Lima
20-09-09, 11:47
Hiya,
Well, I guess from the topic of my post that you have guessed that I am new here!!! I met someone who is a member of NMP and said I should check it out, so here I am.
My name is Lima, I'm 26 years old, and currently live in the North-West of England. I am a qualified primary school teacher, but am not working at the moment because my mental health has deteriorated and is preventing me from working.
Ermmm, I never thought I would struggle to figure out what to say, but actually, I am finding this intro thing quite tricky!
I have a number of physical health problems, one of the most notable being that I have to use crutches to get around. I have lots of problems with my knees and have had several operations on my right knee in recent years. Just as I thought I was recovering from the problems with my right knee, and was managing to get around using only a walking stick instead of crutches, my left knee has now died on me!! I also have some other complex health issues, but I won't bore you with those! These can have quite an impact on my mental health, but are by no means my worst problems!!!
I have had mental health problems for as long as I can remember. I have not been diagnosed with anxiety and I don't have panic attacks, but I guess I would say that I am quite a nervous person. I have been diagnosed with depression and emotionally unstable personality disorder (a similar but updated version of borderline personality disorder - according to diagnostics). I struggle with severe insomnia - often going for days at a time without sleep - at one point reaching 11 days without any sleep at all. I also feel that I have a lot of the symptoms of PTSD, due to traumatic events in my past - but as yet, I have not actually been diagnosed with this. I self-injure in order to cope with my mental health difficulties, and have done for the last 18 years, and I am a moderator for an online self-injury support forum.
As for medication, I am currently taking lots of pain medications to help with my knee problems (Tramadol, Diclofenac, Codeine and Paracetamol). I also take anti-depressants (Dosulepin) and an anti-psychotic (Quetiapine/Seroquel). With all of these medications, I often feel like I rattle!
I have been seeing a counsellor once a week, since May 2008, who is absolutely fantastic. I don't think I could cope without her support. I also attend a local mental health self help support group. Through this support group, I will be starting the computerised CBT programme 'Beating the Blues' on Monday.
I think I have rambled on for quite long enough now!! I hope this wasn't too long an introduction!
I look forward to getting to know some of you better in time, although the vastness of the forum seems quite daunting to me at the moment. I really hope I will get to grips with it!
Lima x
Well, I guess from the topic of my post that you have guessed that I am new here!!! I met someone who is a member of NMP and said I should check it out, so here I am.
My name is Lima, I'm 26 years old, and currently live in the North-West of England. I am a qualified primary school teacher, but am not working at the moment because my mental health has deteriorated and is preventing me from working.
Ermmm, I never thought I would struggle to figure out what to say, but actually, I am finding this intro thing quite tricky!
I have a number of physical health problems, one of the most notable being that I have to use crutches to get around. I have lots of problems with my knees and have had several operations on my right knee in recent years. Just as I thought I was recovering from the problems with my right knee, and was managing to get around using only a walking stick instead of crutches, my left knee has now died on me!! I also have some other complex health issues, but I won't bore you with those! These can have quite an impact on my mental health, but are by no means my worst problems!!!
I have had mental health problems for as long as I can remember. I have not been diagnosed with anxiety and I don't have panic attacks, but I guess I would say that I am quite a nervous person. I have been diagnosed with depression and emotionally unstable personality disorder (a similar but updated version of borderline personality disorder - according to diagnostics). I struggle with severe insomnia - often going for days at a time without sleep - at one point reaching 11 days without any sleep at all. I also feel that I have a lot of the symptoms of PTSD, due to traumatic events in my past - but as yet, I have not actually been diagnosed with this. I self-injure in order to cope with my mental health difficulties, and have done for the last 18 years, and I am a moderator for an online self-injury support forum.
As for medication, I am currently taking lots of pain medications to help with my knee problems (Tramadol, Diclofenac, Codeine and Paracetamol). I also take anti-depressants (Dosulepin) and an anti-psychotic (Quetiapine/Seroquel). With all of these medications, I often feel like I rattle!
I have been seeing a counsellor once a week, since May 2008, who is absolutely fantastic. I don't think I could cope without her support. I also attend a local mental health self help support group. Through this support group, I will be starting the computerised CBT programme 'Beating the Blues' on Monday.
I think I have rambled on for quite long enough now!! I hope this wasn't too long an introduction!
I look forward to getting to know some of you better in time, although the vastness of the forum seems quite daunting to me at the moment. I really hope I will get to grips with it!
Lima x