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Mental state

Hi everyone, I’d like to introduce myself first.

My name is Maja, and I’m from Serbia. I gladly, always, and openly talk about everything.

My mental state is quite complex and challenging. I face intense emotions every day, and it feels like anger takes over most of the time. Small triggers can easily throw me off balance, and I spend most of my days struggling with my emotions—whether it's anger, sadness, or sudden bursts of happiness. I feel like my emotions are so strong that I sometimes have no control over them.

Panic attacks have become a part of my daily life, and I often feel suffocated and restless, as if my body won’t allow me to relax. Noise easily disturbs me, my heart races, and I feel like I’m constantly in a state of alert. I haven’t been on therapy for two years, and I try to cope with everything on my own, but sometimes it feels like it’s too much for me. What affects me the most is the feeling that people around me don’t understand what I’m going through. I try to express my emotions, but I feel like my words don’t reach them. Sometimes, I feel lonely, like I’m facing all of this on my own, even though I wish someone would truly listen and understand me. Despite everything, I try to find ways to cope with my inner struggles. Writing about mental health helps me channel my emotions and feelings. Through this, I realize that I am not alone in facing these challenges.

I am still trying to find balance, to understand myself and my emotions. I want to connect with people who are going through similar experiences because I know how hard it can be when you have no one to share your feelings with. If you feel the same way, know that you are not alone. #MentalHealth #BipolarDisorder #PanicAttacks #Depression

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Diagnosed with ADHD/OCD, but I still have questions

I’ve been diagnosed with ADHD and OCD, as well as depression and panic disorder, but I still have some questions… I’m not sure if I’ve officially been diagnosed with anxiety or if those symptoms have fallen under the panic disorder and OCD umbrella, but the symptoms I’ve been noticing more and more are related to PTSD. (I have also had a few diagnosed autistic loved ones point out some traits in me, but that one has the issue of overlap with ADHD and OCD, so that’s a whole can of worms.) I always assumed I didn’t have it because I don’t have flashbacks or anything, but my fight or flight is very easily triggered by things related to my trauma (which is related to crappy living conditions I used to live in and my parents’ rather unhealthy marriage). I get nervous around people raising their voices, I often feel this overwhelming need to pacify people around me so they don’t get angry like my parents did, and I have a panic attack any time I go to the house where I used to live (where my mom still lives). I have a psychiatrist and I’m looking into therapy, but I never know if I should mention any of this to my psychiatrist… I don’t want to sound like I’m self-diagnosing because I’ve often been made to feel some kind of way about that and I’m always worried if I bring it up to an actual professional they’ll find it annoying. But I also really like my psychiatrist and I don’t think she’d perceive it that way at all. Besides, aren’t you supposed to bring up certain concerns? My next appointment isn’t until April (things have been going pretty well in terms of the treatment for my other things), so maybe I can use this time to figure out what to say.

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How do I get the Psych to listen?

Although I have been told by repeated doctors that I have "traits" of OCD, they all tell me it isn't enough "to be concerned about" or for a diagnosis.
It's very frustrating.
Recently my best friend sat down with me to have a heart to heart that shes noticed my mental health anxiety being out of my control. It opened my eyes to how severe it is.
And my thoughts have been severe about certain things too- did I remember to turn on my alarm? Is the door closed? Did I remember this/that ....

I do have panic disorder, PTSD so maybe they are all intertwined?

Id appreciate any advice, Mighties. Thank you #MentalHealth #Anxiety #PanicDisorder #PanicAttacks #OCD

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Late night snack

I went to the kitchen to make a bottle of juice.

When I got there I couldn't remember what I needed. But I figured I needed to go potty so I went to the bathroom. When I was done I figured I was hungry so I made myself a bowl of cream of wheat with chocolate chips. Then I made a sausage for pauley. I got back to the couch and I reached for...

The bottle that was in the kitchen. The reason I went to the kitchen..

I'm such a derp. But I couldn't handle walking back to the kitchen to make it, so my darling Pauley was kind enough to go make it for me. Now she's making me a cheese stick. Which just means she's microwaving a cheese stick until it's gooey melty and delicious.

I think I might have had a little panic attack tonight. I was focusing on my hands and I pulled off the tips of a few of my nails again. I'm still kinda meh but I'm trying to relax. I'm gonna take 2 hydroxyzine pamoate to help me feel more comfortable and chill. Maybe I will be able to meditate for a bit. That would be nice right now.

#derp #Relationships #mygirlfriendisamazing

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I’m new here!

Hi, my name is SSGGNYC. I'm looking for a quick way to cut off a panic attack if sequestering or meditating not a option.

#MightyTogether #ADHD

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This Weekend WE are going to practice something special TOGETHER 😄🙌🦋

And then, we will all Keep Doing This VITAL, easy, short practice.

One of the many things I learned from the “Resilience Skills” University online course I took that I keep teaching you about here only in this group is that Resilience Needs Mindfulness.

And, 1 of the first things to learn about Mindfulness is how to practice conscious breathing and why.

Mindfulness conscious breathing exercise to practice daily 3 or 4 times—
In/Out: This is the first practice on Conscious Breathing:

breathe in (a good, deep inhale), and say or think “I know that I am breathing in”,
breathe out (a longer, full exhale), and say or think “I know that I am breathing out”

After a while of practicing this, you can shorten the cue words to saying or thinking simply “In” on the Inhale, and “Out” on the Exhale.

“When we continue to practice like this, something wonderful happens—-we stop the thinking.
This is already a miracle happening because when we think too much, we are not truly ourselves. But this way, our mind and our body becomes aligned/in the same place; instead of our body here but our mind is elsewhere— in the past or in the future.

If we practice breathing in and out with some concentration, we attain what is called the oneness of body and mind.
The body and mind are unified and you begin to be there truly yourself.

When you are not really there, you cannot see things clearly and deeply. You miss everything, everything seems to you not clear, vague.”

Running to the future or going back to the past- you miss life, that is only here in the present moment.

Breathing in and out consciously is how to get back to the present moment.

What you are looking for —joy, inner peace, freedom …is all in the present moment.

If you feel agitated and not solid, vulnerable, breakable — then you practice this in order to get solid again:

Practice sitting in a stable position and practice breathing in and out. Saying “breathing in, I see myself as a mountain, breathing out I feel solid.

From time to time, a very strong emotion overwhelms us. That emotion could be anger or despair or fear. And when we are overwhelmed by a strong emotion we feel very vulnerable, like we may die, But we are more than our emotions. We are more solid than we think. And therefore, practicing being solid like a mountain is very helpful.

Source: Thich Nhat Hahn’s The Art of Mindful Living (read by the great man himself on YouTube — I am always so calmed by his voice even.)

#Mindfulness #MentalHealth #Selfcare #Depression #Anxiety #GeneralizedAnxietyDisorder #MajorDepressiveDisorder #PersistentDepressiveDisorder #MoodDisorders #PTSD #PTSDSupportAndRecovery #Agoraphobia #ComplexPosttraumaticStressDisorder #Trauma #BipolarDisorder #BipolarDepression #AnorexiaNervosa #Addiction #EatingDisorders #Selfharm #SuicidalIdeation #SuicidalThoughts #Grief #Suicide #Fibromyalgia #ChronicPain #ChronicIllness #CerebralPalsy #Cancer #MultipleSclerosis #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #ADHD #ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder #PanicAttacks #PanicAttack #ChronicFatigue #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #MyCondition #Relationships #FamilyAndFriends #RareDisease #RheumatoidArthritis #Arthritis #CrohnsDisease #NarcissisticPersonalityDisorder #Caregiving #SocialAnxiety

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This Weekend WE are going to practice something special TOGETHER 😄🙌🦋

And then, we will all Keep Doing This VITAL, easy, short practice.

One of the many things I learned from the “Resilience Skills” University online course I took that I keep teaching you about here only in this group is that Resilience Needs Mindfulness.

And, 1 of the first things to learn about Mindfulness is how to practice conscious breathing and why.

Mindfulness conscious breathing exercise to practice daily 3 or 4 times—
In/Out: This is the first practice on Conscious Breathing:

breathe in (a good, deep inhale), and say or think “I know that I am breathing in”,
breathe out (a longer, full exhale), and say or think “I know that I am breathing out”

After a while of practicing this, you can shorten the cue words to saying or thinking simply “In” on the Inhale, and “Out” on the Exhale.

“When we continue to practice like this, something wonderful happens—-we stop the thinking.
This is already a miracle happening because when we think too much, we are not truly ourselves. But this way, our mind and our body becomes aligned/in the same place; instead of our body here but our mind is elsewhere— in the past or in the future.

If we practice breathing in and out with some concentration, we attain what is called the oneness of body and mind.
The body and mind are unified and you begin to be there truly yourself.

When you are not really there, you cannot see things clearly and deeply. You miss everything, everything seems to you not clear, vague.”

Running to the future or going back to the past- you miss life, that is only here in the present moment.

Breathing in and out consciously is how to get back to the present moment.

What you are looking for —joy, inner peace, freedom …is all in the present moment.

If you feel agitated and not solid, vulnerable, breakable — then you practice this in order to get solid again:

Practice sitting in a stable position and practice breathing in and out. Saying “breathing in, I see myself as a mountain, breathing out I feel solid.

From time to time, a very strong emotion overwhelms us. That emotion could be anger or despair or fear. And when we are overwhelmed by a strong emotion we feel very vulnerable, like we may die, But we are more than our emotions. We are more solid than we think. And therefore, practicing being solid like a mountain is very helpful.

Source: Thich Nhat Hahn’s The Art of Mindful Living (read by the great man himself on YouTube — I am always so calmed by his voice even.)

#Mindfulness #MentalHealth #Selfcare #Depression #Anxiety #GeneralizedAnxietyDisorder #MajorDepressiveDisorder #PersistentDepressiveDisorder #MoodDisorders #PTSD #PTSDSupportAndRecovery #Agoraphobia #ComplexPosttraumaticStressDisorder #Trauma #BipolarDisorder #BipolarDepression #AnorexiaNervosa #Addiction #EatingDisorders #Selfharm #SuicidalIdeation #SuicidalThoughts #Grief #Suicide #Fibromyalgia #ChronicPain #ChronicIllness #CerebralPalsy #Cancer #MultipleSclerosis #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #ADHD #ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder #PanicAttacks #PanicAttack #ChronicFatigue #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #MyCondition #Relationships #FamilyAndFriends #RareDisease #RheumatoidArthritis #Arthritis #CrohnsDisease #NarcissisticPersonalityDisorder #Caregiving #SocialAnxiety

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