/Re: 1Re: Triggered and struggling

[dehaha]

@Former-Member . Please don't give up on yourself.  You are worth fighting for. Please call 000 if you feel at risk.  

I am still here if you want to chat. 

[Former-Member]

@dehaha i just want to be able to sleep but even the medication the doctor has given me isn't helping and it's supposed to work within 30 minutes of taking it. I don't want to end up back in hospital cos it's all well and good while I'm there but things just go straight back to bad once I'm home again. 

[dehaha]

@Former-Member 

I am sure you have tried the white noise ( rain, ocean, rainforest sounds etc). 

Have you tried guided sleep?  I sometimes listen to " The Honest Guys ". There are lots of options from deep meditation to mindfulness. It's like gentle story telling with reminders to breathe.  The stories are detailed enough that you can picture the room but without having to really think.

If you've never tried anything like that, it might be worth a go.

[Former-Member]

@dehaha maybe one day I'll get to give it a go. Right now it's all just too much for me.

I'm sorry, I can't do this anymore. Thanks for chatting to me. 

[Ru-bee]

Hey @Former-Member I'm sorry last night was so hard

I've been thinking about you wanted to check in on how you're feeling today?

[Former-Member]

@Ru-bee I'm really not ok, not at all. I'm probably not going to be around much at the moment as I'm struggling to just stay awake/alert. But it's nice coming here and seeing messages of concern and people caring so please keep that up. Hoping it helps me get through this. 

[Ru-bee]

Of course @Former-Member take care of yourself and rest if you need to. Thanks for checking in and we'll be here whenever you're ready and I'll be sending out thoughts and hugs to you whether you're on here or not ❤️

[Former-Member]

@Ru-bee thankyou.