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Originally Posted by widgets
Thank you. My racing thoughts are probably one of the biggest problems, i always have such a lot going on in my head and it doesnt shut up!!!
For some reason, i have found the mental health help in my area excellent, i am in the countryside in the UK, so every other part of the NHS is rubbish, but i went to the GP, she referred me straight to this team and within a week we had out meeting, in another week they had sorted out that i was going to have a 3 month assessment and then after that they give you a 3 year treatment plan if you do have Bipolar or Psychosis etc.
One thing i am struggling with is how to tell me my mum.
When i was struggling with depression last time, i wasnt living with her, i text her and she came and picked me up, for weeks all we did was argue about it, she didnt agree with me going on anti depressants and believed it was something i should fix myself.
I dont want her to say that again, so havent told her anything since then, i am living with her again now.
She is constantly going on at me about losing weight, and i want her to know its going to be harder than ever, plus it her birthday coming up soon and she wants a big party and wants me to get drunk with her, i dont know how to say that i am going to need to stop drinking, cause thats another problem i have, i get very bad on alchohol.
Oh i hate it when i do this, i cant stop writing sometimes, i dont even realise how much i write sometimes!
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Hey, never appologise for writing what you want to! We're hear to listen to whatever you want to share and help if we can.
I have the exact same problem with alcohol!! When I'm manic I drink way to much and often take cocaine aswell which is another thing i've been bad on in the past. I have to be very cautious if i have a drink!
I was treated for depression years before i was diagnosed with a mood disorder and I never told my Mum. I'm 26 and I haven't lived with her for bout 5 years cos we never got on. When I was diagnosed with a mood disorder which they said could be Bipolar I eventually told my Mum after a couple of weeksand she took it quite well, she did feel somewhat to blame, but knows its not her fault as she trained to be a psychiatric nurse so knows about this sort of stufff. She did want to know why I didn't tell her sooner, she saiud she could have helped and she also told me her brother, my uncle, has bipolar. So when they officially diagnosed me 4 weeks ago it was no real shock. My mother and I get on much better now that she understands me better. Maybe you could get some information together and sit her down and go through it with her. It may help it may not, but worth a try I guess? Let us know how you get on.
Take care