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Amber said:
I’ve had my sertraline upped twice very recently and was referred to talking therapies by the mental health nurse I see. I managed 3 sessions and was a wreck, I hated it. Spoke to my gp and said I couldn’t cope with going again, she was lovely and assured me that TT isn’t for everyone. I felt so guilty for hating it! I’ve had a couple of people telling me to pull my socks up, if I could I would, sometimes you just can’t. I feel for anyone going through it, you feel lost, hopeless and lonely. I know it will get better
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Ah Amber man!, i feel you on the loneliness front , but you''re cool don't give up because you've gave me so much good advice nad you are so wise.
 
JAZZMANB said:
Nowt like part time mental health experts to pep you up ! 😕
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Of which there are numerous that always know better so pass (dangerous) comment without knowing the situation.
Amber said:
Thank you Mr R! Eee my advice is probably shite and I certainly don’t feel wise! You are a lovely person and I’ll always be here for you with my ramblings 😂❤️
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Ramblings are great, I made a life out of them.
 
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Amber said:
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I will be! I’ve been sleeping my life away recently so have made an effort to stop that. Ee I sound so woe is me sorry. I get on my own wick 😂
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You''re not coming across as that don't worry, i've had plenty of time this weekend to think of the ladies tha i've tried to woo and failed... unfortunately for the SMB the lady i've fancied the most is a Geordie from the city of Newcastle but I don't give a toss cos I want to slap her rebellious backside :lol:
 
Mr Redknapp said:
You''re not coming across as that don't worry, i've had plenty of time this weekend to think of the ladies tha i've tried to woo and failed... unfortunately for the SMB the lady i've fancied the most is a Geordie from the city of Newcastle but I don't give a toss cos I want to slap her rebellious backside :lol:
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Oh my lord! Slap her rebellious backside!! Thank you, that has made me laugh out loud 😂😊
 
Amber said:
Oh my lord! Slap her rebellious backside!! Thank you, that has made me laugh out loud 😂😊
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🤣, unfortunately since she left my job last summer, ive barely spoke to her.. she posted when i lost my dad bless her. She spoke her mind which made me fancy her a lot , i'm more diplomatic but a lass that speaks her mind makes me want to take her out for luxury fish and chip supper :cool:
 
Amber said:
Someone I work with and another who I see when walking Pearl. Work mate doesn’t believe in taking antidepressants. Have to say my doctor has been brilliant
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My favourite was an aloe vera juice seller who posted in our village Facebook group claiming her juice could cure crohns disease 🤷‍♀️

All those millions raised by charities like Crohns and Colitis to spend on top scientific research to find a cure and they never managed to find her magic juice!
 
Amber said:
I’ve had my sertraline upped twice very recently and was referred to talking therapies by the mental health nurse I see. I managed 3 sessions and was a wreck, I hated it. Spoke to my gp and said I couldn’t cope with going again, she was lovely and assured me that TT isn’t for everyone. I felt so guilty for hating it! I’ve had a couple of people telling me to pull my socks up, if I could I would, sometimes you just can’t. I feel for anyone going through it, you feel lost, hopeless and lonely. I know it will get better
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Bless you, you are right though....it will get better. Have you felt any better from the medication increase? It's hard when people say unhelpful things isn't it. "Cheer up". "Snap out of it" etc. It's just not that easy. 😔
 
I am a reindeer said:
Bless you, you are right though....it will get better. Have you felt any better from the medication increase? It's hard when people say unhelpful things isn't it. "Cheer up". "Snap out of it" etc. It's just not that easy. 😔
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If it was that easy we would all be steaming about singing and smiling with a trail of unicorn sparkles shooting out of our arses 😂
I try not to be upset about it because some people genuinely don’t understand. I’m happy that they don’t, I wouldn’t wish depression or anxiety on anyone, but maybe a bit tact wouldn’t go amiss!
I went up by 50mg and it did nothing so have been upped again by another 50mg, I’m starting to feel an improvement so hope it continues to get better. Im doing my breathing exercises so have managed to ease off the propranolol a bit. I think I was eating them like sweets at one point 😳
You will feel better Mrs R, I know you will ❤️
 
D.A said:
How are you doing?
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Thanks for asking. It's been a good week, I haven't gambled in 7 days which is a good start. The urge is still there but I stayed strong and getting to tonight has given me the same type of buzz that winning a bet does. I feel proud of myself but recognise I'm not out of the woods by any stretch of the imagination and many more tests to come especially over the Christmas period. I did bottle going to a meeting again, maybe at some point in the next week or two I will feel able to go. Similar in talking to the wife, my motivation at the moment is to be a certain amount of days free then open up to her. She has her own problems so I would rather say I had this but I am over it then have her worry I am going to gamble the house away. Kind of just trying to crack on myself now and get my head donw with it. Left my phone in the house and went for an hours walk in the lead up to kick off on the games on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday as that's when I tend to find I get tempted. A bit stupid really, but it worked, and got a walk in.

I want to aim for no bet before New Years Day 2026, which will be 388 days. I'm pretty sure if I can get to that point I will actually have no interest on that day to actually bet so it's a milestone but not an end one
 
EiffelTower said:
Thanks for asking. It's been a good week, I haven't gambled in 7 days which is a good start. The urge is still there but I stayed strong and getting to tonight has given me the same type of buzz that winning a bet does. I feel proud of myself but recognise I'm not out of the woods by any stretch of the imagination and many more tests to come especially over the Christmas period. I did bottle going to a meeting again, maybe at some point in the next week or two I will feel able to go. Similar in talking to the wife, my motivation at the moment is to be a certain amount of days free then open up to her. She has her own problems so I would rather say I had this but I am over it then have her worry I am going to gamble the house away. Kind of just trying to crack on myself now and get my head donw with it. Left my phone in the house and went for an hours walk in the lead up to kick off on the games on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday as that's when I tend to find I get tempted. A bit stupid really, but it worked, and got a walk in.

I want to aim for no bet before New Years Day 2026, which will be 388 days. I'm pretty sure if I can get to that point I will actually have no interest on that day to actually bet so it's a milestone but not an end one
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Well done, continue taking it step by step, having a target gamble-free duration will help you reach it if you're strong.
 
Amber said:
I’ve had my sertraline upped twice very recently and was referred to talking therapies by the mental health nurse I see. I managed 3 sessions and was a wreck, I hated it.
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That is quite usual, especially if it's not private and you've had to wait ages for to start and you've improved a bit since being referred. It took me two years to trust my therapist enough to tell them the things I've done that re-traumatised myself and start making progress.
 
DBStar said:
That is quite usual, especially if it's not private and you've had to wait ages for to start and you've improved a bit since being referred. It took me two years to trust my therapist enough to tell them the things I've done that re-traumatised myself and start making progress.
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Mine was for my anxiety and panic attacks. I was on the ceiling two to three days before I was due to go and was taking propranolol just to get out of the house because the panic attacks were so bad. I just couldn’t keep doing it, I felt like it was making it worse. When I took the decision to stop I honestly felt like a massive weight had been lifted.
 
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Amber said:
Mine was for my anxiety and panic attacks. I was on the ceiling two to three days before I was due to go and was taking propranolol just to get out of the house because the panic attacks were so bad. I just couldn’t keep doing it, I felt like it was making it worse. When I took the decision to stop I honestly felt like a massive weight had been lifted.
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I can imagine that could cause a loop. Sometimes we can stabilise then deal with the causes. I've had to learn grounding techniques in therapy. I can only imagine how bad persistent panic attacks are as I've always had a tendency to disassociate instead. Not sure if that is fortunate or unfortunate, because you can't make sound decision when you're disassociated and I've made some absolutely terrible decisions through those periods 🙂
 
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