Essential The Mental Health Thread

[Ciggavelli]

Today was such a bad day for me. I started working at Publix (s grocery store) about a month ago.. I'm a cashier. This is the most social job I've ever had. And j struggle with bad social anxiety. Had horrible anxiety all day long and I was all over the place. I didn't notice how bad it realky was until one of my managers said something to me and asked me if I was okay and I was like "why?" And he told me I seemed off the wall and all over the place. Then I xalmed myself down a bit. But when I left work and was walking out the door I almost cried. I don't even know why. But wow what an awful feeling. fukk anxiety.

fukk anxiety for real. I take 3mg of klonopin every day cuz I have such bad anxiety

 

[hoodheronova]

yooooo, my cuz bought me a book on just that topic a few years ago

www.amazon.com/Origin-Consciousness-Breakdown-Bicameral-Mind/dp/0618057072






basically the writers theory is that all early hominids had schizophrenia or schizophrenic like delusions early on in mankind's evolution, as time went on these delusions left the majority of human beings but stayed with a few (thus is why we had prophets that went onto found some of the biggest religions today)......these "mental illness's" were a byproduct of an evolving brain getting bigger and becoming more and more conscious and aware



Interesting read and worth checking out

dope if this was an audiobook i would check it out...i dont read

I believe it tho let me tell you why. I had a good friend that was on antidepressants, but he told me that he didnt feel it working till like a month later. I asked him why and turns out the doc told him that the brain has to make new connections to get your emotions straight.

 

[Larry Lobster]

Today was such a bad day for me. I started working at Publix (s grocery store) about a month ago.. I'm a cashier. This is the most social job I've ever had. And j struggle with bad social anxiety. Had horrible anxiety all day long and I was all over the place. I didn't notice how bad it realky was until one of my managers said something to me and asked me if I was okay and I was like "why?" And he told me I seemed off the wall and all over the place. Then I xalmed myself down a bit. But when I left work and was walking out the door I almost cried. I don't even know why. But wow what an awful feeling. fukk anxiety.

You need sum of that vitamin D asap
Where you stay at?

 

[Dragonfly Jones]

dope if this was an audiobook i would check it out...i dont read.

 

[NotaPAWG]

fukk anxiety for real. I take 3mg of klonopin every day cuz I have such bad anxiety

I wish I could take something for it but everything they prescribe for it is a narcotic and I'm a recovering drug addict sooo

I'm also bipolar type 2. Unmedicated and gave been for years. Whenever shyt gets unbearable I break down and swear I'll go on meds but then I rventutslly just tell myself I can deal with it on my own..

I moved down to Florida in October, away from my friends (a total of 2 lol) my family (although I do have some damily down here I don't really like them) and have sorta "started" over and for the most part, things have been a lot better ..I'm more productive, have made more new friends the past few months and gone out more than I have the past like 5 years up in Mass, I'm giving life a chance and generally I feel a lot better. I even got a bike and ride 6 miles almost every day and thst definitely helps but sometimes I have days where I just wanna quit my job say "fukk everything" and move back up to Mass and go back to being "comfortable" aka a shut in who never leaves her room, doesn't talk to or Hang out with anyone etc etc ..but I lnow that's not what I really want. The loneliness and depression sucks but it's also kinda like a drug, a comforting place to be in. Allowing myself and trying to get and be better isn't comdortimg and gives me bad anxiety but I know I won't get better or feel better unless I change.

lol damn sorry for the rant but I haven't talked to anyone about this and Ive been holding it in for months. can't really talk to "normal" people about it cause just saying the words "bipolar" freaks people out and pushes them away soo

 

[Hybrinetics]

Weed + Fruits + vegetables + daily workout routine + eastern philosophy + a hobby/hobbies you love and enjoy = depression eliminated brehs




throw pills in the bushes




.....unless u hear voices/hallucinate, then maybe u should keep em





Other than that, throw em away.





smoke some green right before and you'll be good

Nah breh, weed is horrible for most people with anxiety, and can cause it, plus it raises cortisol (stress hormone). I never had anxiety before I started smoking weed. After 5 years of smoking multiple times a day everyday, I quit, like 70 days ago and never felt better

 

[hoodheronova]

I wish I could take something for it but everything they prescribe for it is a narcotic and I'm a recovering drug addict sooo

I'm also bipolar type 2. Unmedicated and gave been for years. Whenever shyt gets unbearable I break down and swear I'll go on meds but then I rventutslly just tell myself I can deal with it on my own..

I moved down to Florida in October, away from my friends (a total of 2 lol) my family (although I do have some damily down here I don't really like them) and have sorta "started" over and for the most part, things have been a lot better ..I'm more productive, have made more new friends the past few months and gone out more than I have the past like 5 years up in Mass, I'm giving life a chance and generally I feel a lot better. I even got a bike and ride 6 miles almost every day and thst definitely helps but sometimes I have days where I just wanna quit my job say "fukk everything" and move back up to Mass and go back to being "comfortable" aka a shut in who never leaves her room, doesn't talk to or Hang out with anyone etc etc ..but I lnow that's not what I really want. The loneliness and depression sucks but it's also kinda like a drug, a comforting place to be in. Allowing myself and trying to get and be better isn't comdortimg and gives me bad anxiety but I know I won't get better or feel better unless I change.

lol damn sorry for the rant but I haven't talked to anyone about this and Ive been holding it in for months. can't really talk to "normal" people about it cause just saying the words "bipolar" freaks people out and pushes them away soo

what kind of drugs bro and why Florida?

 

[Ciggavelli]

I wish I could take something for it but everything they prescribe for it is a narcotic and I'm a recovering drug addict sooo

I'm also bipolar type 2. Unmedicated and gave been for years. Whenever shyt gets unbearable I break down and swear I'll go on meds but then I rventutslly just tell myself I can deal with it on my own..

I moved down to Florida in October, away from my friends (a total of 2 lol) my family (although I do have some damily down here I don't really like them) and have sorta "started" over and for the most part, things have been a lot better ..I'm more productive, have made more new friends the past few months and gone out more than I have the past like 5 years up in Mass, I'm giving life a chance and generally I feel a lot better. I even got a bike and ride 6 miles almost every day and thst definitely helps but sometimes I have days where I just wanna quit my job say "fukk everything" and move back up to Mass and go back to being "comfortable" aka a shut in who never leaves her room, doesn't talk to or Hang out with anyone etc etc ..but I lnow that's not what I really want. The loneliness and depression sucks but it's also kinda like a drug, a comforting place to be in. Allowing myself and trying to get and be better isn't comdortimg and gives me bad anxiety but I know I won't get better or feel better unless I change.

lol damn sorry for the rant but I haven't talked to anyone about this and Ive been holding it in for months. can't really talk to "normal" people about it cause just saying the words "bipolar" freaks people out and pushes them away soo

Nah, I completely understand. The second I tell somebody I'm bipolar they start looking at me different. It's a damn shame.

I'm in the shut-in stage right now. I just want to be by myself. I don't want a girlfriend or friends right now. I just want to be alone. Hopefully I can get over that soon. I know it's no way to live, but I don't care at this point

 

[newarkhiphop]

Every page Imma up this and recommend y'all to start supplementing with vitamin D. a low enough D deficiency can mimic mental illnesses/disorders and cause other problems. anxiety,depression, SAD, low testosterone in males, cognitive disorders, low immune system/infections/flus, osteoporosis, and cancers can be all be caused by low levels. My aunt had breast cancer and they put her on high levels of prescription vitamin D after getting the mass removed and radiation. She was severely deficient. A blood test (25-hydroxy vitamin d) is needed to see where yall levels at. The normal range you want is around 40-60 ng/ml. I had insomnia, infections(strep throat) and the flu for years and it was all caused from a deficiency. Havent been sick since in 3 years and sleep like a baby

any brand specifically you recommend?

 

[Hybrinetics]

any brand specifically you recommend?

yea the Vita Optimum D3 with 5000iu's and 360 softgels. Amazon has em for cheap. Was using the NOW brand fore I ran out but only had 240 servings and not much cheaper. They're basically all the same though

 

[newarkhiphop]

Today was such a bad day for me. I started working at Publix (s grocery store) about a month ago.. I'm a cashier. This is the most social job I've ever had. And j struggle with bad social anxiety. Had horrible anxiety all day long and I was all over the place. I didn't notice how bad it realky was until one of my managers said something to me and asked me if I was okay and I was like "why?" And he told me I seemed off the wall and all over the place. Then I xalmed myself down a bit. But when I left work and was walking out the door I almost cried. I don't even know why. But wow what an awful feeling. fukk anxiety.

This is kinda of what i have best way to describe social anxiety , i like for everything to be in a certain order and try to keep it that way, been my routine every since it got really bad during my late teenage years , not too social akward buy some what introverted

but yea with all my wisdom i moved half away across the country which made me have like a month long breakdown that when i finally decided to go see a doc and they gave me two things , small side note its amazing how EASY it was , they did no blood work etc nothing, i just told him i thought i was anxious and depressed he gave me a prescription for Zoloft and Xanax.

Brehs, please please please unless you are severely depressed stay away from drugs , I took the Zoloft for a total of 3 days which i kid you not felt like three years, i was both physically and mentally unable to leave my house. It took what was mild anxiety and turned into hell for me.

Now Xanax I will give credit it does "calm" you down but at least for me more in a NyQuil type of way but its done nothing for the anxiety

Its been bad as of the past two months cause in my wisdom once again i decided to take a brand new job , which removed me from the comfort zone i built up over the past year , I've already missed almost a weeks worth and am in slight danger of losing my job .

Anyways, i think a combination of talking about it like we are doing here and pushing yourself in small amounts helps.

Thread pinned.

 

[HoopLife]

My mom is dealing with depression right now. She's been bedridden for the last 3 months. She's lost 60 pounds during that time. I relocated from California to help her and my little brothers. I had no idea how hard this was going to be. It's been really difficult seeing my mom not happy like she usually is. Anti-depressants haven't been helping. I'm looking at alternative ways to help her mood.

 

[HoopLife]

I finally went to the doctor the other day and got diagnosed with adhd and got prescribed vyvanse

it's helped out pretty well so far but the dosage feels a little low, only on day 4 so I don't go back for another month almost

Be careful with those pills. There very addicting but I'm sure you already know that .

 

[Dr. Narcisse]

My mom is dealing with depression right now. She's been bedridden for the last 3 months. She's lost 60 pounds during that time. I relocated from California to help her and my little brothers. I had no idea how hard this was going to be. It's been really difficult seeing my mom not happy like she usually is. Anti-depressants haven't been helping. I'm looking at alternative ways to help her mood.

This doesnt work for everyone. Better if a therapist does it with them (not just watching a vid)

But Guided Imagery and Mindfulness *helps*

 

[HoopLife]

This doesnt work for everyone. Better if a therapist does it with them (not just watching a vid)

But Guided Imagery and Mindfulness *helps*

Thanks breh, any type of help is much appreciated.