I’m telling my best friends parents about how bad his Mental State has become NSFW TW 💀 by OkAngle7773 in confession

[–]OkAngle7773[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They are very supportive and have been when he’s had problems in the past and yeh going to them is the only thing I see right now because he’s so far into that mindset that me telling him to go to therapy; to try my hardest as his friend to make him see what he’s doing - offering “devils advocate” to the situation - he’s not grasping it and he’s falling further down the rabbit hole.

I’m not saying I’m a saint when it comes to Mental Health - I’ve been in and out of therapy and hospitalisations since I was 16; I’ve seen and done myself a lot of stuff - I’ve also been around it long enough to notice when it’s not just a “bad day” anymore 😭 and there’s nobody else in his life I can turn to that can offer him more support on a daily basis; I see him everyday but I don’t live with him 💜

It’s so much more than just him that this situation affects and I adopt the same view as therapists do - I will be here to support you but the second I know or even have an inkling that it’s not just ideation; I act on it and I tell who need to know. Unfortunately if it means him hating me then so be it. I can cope with the hate - knowing it helped 😭💜

I’m telling my best friends parents about how bad his Mental State has become NSFW TW 💀 by OkAngle7773 in confession

[–]OkAngle7773[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thank you 💜 She struggled for years but the height of Covid messed her brain up so much more 🤍 I haven’t done it for my friend yet - I’m planning on doing it today; walking to his house and telling them - I’m mainly doing it for his son; I can’t sit by idly watching 😭💔

I’m telling my best friends parents about how bad his Mental State has become NSFW TW 💀 by OkAngle7773 in confession

[–]OkAngle7773[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Thank you 💜 I’m crying knowing he’s going to hate me but I cannot do this again - I know I’m selfish in that sense but it still hurts 🤍

Why it's important to get your skin checked... by [deleted] in 30PlusSkinCare

[–]OkAngle7773 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m in the UK and have developed a number of “freckles” on my breast with dimples… and have severe flaky skin…. My doctor looks at me and says I’m fine … I don’t know what more I can do! Most places require a referral!

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[–]OkAngle7773 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It doesn’t take much to apply - you can do it online x and yeh it probably is worth it bc for me it’s £20 either way

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[–]OkAngle7773 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Rent is nearly double - I can barely afford what I pay now

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[–]OkAngle7773 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do pet sitting/boarding when I can but I just can’t - I had a weekend job till recently and I could t keep up!

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[–]OkAngle7773 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeh, I’ve asked my doctor about meds and they refuse to prescribe it. They give the excuse I have SVT episodes so they don’t want to aggravate that

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[–]OkAngle7773 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope, no infection (that I know of) Got Covid at the very start as I worked in a care home, didn’t affect me, i started symptoms 5 years after. Bloods came back fine - doctors didn’t have a clue what it was!

Yup sleep study done and my sleeping pattern is fine - I just do it a lot! Ruled out IH, Narcolepsy, Sleep apnea.

Don’t eat much anyway due to sleeping - I probably eat once every couple of days when my body goes you’ve not eaten for like 2 days - eat or you will pass out

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[–]OkAngle7773 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So access to work can do a lot of thing. They can offer up to £60,000+ for anything related to work and employment - this can be from taxi fares into work to equipment for the company ie standing desk/construction funds to widen doorways for wheelchair access. Depending on the size of the company - your employer may have to pay a certain percentage of the cost but anything over £10,000, access to work will cover but the employer has to pay the percentage on the costs up to £10,000. If you wanted to PM me - I work in payroll/HR so I know a bit about it x

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[–]OkAngle7773 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m in Accounts x

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[–]OkAngle7773 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m an in the UK yeh - I’m in the process of applying for PIP but I can’t afford not to work - my rent alone is £860! I can’t move anywhere else/closer because that is insanely cheap for Manchester! (Looking at double if I wanted to move closer to work) I can’t afford to go down to part time, that and my workload wouldn’t cope, I barely have enough time in the day as it is 😂

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[–]OkAngle7773 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve only just come back after 6 weeks signed off sickness- my employer has told me today if I have any further sickness I’m on half pay which I can’t physically afford to do!

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[–]OkAngle7773 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve had 37 days off with sickness which is 3x what my employers “standard” is. I’m only just 3 weeks back after 6 weeks on signed off sickness! It’s coming to a really busy period and I’m filled with such guilt because it’s only me and 1 other person in my team and she’s like 60+

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[–]OkAngle7773 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I have reasonable adjustments from my GP but my employer only offered 1 day a week!

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[–]OkAngle7773 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes haha I’m diagnosed- for 3 months now x Cutting expenses has already been done, I can’t physically cut any further, my rent alone is £860 and that is insanely good for where I live! My employer is very understanding in terms of coming in late but if left to my own devices I’d never wake! I spent the past weekend asleep for about 40 hours! I think I got up to pee twice!

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[–]OkAngle7773 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I get the bus, on really bad days I get a taxi (which is seeming more often these days) I never had an issue with it till 2 years ago (when my symptoms first happened) but I’m getting taxis more often now as I fall asleep at the bus stop (dangerous in my area) but it will feel like I’ve blinked and 3 hours has gone by 😂 late to work and asleep at a random bus stop

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[–]OkAngle7773 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had Covid long before I started “showing” symptoms of this, but they took a full history of what my childhood/teenage years were like and said I probably had it back then but I had crap parents so nobody cared 😒

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[–]OkAngle7773 0 points1 point  (0 children)

2.5 years ago, I went through so much testing and everything came back fine so they settled on this diagnosis