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Hi i have a major mental health illness . Its called Borderline Personality Disorder Wikipedia has a good page on it cant post link as i dont know how to. Its why my mood may seem erratic at times and may swing from one extreme to the other I was dx in the 80s while in a mental health unit under section for 6 months Its blighted my life however i have meet some wonderful people because of it. I have been sectioned 12 times (detained under the mental health act), sometimes against my will. I can go from mania to the deepest sucidal depression. I have tried to sh many times that deep has been my despear At the moment Im in a good place and felt that I needed to explain my recent posts Thankyou all for your kind words emojos and posts you have been a life savers
Love you all
gail
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Keep strong Gail - we're all rooting for you
 
Keep strong

I have my own mental demons so can sort of relate

Always remember theres always someone somewhere to talk to even if its a phone hot line
 
Thankyou all
 
I think everyone has their own struggles, which manifest in many and varied ways, that we all have to find a way to deal with.
You keep fighting Gail, glad to hear you are in a good place.
I agree that this place seems to be very supportive and helpful.
Stay positive and never give up.... (easy to say I know!) 😎
 
Well. Girl..how do I begin. I'm am..or was on the otherside from you. I was the sister to a beautiful young lady with bpd. I spent many a night on the phone many an afternoon being dragged reluctantly around shop after shop looking at the same tat. I thought jeus this girl is mad. It's the same stuff.. same music same arguments but...its not the same. So if you feel something has changed. Come here. We will be here. We can all repeat the same. Come up with new ideas. Talk to you. Talk you about strictly celebs cooking in a tent. Whatever...should I admit I don't watch celeb shows or did I hide it well.... but I get it. I hears a song growing up 100000times never bothered me. One day. It's hurt like a hammer. That's life for me.....but my sister...well it had a trillion meanings.. so if you need clarity one day. Or to laugh when you come out the other side. Well I can laugh at anything...even pictures of my ex.. ok that's an easy one. Pictures of my last pay check..that's a hard one...Come back to me later
 
gail2 said:
Hi i have a major mental health illness . Its called Borderline Personality Disorder Wikipedia has a good page on it cant post link as i dont know how to. Its why my mood may seem erratic at times and may swing from one extreme to the other I was dx in the 80s while in a mental health unit under section for 6 months Its blighted my life however i have meet some wonderful people because of it. I have been sectioned 12 times (detained under the mental health act), sometimes against my will. I can go from mania to the deepest sucidal depression. I have tried to sh many times that deep has been my despear At the moment Im in a good place and felt that I needed to explain my recent posts Thankyou all for your kind words emojos and posts you have been a life savers
Love you all
gail
xxxx
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Bless you, I know that BPD is an uphill battle. I have a history of depressive illness and still take 2 types of antidepressants to tackle it. It’s a grind to just keep going sometimes. I had a friend with BPD and sadly we lost her to alcoholism. So I know how hard it is to cope with.
Be good to yourself - you are worth it. I find getting out for a walk alone amongst nature to be the best for healing and meditation. Even if it’s just the local park. Go listen to the birds, contemplate the trees and get some fresh air. I truly believe it can change you as a person.
Xx
 
Katetype2 said:
Bless you, I know that BPD is an uphill battle. I have a history of depressive illness and still take 2 types of antidepressants to tackle it. It’s a grind to just keep going sometimes. I had a friend with BPD and sadly we lost her to alcoholism. So I know how hard it is to cope with.
Be good to yourself - you are worth it. I find getting out for a walk alone amongst nature to be the best for healing and meditation. Even if it’s just the local park. Go listen to the birds, contemplate the trees and get some fresh air. I truly believe it can change you as a person.
Xx
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bless you
 
Hi Gail, thank you for sharing your mental health diagnosis. I worked with a young lady with BPD many years ago. She struggled a lot with it and hated taking the drugs prescribed as she said they made her feel weird. Sorry not intended to trigger. It's good to know that you felt able to reach out on here when you were going through bad times. So many people feel they need to hide away.
I am impressed that you find time to show empathy and kindness to other people posting on the forum with their own health issues and concerns when you have been dealing with your own mental health issues lately. Keep on posting and sharing your thoughts.
 
@gail2 you really don't have to explain yourself, well not to us.

You are a valued member of this forum and always will be, most of us understand you and will always support you as you support us.
As Sister Sledge said "We are family"

Take care
Alan
 
Though i wouls tag this on instead of making new thread
they have dropped my cheques from half hour to 3/4 hours when im in my room
softly softly getting there
 
gail2 said:
Though i wouls tag this on instead of making new thread
they have dropped my cheques from half hour to 3/4 hours when im in my room
softly softly getting there
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Good to hear Gail. Are you still counting down your sleeps till Christmas? We are planning to get the tree and decorations down from the attic over the weekend. I will try and remember to post a couple of festive photos
 
Thank you for being so open and honest about your mental health and the struggles you have. I also suffer with my mental health, but it is because of you and others like you who are so open and honest about your struggles that I feel I can not only talk about it on this forum but in life generally. I know there is a lot more support for mental health and a lost more discussions, and certainly less stigma, but sometimes feel mental health is still not viewed n the same way as other health issues.

But thank you again.
 
Grannylorraine said:
Thank you for being so open and honest about your mental health and the struggles you have. I also suffer with my mental health, but it is because of you and others like you who are so open and honest about your struggles that I feel I can not only talk about it on this forum but in life generally. I know there is a lot more support for mental health and a lost more discussions, and certainly less stigma, but sometimes feel mental health is still not viewed n the same way as other health issues.

But thank you again.
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I agree: Gail's a fantastic role model. I've worked in the mental health field for more than 30 years and as you say there seems to be a bit less stigma now - but still some. I like the phrase 'parity of esteem' as a way of indicating that mental health needs to be taken as seriously as physical health.
 
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