Thanks VM, I guess perception can be skewed by how much of a burden I have put on my wider family over an extended period but as others have said the children (aged 4 and 5) don't see it that way. Reading BP's first post reminded me that it's dangerous to get too self absorbed.
To be honest I want the quiet life. I don't like the attention and it's too late on here. I almost always regret disclosure whether it's online or off.
The first time I came into contact with services was when an employer sent me to the doctors, I told a GP I'd lost my job at a secure site and I was being watched by security services. I'll never forget that the GP said "we need to get you back in touch with reality". I'm not sure internet forums are the healthiest places to be because they are not reality but when the alternative was going out every night and getting a reputation internet forums turned out to be a safer place. Perhaps you can relate to this but there's something in the way I present doesn't ring true based on your own personal experiences?
I've met maybe 100 people with severe mental illness ranging from schizophrenia to various personality disorders and they all present differently...that's why the GPs just refer on. One in five people with a diagnosis of bipolar take their own life and it's the illness (physical or mental) with the highest death rate among those under the age of 30.
My experience is similar to this video by Avicii, as you know he's is sadly no longer with us:
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The first time I came into contact with services was when an employer sent me to the doctors, I told a GP I'd lost my job at a secure site and I was being watched by security services. I'll never forget that the GP said "we need to get you back in touch with reality". I'm not sure internet forums are the healthiest places to be because they are not reality but when the alternative was going out every night and getting a reputation internet forums turned out to be a safer place. Perhaps you can relate to this but there's something in the way I present doesn't ring true based on your own personal experiences?
I've met maybe 100 people with severe mental illness ranging from schizophrenia to various personality disorders and they all present differently...that's why the GPs just refer on. One in five people with a diagnosis of bipolar take their own life and it's the illness (physical or mental) with the highest death rate among those under the age of 30.
My experience is similar to this video by Avicii, as you know he's is sadly no longer with us:
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