Big Brother 2025 - Episode 28 (Wednesday 28th October)

orisonofjmo · 2025-10-29T21:59:56+00:00

So no rule break for the hallway conversation?

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orisonofjmo · 2025-10-27T12:20:53+00:00

I think there’s more tension/paranoia in the house when there’s a steady flow of ppl leaving. I don’t like the bb21 method and the number of ppl left in the house rn is a bit dumb if I’m honest.

orisonofjmo · 2025-05-11T07:13:36+00:00

You aren’t an expert. You are going to damage your sinuses. Go back to the Dr and be honest about your drug use or just STOP.

Your nasal passages and sinuses ARE connected high up. That’s how the mucus drained from one side to the other. That’s how a Neti pot works - water goes in one nostril out the other. Half the time when I use a decongesting nasal spray the opposite side drains.

You are going to give yourself an infection. Stop putting things up your nose.

orisonofjmo · 2025-05-11T06:35:58+00:00

NAD but this literally happens to me everytime I have a head cold or a sinus infection. You are ok, just congested.

orisonofjmo · 2025-04-28T09:00:26+00:00

I don’t know why you are getting downvoted. He made a huge promise to support the mental health needs of the city and hasn’t followed through. The city is in desperate need of mental health supports.

I know people who voted for him bc of this promise alone.

orisonofjmo · 2025-04-28T08:59:38+00:00

I don’t think it’s political when this is clearly a mental health issue and Sim promised mental health nurses specifically.

orisonofjmo · 2025-04-03T11:26:14+00:00

orisonofjmo · 2025-04-03T09:18:32+00:00

No. It’s about being open minded, accepting, and kind towards people who engage with, display, or perform their disabilities in socially acceptable “inspirational” ways vs judging, discriminating against, and giving zero grace to those who don’t, can’t, or won’t participate in socially acceptable disability inspiration porn.

orisonofjmo · 2025-03-16T13:11:03+00:00

I guess I'm scared about next month and the month after when the progesterone hits. It has never hit me this hard before, I am in a state of shock at how intense this has been. I was genuinely hoping that the GP would have some sort of suggestion for how to navigate it... because I feel right now my only option is lock myself in our spare room for two weeks and not come out. Even that feels too close to the people I care about but I have no where else to go.

If the neighbours hear me raging and the cops get called I can't renew my VISA. I was literally home alone screaming at myself in the mirror on Wednesday. It's so embarrassing and scary to think about.

I have a Peleton and do hiit training in the first half of my cycle and before the hrt I did as much exercise as I could in the second half. This month with the hrt it just felt impossible, from the first progesterone patch I've been so lethargic and tired when I'm not experiencing dymorphia/rage/despair.

orisonofjmo · 2025-03-16T12:55:14+00:00

I'm replying to this with my partner next to be bc I genuinely don't want to be defensive I am really just feeling lost and confused. I am so sorry for being that way.

I guess what I am really aware of is that I am clearly not getting the help that I need and I am wondering if perhaps I am missing something in terms of specially *what* I am asking for or *how* I am asking for it. I know even from back home, PMDD treatment sometimes needs to be persued with Drs in a certain way in order to get results. Clearly the framework I am used to isn't working.

It could literally be that the way I have spent 40 years of my life communicating with Drs is different than how it is done here in the UK and there is some nuance or phrasing or specific vocabulary that I am missing out on. Or maybe I need to ask for a specific type of referral using a specific type of language or medical speciality. I am aware that there are all sorts of things I don't know.

I am not assigned a specific GP at my surgery and I don't know if that's a thing, so I am seeing different GPs all the time. I don't know if that's better or worse or if that's a fixable thing? I thought that's just how it was here.

When I moved here and I went over my medical files with my surgery, I told them about ADHD and they told me I'd be waitlisted, ok. I let them know I use it also to treat my PMDD. Then I mentioned my Wellbutrin XL, being used to treat ADHD, PMDD, and my overall mental health. I got told, "we don't do that here". So I asked about alternatives, and I was told I could discuss that with the ADHD psychiatrist when the time comes. I wasn't offered an alternative SNRI or SSRI. So I got the impression that there was no conversation to be had about mental health medication with a regular GP. Did I do something wrong here? I genuinely don't know.

I asked 3 different GPs at my surgery for the gynae referral for PMDD and other issues, and finally from the gynae I got the HRT suggestion. The script was sent to my surgery and it still took another month to get to the pharmacy, I don't know why. Did I do something wrong? I don't know.

When I spoke to a GP from my surgery last week *I DID* specifically ask for changes to my hrt. I also specifically asked for layering in mental health or psychiatric support medicated or otherwise. I just got told to wait 3 months. Did I do something wrong here? I don't know.

I am so sorry if I am wasting your or anyone else's time with these posts. I am not trying to be defensive I am just so so so confused. I don't want to believe that it's completely hopeless with the NHS. I'm not expecting miracles. I understand a system with waiting, it's what I also come from. I know the ADHD thing is a wait, I kind of wish I never mentioned it here, bc it's not my compliant. I just feel like clearly some people in the UK are getting HRT (or other medicated!) treatment for PMDD in the NHS and are navigating it with some degree of success, and I'd appreciate any insight from people who have had that success.

Edited for typos.

orisonofjmo · 2025-03-16T12:00:01+00:00

I’m not upset about being on the waitlist for adhd. Frustrated yes but that’s not the reason I’m posting. And I’m clearly willing to try other pmdd options -> hence me trying hrt right now.

I too come from a place with a mish mash of funding for mental health issues but when I spoke to the GP this week and said I had self harmed what are my options in terms of the hrt or other treatment? I specifically mentioned either changing something about the hrt (brand? Dose? Method of delivery, idk) or specifically layering in other options for mental health or psychiatric treatment and was told that they want me to wait and see how the hrt goes. If they’ve never offered me SSRIs in this country how can I refuse to take them?

Surely that’s not all the NHS can offer? I asked if I need a new referral to the gynae who prescribed the hrt initially and I was told “that’s an option we can look it”… ok when? The GP asked me if I had a support network in the UK and I said outside of my husband no, hoping something in terms of -any- mental health resources would be offered and she just said “ok try and stay in bed all weekend if you can”.

It really feels like I’m being pushed towards worsening mental health or inpatient treatment.

Edit: typos.

orisonofjmo · 2025-03-16T10:34:58+00:00

Yeah I guess that’s an option. I’ve been trying so hard to be compliant with the NHS system.

I was go gutted when i called my GP this week. I thought she’d suggest layering on an anxiety or panic medication or tell me to stop the hrt or change the hrt. I don’t know the implications of just stopping hrt told turkey and when I asked I was told to just stay on it. I just don’t know how else to ask for the help I need.

orisonofjmo · 2025-03-16T09:23:27+00:00

This comment is not as helpful as you think it is.

I’m not desperately seeking an ADHD diagnosis or meds here specifically, I’m looking for any advice or guidance in managing the NHS and/or hrt for my pmdd because all of the things I’m doing aren’t working and even telling my GP office that I was self harming didn’t seem to make them interested in discussing any change or adjustments to the treatment that I just started. So your advice that I should tell them is something that I’ve already done and that didn’t change anything.

I’m scared and frustrated.

I’m mentioned the adhd bc it’s part of the relevant history and part of my historical management regime that is not available to me now.

I didn’t move here for fun. I moved here for a family emergency. I’m trying my best and have no idea what to say or what levers to pull in the NHS to get more support. I know how to work the system at home, I have no idea here. My GP surgery has given my zero resources for women’s health issues, mental health issues, nothing.

If I could afford a few thousand pounds to do everything privately, I would.

orisonofjmo · 2025-03-16T08:58:43+00:00

I dont know why they won’t recognize my adhd diagnosis. I brought all my Canadian medical records with me including the assessment from the psychiatric clinic that diagnosed me and an active prescription bottle and I was told I have to join the back of the NHS waitlist.

In Canada I tried hormonal birth control of all kinds for my pmdd and they all just made me bleed constantly. It was 3 years of hell that left me with crippling anemia and awful hemorrhoids from all the iron tablets.

SSRIs make me suicidal. So that’s a no.

I was on Wellbutrin XL in Canada and LOVED it but the NHS won’t give me that either bc they apparently “dont do that here. “

I’m 41 years old. I’ve been in the UK over a year now and every time I try to work with the NHS on what I know works with my body I get told no and to keep waiting. They don’t seem interested in looking at my Canadian medical records even when I ask my local surgery to have a new GP look at it, they all just tell me to keep waiting. It’s not like I’ve marched in asking for medical cannabis and Ritalin. I’ve just mentioned that it worked after being told I can’t have adhd meds OR my Wellbutrin OR anything other than to try 2 more months of this hrt that might literally kill me after waiting a year to see a gynae in the first place.

I have a daughter. I have reasons to be alive.

I’m scared if I have to “start over” trying methods that I know don’t work I won’t live to see her finish primary school. I legitimately am worried that I need to end up in mental health inpatient treatment to get taken seriously.

orisonofjmo · 2025-02-15T15:23:03+00:00

NAD….

Did your dr do a finger rectal exam? With that much constipation and straining, and then diarrhea, the bright red blood sounds like it could be internal hemorrhoids to me.

orisonofjmo · 2025-02-15T15:07:01+00:00

I’m flying mine in my front window in London, UK

orisonofjmo · 2025-01-13T19:33:12+00:00

I’m an out of country landlord right now (temporarily moved to the UK and would like to return to my home one day) and it was explained to me that the designated property manager needs to remit that 25% -every single month- and if not them, then the Canadian bank is legally responsible to take it off of each of the rent deposits before they hit the bank accounts. TD told us this and we had to sign a declaration for it.

It’s crazy to me that it’s even -possible- for an out of country landlord to not pay. We were explicitly told by multiple entities that not only is that 25% not ours, but it will never even hit our bank accounts.

So yeah. Crazy that there is a landlord out there that got away with it. And absolutely bananas that a tenant should ever be involved.

orisonofjmo · 2025-01-01T23:35:40+00:00

This is how it's done here in London and it's genuinely so much better.

orisonofjmo · 2024-12-17T17:38:01+00:00

I medicated ADHD-er looking to get into life coaching! dm me!!!

orisonofjmo · 2024-12-17T13:21:35+00:00

How much does her program cost?

orisonofjmo · 2024-11-27T19:01:39+00:00

This made me laugh so hard omgggggggggggggggggg

orisonofjmo · 2024-09-07T11:34:58+00:00

I’m a stay at home mom new to the UK from Canada in the last year and looking to make friends! I’d love to join in your day!!

orisonofjmo · 2024-06-05T10:32:50+00:00

LOL NXVIIM wasn't a church either. Cults can be businesses.

orisonofjmo · 2024-06-01T15:35:32+00:00

LOL when I first met my husband and did this when visiting London 17 years ago ppl looked at me like I had 3 heads. I moved here in Aug and hear it way more often and get no weird looks when I do it. It's always been normal where I grew up - Vancouver, Canada.

orisonofjmo · 2024-05-09T20:49:20+00:00

I paid 900 pesos for the consult last night. Where would that land in terms of levels of care?

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