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Mar 19, 2019 07:21PM
I might be able to help you. if you don't mind invite me to be your friend. and send me a pm so we can chat. I don't want to chat in a personal way here.
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Hi Ronald, welcome to the group :)
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This isn't an introduction because I've been in this group for a while, but I have a question. Do a..."
Xandra, I don't personally have an ESA but I know about them. Usually, you have to have a specific goal for the animal (e.g. the animal would help you stay calm, help you sleep, etc.) Ask your doctor about one.
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Hey, Ronald! That's actually the point of this group! To chat about personal things! So it's fine if you chat here! :)
I know it is I just didn't want to ask something that might be to personal to someone. I was just trying to help with the things I have learned in the past. so I asked somethings that were personal to the that persons situation. nothing bad. I was just be careful.
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That's fine! Just remember to respectful and safe :)
I am trying hard to be careful with helping people. hopefully I didn't hurt anyone's feelings.
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Your fine! Just making sure everyone's being kept safe
Hi, ummm
sorry, being here is messing up my balance.
I'm Mel, born and raised in italy. Due to my past I have severe PTSD and anxiety...I come for support.
sorry, being here is messing up my balance.
I'm Mel, born and raised in italy. Due to my past I have severe PTSD and anxiety...I come for support.
Hi, My name is Rhiannon, you can call me Rhi or Roo or...well... Rhiannon :')I'm not sure how these kinda things work so...forgive me if I am doing this wrong.
I fight (not suffer) anxiety and depression and reading and writing really helps.
I have recently written a book, a poetry collection from my experiences of said battles, so if anyone would like to check that out, it is called "It's Okay to Feel this Way" :)
Hey, I'm Kayleigh. I have not been able to gather the courage to go to the doctors about my problems but i suspect i suffer with depression and anxiety. I like writing but due to my conditions i struggle to complete a story, i also get bored and end up creating another world or another story in the same world. I also write some fanfiction, not that i would ever show that to anyone. Anyway, i just wanted to say hi!
Hello! My name is Tabitha. I struggle with PTSD, RAD, and Anxiety. Whenever I am anxious, I try to calm down by reading a book or doing a word Search. Do you guys have any good book recommendations for YA?
Hello. :)I am Samantha/Sam/Sammy, whatever works for you.
I have Bipolar 1, OCD, PTSD, Anxiety, and some Agoraphobia.
Keep fighting your fight. You don't fight it alone. :)
Deepthi wrote: "Welcome!"Thank You!
Hey everyone :) My name is Ashlee. I'm 27, run a book blog ( BooksTeaandDogs.tumblr.com ) and a Bookstagram @Books_Tea_and_Dogs. I was diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder when I was 16 and it has gotten worse throughout the last 11 years. Along with GAD, I also deal with an eating disorder (anorexia) and in the past had a short diagnosis of depression. Once in a while my anxiety causes the depression to resurface and it can last for a few days or a few months. It just depends on what I'm going through at that point in time.
Other things about me.
I have 3 dogs
I'm an STNA
Slytherin pride!!
I've never watched Game of Thrones
Throne of Glass is my favorite series
Sarah J. Maas is my favorite author
SpiderQueen wrote: "Hey everyone :) My name is Ashlee. I'm 27, run a book blog ( BooksTeaandDogs.tumblr.com ) and a Bookstagram @Books_Tea_and_Dogs. I was diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder when I was 16 and..."
Hufflepuff here!! :)
Hello! :)
Melody wrote: "Hi, ummmsorry, being here is messing up my balance.
I'm Mel, born and raised in italy. Due to my past I have severe PTSD and anxiety...I come for support."
Hi Melody.
I am sorry to hear your balance is messed up. Please feel free to send me a direct message if you don’t want to talk to the group.
Just know everyone in this group is here to support each other.
🌷Beth
Ⓣⓐⓦⓝⓨⓕⓛⓐⓜⓔ wrote: "Sup! How are you, Sammy? I volunteered myself for a one-person welcome committee and, well, here I am welcoming you! I am Tawnyflame, call me Tawny!"Well, I had a nice day. I've been resting since we got home. Thank you for asking and being so welcoming!
How are you??
Hello everyone!Thought I put my hello greetings up over a week ago but I am recovering from back surgery so sometimes the meds give me a brain cloud.
I am Beth and have been dealing with PTSD and GAD for a very long time. I go thru ups and downs. I am usually a very private person and books are my escape/ release stress method.
Feel free to private message if you don’t like talking in a public forum all the time. Great with friend invites but I am older than most if not all of you and some of my reading material is on the dark side. Please don’t let that stop from befriending me, just let me know, I don’t like to trigger anyone. Strange things trigger my PTSD so I understand.
Looking forward to getting to know you all.🌷
Ⓣⓐⓦⓝⓨⓕⓛⓐⓜⓔ wrote: "@Sammy - Fantastic! Thank you for asking!@〰️Beth〰️ - I am glad you are OK after surgery. I have had surgery on my eye before, it was painful and mind-boggling. I look forward to getting to know y..."
OUCH! The EYE? :/
Surgery is close, not yet. :)
Ⓣⓐⓦⓝⓨⓕⓛⓐⓜⓔ wrote: "Yeah, the eye. I was born with something called lazy eye. it's where I have one eye, some people have both, but God blessed me with only one eye like this, that looks to the side of my eye. If you'..."I find the medical field fascinating. I am aware what they are. I am so glad they were able to help. People can be SO cruel about things like that. It really infuriates me. Thank you for sharing! You are a warrior!
Hi, I'm Alex. I'm bipolar, autistic, and have GAD and OCD. I'm not great at being social but I'm working on it.
Stjepan Krešimir wrote: "Hi everyone!My name is Stjepan.
I've been diagnosed with shizophrenia (without negative symptoms). However, I've been diagnosed with many different things over the years (generally disorders of th..."
Welcome Stjepan. I am happy to hear that your writing is therapeutic. It is also wonderful to hear of someone in the hard sciences who is just as interested in the field of literature.
Hi my name is Rey and I have anxiety attacks and depression. I am really just starting to explore Goodreads and I was so happy to find this group. Life can be a struggle. Support is so important.
Alex wrote: "Hi, I'm Alex. I'm bipolar, autistic, and have GAD and OCD. I'm not great at being social but I'm working on it."Hi Alex!
hi everyone im Tammy, ok hear goes the list, im clinically depressed i have social anxiety disorder, i have ptsd. i have fibromyalgia and i am agraphobic. i havent left the house for 2 years now. and yes its a safe place but its also my prison. reading is all I do. o dont have the energy to do anything else. im glad theres groups like this as it makes you feel your not alone.
hey guys I'm Saee. I have major depressive disorder. one of the things I hate about it is that depression is causing me writer's block.
Hi Tammy and Saee. Welcome!
Tucker has done a wonderful job of getting this group started and everyone is understand about the issues we have!
hi beth. yes it looks like a great group. i didnt expect to find a group on gr. shows how wrong i was.
Hi to everyone,I am Adelina and I wanted to be of help of some people, some sort of support. If anyone's needs a talk, I will always respond :)
No one should suffer alone
Ade wrote: "Hi to everyone,I am Adelina and I wanted to be of help of some people, some sort of support. If anyone's needs a talk, I will always respond :)
No one should suffer alone"
Very nice of you
Hi nice to meet ya'll, I'm Lana and I have cptsd with a comorbid dissociative disorder - and an (un)healthy a side serving of bulimia lmao. Hope I can make friends with people who "get" being slightly less mentally able
Hello everyone, nice to meet you all, I don't think I've ever introduced myself seeing how I don't talk much anymore (I have my good and bad days) - you can call me Shay. I've got a long list of stuff I've been diagnosed with (ADHD, PTSD, BPD, Bipolar, Anxiety/Paranoia, etc, etc.) as well as been through too much. Reading as much with most people, is my escape from everything. ^~^ Feel free to chat anytime.
Hi I'm Adrienne I have major depressive disorder and major anxiety and a big unhealthy phobia of bad weather and just recently PTSD :( Also I have no friends lol
Hello, my name is Esther and I have aichmophobia, OCD, ADHD, moderate depression, anxiety, PTSD and depersonalization disorder.
Hi Group, I'm Vanessa, I have major depressive disorder and major anxiety..
I am new, I have a lot multiple diagnose, but mostly to make it simple anxiety disorder, ocd, and Bipolar thanks for having me
Hello, I'm Cheyenne (or CE or Rose) and I suffer from Generalized Anxiety disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Order, ODD, bipolar disorder, *possibly* schitzophrenia or split personality disorder, asburgers, among others. I say suffer rather than struggle because I do okay.
Hi. I'm Crystal. I have major depressive disorder.
Can i be part of this group? I am the sole caretaker for my adult son with Bipolar I disorder, -- just release from his latest hospitalization. There is so little support for those with the lived experience of mental illness and even less for their families. I can offer support to all and yearn for some of the same tossed back at me. Best to everyone.
Hey guys! I'm Sadie Agatha, a 17-year-old. I've struggled with depression and anxiety for most of my life, and only recently managed to start treating it. Being a lesbian girl in a conservative community, and a member of a Christian church, I have some minor issues with my sexuality. I've also experienced mental-emotional abuse from my blood family, and now live with a family friend. I try my best to be cheerful and uplifting, especially to important people in my life, but I needed a place where I could let down that wall for a little while, if not for a very long time. One of my biggest stressors is considering the future, especially that of the world. My self-confidence is, for the most part, really good, especially compared to what it used to be like. I'm working on myself constantly, but sometimes I need a place to vent or not put quite so much effort into being someone the world expects from me.
Kelsey wrote: "Hi, I'm Kelsey. How did you know I was crazy in order to invite me to this group? Do I make it that obvious? 😉 I kid, I kid. I've suffered from depression and anxiety pretty much my entire life. ..."
Art is one of my favorite escapes, too. I'm glad you have something so beautiful in your life. I draw, primarily.
I’m Audrey. I became severely depressed when I was 10 because of school, caused by students as well as teachers. I was diagnosed at 26 when my ob/gyn was concerned about possible postpartum depression. (Though my depression was better during pregnancy.) I’m now on two medications for it (Celexa and Wellbutrin). It’s still a struggle sometimes.I’ve always had pretty strong social anxiety, but I have conquered performance anxiety.
My son also started Prozac at the end of high school after an anonymous friend told the school counselor he was having suicidal thoughts.
Mod
Sorry to hear that! I didn't know you had depression, Audrey! I'm glad to hear that it's doing a little better(?) I totally get social anxiety. I can't look people in the eyes and I usually stay in my room when my family has people over. Sometimes, I stare at people from my bedroom to creep them out. Wow, that sounded way worse typing it. I read to many thrillers. 😂
Hello All! My name is Stephanie Anne Allen. I am a mental health warrior! I am also the author of 9 mental health books that may interest you.My Mental Madness Memoir
How to Survive Depression
How to Survive Bipolar Disorder
How to Survive Schizophrenia
How to Survive Anxiety
How to Survive Borderline Personality Disorder
How to Survive PTSD
How to Survive Schizoaffective Disorder
How to Survive Eating Disorders
Stephanie Anne Allen
Hope you will check them out! Wishing you all success in your mental health journeys.
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My Mental Madness Memoir
How to Survive Depression
How..."
Hello and Welcome, Stephanie!
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Believe, Live, Run: A story about having faith (other topics)Tiny Little Brother (other topics)
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