I'm making a check in as apart of my morning routine. Apart of my illness is debilitating brain fog, and I'm finding that I'm forgetting things in the morning, getting lost in anxiety, and struggling to get out of bed. So I've made a check list of my morning routine to hopefully help me stay on track and get ready for the day. And remember to take my medication.
Apart of my check list is to check in on SANE on this forum. Coming on SANE is so helpful because it reminds me I'm not alone and I'm not a loser, there are lots of people struggling. Feeling like a loser makes me feel incredibly depressed and hopeless in the morning, today I woke up thinking 'why can't I just be normal and happy like everyone else' but the truth is 'everyone else' is not normal and happy. They may look it on the street, but there are people in their houses struggling too, that you dont see. The world outside offers a false idea of what most people are like. Coming on the forums reminds me there are many of us suffering. I'm not alone and I'm not a loser.
So I'll check in here every morning hopefully, to avoid crisis one day at a time and to get a dose of the 'real world'. Mornings happen to be the hardest time for me, usually the anxiety lessens in the evening to a somewhat bareable level.
🙂 that's my attempt at an intervention.
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Help us push aside the stigma and discrimination surrounding complex mental health and change the way people talk about, and care for, mental illness.
SANE acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures; and to Elders past and present.
SANE values diversity. We are committed to providing a safe, culturally appropriate, and inclusive service for all people, regardless of their ethnicity, faith, disability, sexuality, or gender identity.