by Alan Cleaver There are three simple things you can do to support your mental health and wellness, no matter what diagnosis you have.The first is
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by Alan Cleaver
There are three simple things you can do to support your mental health and wellness, no matter what diagnosis you have.
The first is to STOP.
Stop running in circles - stop torturing yourself, and others and stop telling yourself that you can ignore it and 'it' will go away. There's no way to change your diagnosis - but you can find ways to live with it, via medication, support, or your own way.
The second is to accept.
Denial in all forms is one of the hardest reactions to get past. We're raised in a society that believes 'normal' is the most valuable commodity in describing and categorizing people. Whilst being 'normal' is no more than a state of mind, being a depressive, or a bipolar, or having ADHD, or any of a myriad of other medical diagnoses doesn't mean you're not 'normal'.
After all, its normal for you.
Getting your head around that concept is one of the best ways to start adjusting to and understanding how your world relates to you, and your disorder. Which, in turn, gives you a way to adjust to and integrate your diagnosis into your life. And once you've adjusted and can integrate everything you have to live with, you'll find your life is much more satisfying.
And the third and final step is to live.
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and bdd. I m on medication to calm my depression/anxiety and suicidal thoughts, truth is i ll most likely be on med s for a certain amount of my life, to help me get through it really. Also my Bdd means I feel I need contacts (coloured) clear skin, great hair etc.... Obssesed thoughts of my apperance & how I need to look my best even though it s never good enough it needs too be there.
This will never go away , cause i get so suicidal if its not ok i d commit suicide if certain things wern t there to hide my flaws. Sooo UNI is a BIG! step and scry as hell!!! ONE cause of all the
People, TWO my apperance money to afford it ? ,THREE anxiety depresssion whilst trying to concentrate on my studies, AND last not becoming physically unwell and failing at things.
BUT i know if i go uni i ll need this stuff THIS is the only way i can help myself noone else can get through to me. So i need a good career to afford this tbh, and psychiatry was my first thought but its along time studying sooooo I thought nursing as I like helping others :)
Do you get extra help with mental health , finance wise i m on dla atm.
Can you get student loans ? how much are they in the uk ? can you takle two out in One Year ?
What is A Grant ?
-UNI and mental health Problems ?- finance to.?
I would really like to go to University in a few Years, But I have depression, Social Anxiety disorders,and bdd. I m on medication to calm my depression/anxiety and suicidal thoughts, truth is i ll most likely be on med s for a certain amount of my life, to help me get through it really. Also my Bdd means I feel I need contacts (coloured) clear skin, great hair etc.... Obssesed thoughts of my apperance & how I need to look my best even though it s never good enough it needs too be there.
This will never go away , cause i get so suicidal if its not ok i d commit suicide if certain things wern t there to hide my flaws. Sooo UNI is a BIG! step and scry as hell!!! ONE cause of all the
People, TWO my apperance money to afford it ? ,THREE anxiety depresssion whilst trying to concentrate on my studies, AND last not becoming physically unwell and failing at things.
BUT i know if i go uni i ll need this stuff THIS is the only way i can help myself noone else can get through to me. So i need a good career to afford this tbh, and psychiatry was my first thought but its along time studying sooooo I thought nursing as I like helping others :)
Do you get extra help with mental health , finance wise i m on dla atm.
Can you get student loans ? how much are they in the uk ? can you takle two out in One Year ?
What is A Grant ?
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How is your home situation? Is it best for you to remain living in, or near, your home, in case you need help? A lot of students with mental health issues go to uni, but I recommend that they think long and hard about living at home, or at least if they go away to uni, that they consider, if necessary, going to a uni that s near their home, so that they don t lose those home-based support systems. If that s something you need, then make it a primary factor when choosing unis. It s a completely reasonable thing to consider re: uni choices.
In addition, it s also possible, at some unis, to do your course part-time, rather than full-time. If you feel that a part-time program would suit you best, then that s what you focus on.
You need to understand your own needs, and what s best for your health; and only look at unis that suit you as an entire person.
Since you like helping others, some fields I think you might like include teaching, nursing, social work. All of those require only a bachelors degree to enter.
Most unis offer some sort of mental health services, but you will need to look into that for the specific unis that interest you.
There are student loans in the UK. A grant is something you don t have to pay back. A loan, you do. If you re on disability now, speak to someone in that office to see if they offer any sort of special financial support to you re: uni.
How is your home situation? Is it best for you to remain living in, or near, your home, in case you need help? A lot of students with mental health issues go to uni, but I recommend that they think long and hard about living at home, or at least if they go away to uni, that they consider, if necessary, going to a uni that s near their home, so that they don t lose those home-based support systems. If that s something you need, then make it a primary factor when choosing unis. It s a completely reasonable thing to consider re: uni choices.
In addition, it s also possible, at some unis, to do your course part-time, rather than full-time. If you feel that a part-time program would suit you best, then that s what you focus on.
You need to understand your own needs, and what s best for your health; and only look at unis that suit you as an entire person.
Since you like helping others, some fields I think you might like include teaching, nursing, social work. All of those require only a bachelors degree to enter.
Most unis offer some sort of mental health services, but you will need to look into that for the specific unis that interest you.
There are student loans in the UK. A grant is something you don t have to pay back. A loan, you do. If you re on disability now, speak to someone in that office to see if they offer any sort of special financial support to you re: uni.
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Why doesn t Alcoholics Anonymous focus on physical health too?
I ve been kickin around the rooms of AA for three years now. One thing I notice is that the program is very focused on the mental. Doing the steps and working the program is all about developing a new way of thinking. It s like a transformation. But one part of all of this is left out- physical health. The guys in AA may have their head straight, but many of them weigh 300 pounds and they smoke two packs of cigarettes per day. The vast majority of these guys look terrible. They pay no attention to physical health. None whatsoever. There is no chapter in the Big Book on physical health but I think there definitely should be. Physical health and mental health go hand in hand. Physical health is extremely important but these guys don t focus on it because they don t think exercising is a part of recovery. But I view exercise as just important as the steps. Hell, if I were to rewrite the steps, I wouldn t change a thing. But I would add another step... #13) Get in shape so you can feel better and so you can better enjoy your sobriety!Answer :
Heh. There already IS a 13th step....that s what they call it when the oldtimers screw the newcomers.
Anyway, sounds like you are coming to the same conclusion I did about AA--that there is life beyond the steps.
I remember when I first joined AA they told me "if you want what we have, then do what we do". Early on I did want what they had, which was to be abstinent from alcohol. But a few years later I realized I didn t want the rest of what they had--they were generally speaking a bunch of fat smokers sitting around bragging about their sober time. Yuck. So I left and guess what, it s better out there without the crypt-keepers!
Heh. There already IS a 13th step....that s what they call it when the oldtimers screw the newcomers.
Anyway, sounds like you are coming to the same conclusion I did about AA--that there is life beyond the steps.
I remember when I first joined AA they told me "if you want what we have, then do what we do". Early on I did want what they had, which was to be abstinent from alcohol. But a few years later I realized I didn t want the rest of what they had--they were generally speaking a bunch of fat smokers sitting around bragging about their sober time. Yuck. So I left and guess what, it s better out there without the crypt-keepers!
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Sober 11 years.Question :
I do not believe I have something wrong with me,but I m pretty sure my thinking is not healthy. Lol. But ANYWAYS, here goes!
(Just answer with the number 2 if you don t feel like reading and just want two points, because I m not making this short. If you really want to read it though, I ll love you! haha.)
I suppose I should start off from the beginning. But. I m gonna tell you about my family, too, while I m at it.
I think my being born was an accident, because neither my mother nor my father give a crap about me. I have a half-brother and half-sister in another state. Note the HALF. They were made with another father, so they live with him and their step-mom right now. My mom must ve been having a lot of fun back then. ;) Anyways. My sister is 15, my brother is 17, and I am the youngest. My sister already had a baby when my mother attempted to actually be a part of my sisters life and invited her over to Chicago with her. That didn t work out, obviously, and now my sister is back in her old state. My sister hates my mom. My mom also tried to bring my brother there, but he got put in jail for stealing, and got sent back, too. She didn t ASK me to come over to stay with her, even though she says she llooooveess me and thinks about me all the time. Yeah, right. I haven t heard from my mom in like a year. I mean, I DID tell her to leave me alone, but shouldn t she try to talk to me to make me feel better? She hasn t even asked how any of us has been.
Okay. Moving on. "Us."
I live with my grandma and grandpa, (that is the "us") because when I was three, my mother got drunk and was doing pills and stuff, and left me alone in my crib thing. (Idk where my sister & brother was. i guess with their dad.) My moms house was across the street from my grandmas, so I walked over to my grandmas house, and my grandma and me went looking for her. My grandma found my mom, but she kept running and hiding from her, and so my grandma called the cops on her (this is roughly from what I remember being told) and Idk what happened after that, but she ran to another state, and my grandma got custody of me. My dad (idk where HE was, either, or what he was doing when i was young) right now is in jail, he does drugs constantly, he IS in the same state as me, and every once in a while comes here to my grandmas house to have a place to stay (he doesnt have a job or house), and he is always chasing after this other crack-addicted chick, whom he loves more than he loves me. He doesnt even say hey when he comes and stays here.
Okay, now moving on to my relationship with my grandparents.
I am a "selfish little brat who doesn t care about anyone but myself", me and my grandparents don t talk, I argue with my grandpa a lot, whenever me and him argue, he slaps me and I slap back and laugh at him because I hate being told what to do (seriously. like. if im fixing to shower, and then they tell me to, i wont just because they said to. its that bad.) and he doesn t even treat me like I m another person, just an animal or something. Because they don t sit down and be all like "ohhh, you know you did this-and-this, and this is bad, so you cant do this-and-that for so long, okay? do you understand why im doing this?", they are like YOU BETTER /NEVER/ *Cusscuss* DO THAT AGAIN, YOU ARE A FREAKING CHILD AND YOU ARE GONNA DO WHAT I *Cusscuss* TELL YOU TO DO.YOU AINT GOIN NOWHERE FOR A MONTH. *Slap*. and whenever they get tired of me, they send me to my aunts house "forever". but ive been back like three times. I m not gonna deny that I backtalk them, that s just how I am. They even tried to send me to jail over it. Rofl. It didn t work. I m always wanting something, and whenever I don t get something, I get angry and complain I never get anything. Anyways, so I just end up sitting in my room all day on the computer, or occasionally go up to my friends house (1/2 that lives near me. #2 is annoying, and i don t like #1 that much, either), which i dont like because she lies to me. i just hang out with her so im not bored. (thats horrible, ikr. lol.)
SO Now to me.
Like I said, I always sit in my room because I have nothing to do, I won t go outside because its too hot, and I tried going outside at night and my grandpa and me got in an argument over that and I almost got send back to my aunts house. So I got a computer 2 years ago, and on youtube there was this cute guy. so he got his account closed, (i never talked to him) and thats when I started making a wold in my mind. Whenever I would play a video game, I would just move the person around the video-game world pretending I was there, and that boy was with me as my "boyfriend", and I would make little stories up with it. I would also have that story in my head before I go to slee
What are some things I can do to improve my mental health(WARNING: Life story inside. Really long and boring.)?
I honestly just want to rant to someone about stuff. :TI do not believe I have something wrong with me,but I m pretty sure my thinking is not healthy. Lol. But ANYWAYS, here goes!
(Just answer with the number 2 if you don t feel like reading and just want two points, because I m not making this short. If you really want to read it though, I ll love you! haha.)
I suppose I should start off from the beginning. But. I m gonna tell you about my family, too, while I m at it.
I think my being born was an accident, because neither my mother nor my father give a crap about me. I have a half-brother and half-sister in another state. Note the HALF. They were made with another father, so they live with him and their step-mom right now. My mom must ve been having a lot of fun back then. ;) Anyways. My sister is 15, my brother is 17, and I am the youngest. My sister already had a baby when my mother attempted to actually be a part of my sisters life and invited her over to Chicago with her. That didn t work out, obviously, and now my sister is back in her old state. My sister hates my mom. My mom also tried to bring my brother there, but he got put in jail for stealing, and got sent back, too. She didn t ASK me to come over to stay with her, even though she says she llooooveess me and thinks about me all the time. Yeah, right. I haven t heard from my mom in like a year. I mean, I DID tell her to leave me alone, but shouldn t she try to talk to me to make me feel better? She hasn t even asked how any of us has been.
Okay. Moving on. "Us."
I live with my grandma and grandpa, (that is the "us") because when I was three, my mother got drunk and was doing pills and stuff, and left me alone in my crib thing. (Idk where my sister & brother was. i guess with their dad.) My moms house was across the street from my grandmas, so I walked over to my grandmas house, and my grandma and me went looking for her. My grandma found my mom, but she kept running and hiding from her, and so my grandma called the cops on her (this is roughly from what I remember being told) and Idk what happened after that, but she ran to another state, and my grandma got custody of me. My dad (idk where HE was, either, or what he was doing when i was young) right now is in jail, he does drugs constantly, he IS in the same state as me, and every once in a while comes here to my grandmas house to have a place to stay (he doesnt have a job or house), and he is always chasing after this other crack-addicted chick, whom he loves more than he loves me. He doesnt even say hey when he comes and stays here.
Okay, now moving on to my relationship with my grandparents.
I am a "selfish little brat who doesn t care about anyone but myself", me and my grandparents don t talk, I argue with my grandpa a lot, whenever me and him argue, he slaps me and I slap back and laugh at him because I hate being told what to do (seriously. like. if im fixing to shower, and then they tell me to, i wont just because they said to. its that bad.) and he doesn t even treat me like I m another person, just an animal or something. Because they don t sit down and be all like "ohhh, you know you did this-and-this, and this is bad, so you cant do this-and-that for so long, okay? do you understand why im doing this?", they are like YOU BETTER /NEVER/ *Cusscuss* DO THAT AGAIN, YOU ARE A FREAKING CHILD AND YOU ARE GONNA DO WHAT I *Cusscuss* TELL YOU TO DO.YOU AINT GOIN NOWHERE FOR A MONTH. *Slap*. and whenever they get tired of me, they send me to my aunts house "forever". but ive been back like three times. I m not gonna deny that I backtalk them, that s just how I am. They even tried to send me to jail over it. Rofl. It didn t work. I m always wanting something, and whenever I don t get something, I get angry and complain I never get anything. Anyways, so I just end up sitting in my room all day on the computer, or occasionally go up to my friends house (1/2 that lives near me. #2 is annoying, and i don t like #1 that much, either), which i dont like because she lies to me. i just hang out with her so im not bored. (thats horrible, ikr. lol.)
SO Now to me.
Like I said, I always sit in my room because I have nothing to do, I won t go outside because its too hot, and I tried going outside at night and my grandpa and me got in an argument over that and I almost got send back to my aunts house. So I got a computer 2 years ago, and on youtube there was this cute guy. so he got his account closed, (i never talked to him) and thats when I started making a wold in my mind. Whenever I would play a video game, I would just move the person around the video-game world pretending I was there, and that boy was with me as my "boyfriend", and I would make little stories up with it. I would also have that story in my head before I go to slee
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Okay. I m 17. I m not going to say that I have the same problems that you have, but I do have problems. I ve wanted to kill myself before. But I got out of that, so I think I m a good person to talk to about mental health.
First off: I would sit down and tell your grandparents that you love them and that you re sorry you ve been disobedient. Believe me, I /know/ that it might not be the truth, but the thing is that if you do tell them that, it ll make them reconsider their rather extreme punishments. Just milk it for all it s worth. Make it sound sincere. Maybe you could even cry a little bit.
You should try to be more obedient, too. I know it s hard, but it ll make **** better. Your grandparents won t be on your case as much, and the whole relationship will be better.
And you don tttttt wanna hit your grandparents. They legit can send you to juvie for that, and if not that then it can seriously **** up your relationship in the future, and not having them around will make your life lonely later on.
Second off: That family situation has to suck. I m really sorry you have to go through that. It could help to have some people to relate to, or at least someone to vent to. It might suckkkk, because I can tell you aren t this kind of person, but you wanna find a people person who can sit there and analyze stuff. Maybe just someone who you can get high with and talk to about all of life s ills.
I think that if you improve your relationship with your grandparents, the rest will follow. Think about it like this: if they let you out of the house more, that could mean you get to socialize with more people. If their lectures and the way they handle stuff doesn t get in the way, it means less stress for you. In general, this could all help you out.
Okay. I m 17. I m not going to say that I have the same problems that you have, but I do have problems. I ve wanted to kill myself before. But I got out of that, so I think I m a good person to talk to about mental health.
First off: I would sit down and tell your grandparents that you love them and that you re sorry you ve been disobedient. Believe me, I /know/ that it might not be the truth, but the thing is that if you do tell them that, it ll make them reconsider their rather extreme punishments. Just milk it for all it s worth. Make it sound sincere. Maybe you could even cry a little bit.
You should try to be more obedient, too. I know it s hard, but it ll make **** better. Your grandparents won t be on your case as much, and the whole relationship will be better.
And you don tttttt wanna hit your grandparents. They legit can send you to juvie for that, and if not that then it can seriously **** up your relationship in the future, and not having them around will make your life lonely later on.
Second off: That family situation has to suck. I m really sorry you have to go through that. It could help to have some people to relate to, or at least someone to vent to. It might suckkkk, because I can tell you aren t this kind of person, but you wanna find a people person who can sit there and analyze stuff. Maybe just someone who you can get high with and talk to about all of life s ills.
I think that if you improve your relationship with your grandparents, the rest will follow. Think about it like this: if they let you out of the house more, that could mean you get to socialize with more people. If their lectures and the way they handle stuff doesn t get in the way, it means less stress for you. In general, this could all help you out.
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