I have a problem with it too. Partially because I went to the hospital because I couldn't quit cutting myself and thought some company and maybe something to calm my anxiety would help. Unfortunately, I was stripped and made to wear scrubs, locked in a room for 14 hours, then finally picked up and strapped to a stretcher, and transported to a horrendous hospital. So my experience is so bad, that I never will go to the hospital for help again.
That said, I did try a support group, but I stopped going... It was so depressing and people would try to hug me, and I have a problem with being touched. I think I offended a lot of people, so...
I've been sticking to this place, and I have a couple of friends who knows what it means when I text and say, "Talk to me for a minute." We'll discuss something random and it helps more than they'll probably ever know.
Please understand I am NOT encouraging you to not get help. You just have to find ways of help that fit you and your needs. But you do have to put yourself first. You have to get better. That's the bottom line.
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- Kahrey
Born: Spring 1988 | Diagnosed with Anxiety and Depression: Summer 2002 | Diagnosed with Bipolar II: Spring 2010
Medications: Venlafaxine XR 450mg | Valproic Acid 150mg
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