyToday.com lets you filter by price *range*, but doesn’t actually allow for price-based *sorting*. That has annoyed me for years, so I decided to do something about it. If you’re looking for the cheapest / most affordable psychiatrist, medication management provider, or therapist in your area, now it’s just a couple clicks away!
I feel a sort of duty of staying informed about the suffering in the world. This includes current events like war crimes being commited today; as well as the history of oppression: colonialism, imperialism etc.
I haven’t felt great since a few years ago. I had ups and downs, but I have always maintained myself functional enough to not worry my family and friends.
I’ve just realised that my watch (a mechanical automatic Swatch) works as a perfect fitness assistant. Because I put it on hand, when I leave home, I actually have a pretty nice indicator that I didn’t leave home for too long.
Today marks a week into my Lamotrigine titration following my BD2 dx. I’m writing this post because I don’t really have anyone* to talk to about my experience, both with the medications and my being dx’d in general. As far as I am aware, the amount I am taking (25mg for another week before 50mg for two weeks) is too low to have any therapeutic effect on me, and even if it wasn’t, it hasn’t been in my system long enough to do what it is meant to do yet. Some of the below info might be caused by other things, but I have never felt some of it before, and wanted to include everything for completeness sake.
I’m pretty amped. I can’t remember any other time I’ve been this excited to talk to a doctor. The more* I read about bipolar, the more I feel like a dummy for not seeing it sooner. Then I feel dumber for thinking I have it without first being diagnosed. My wife thinks the diagnosis is just a formality at this point; a foregone conclusion. I have a certain kind of luck that leads me to be more cautious, but I’m still optimistic.
I’ve been diagnosed MDD for about 16 months. Took me decades to realize I needed help just for that. Thing is, that’s just what I dared to talk with my doctor about. I had a Catch 22: I think (in addition to my ADHD) I have Bipolar 2 alongside anxiety and PTSD and need to address it. I stopped seeing the pDoc because it’s $375 each visit, no insurance accepted. I was able to get my antidepressants managed by my PCP, but not my Ritalin, so I’ve been of that for about six months. But now I needed to go back to get a diagnosis for my whole, actual condition and begin sorting out a treatment plan.
I few weeks ago, I wrote ( https://piefed.blahaj.zone/c/mentalhealth@lemmy.world/p/768289/seeking-advice-on-breaking-isolation ) that I am having problems with loneliness, both as a cause for and as an effect of my depression. In a later post ( https://piefed.blahaj.zone/c/mentalhealth@lemmy.world/p/778598/continued-post-i-took-your-advice ), I went on saying that I had taken your advice and asked a person out for a cup of coffee. Today, I met with that person. This is that story. *Law and Order sound*
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