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I am not asking if I have any mental illness or anything. I have just been feeling...well bad more than ever in my life. And I want to know if I should be conserned and what to do if I may have something to be conserned about.
I have slowly gotten more and more isolated as I have gotten older (since 15 ish until now 21). I moved away to college not two years ago with my husband. I lost most of my emotional support system. It feels like I am incapable of making real friends and I spend most of my time alone. I used to rely heavily on my husband as someone to talk to. But lately I haven't been able to talk to him about anything beyond the mundane. I am introverted but I spend more time alone than I would like. I can't talk to people without fiddling with my hands or biting my lip, and sometimes I do one or both just being with people. I also used to be a competitive public speaker, I have actually spoken to a crowd of also a thousand before. But now I can't stand up infront of a handful of people and speak. I feel all over the place sometimes I don't want to sleep and others its all I want, that also goes for food. Sometimes I just feel like kicking someone and running far far away and others I dont feel anything. I sometimes am feeling so much I just feel like exploding and I want to talk to my husband but I just can't. And I can't talk to anyone else either. I don't like to admit that something is wrong with me. I lived with a slipped disk for 9 months because I decided that it would fix itself. But I am starting to think this is not something that will fix itself. |
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Hello. Welcome to PC.
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Hello Mara: Welcome to PsychCentral!
![]() ![]() Based on what you wrote, I would say you have some things going on that need attention. My suggestion would be that you find a mental health therapist with whom you can begin to explore what is going on with you. Sometimes it can take a few tries to find the right therapist for you. Not every therapist works well with every client. But if you can find someone you feel comfortable with, working with them may be most helpful. I'm an older person myself. And I'll tell you that I spent many many years living just as you are. I've written elsewhere, here on PC, that if denial had been blankets I'd have been crushed by the weight! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Hello Mara, I'm so glad that you have reached out here. You've taken a big step in realising it is time to do something about how things are right now. I'm guessing that the pain of the slipped disc started a lot of this but also it sounds like you have lost confidence in yourself.
Please use this website as a self help tool and I also urge you to seek help through your doctor. You might consider therapy to facilitate change. Let us know how you are.
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