I can understand that. I used to work in a warehouse at weekends and I had to quit cos the anxiety got too much for me. I'm better now I'm on antidepressants and had cognitive behavioral therapy but still find it hard to be around more than a few people x
I also have bad anxiety sometimes, its always with me though. I had to do a job out in the van on my own last week and had to meet the company director of a shoe factory. I was that busy shaking and panicking that i forgot where he said he wanted me to fit his new signs. Somehow i got through it and done the job right, my boss understands luckily and i dont go out on my own alot at work . I could never work around loads of people
I've had similar experiences, with my epilepsy and anxiety and depression.
Was 13 when I was hit by a car, my head went through the windscreen so had damage to my brain (as well as broken bones, burst eardrum etc). Was off school two months which I pretty much spent alone. Starting having weird episodes after, didn't know at the time they were partial seizures. As well as depression and anxiety.
Started having fits at around 16, wasn't diagnosed until I was 18. So with the different meds, seizures which can be embarrassing and depression, and not wanting to socialise much over the years I've pretty much got one 'constant' friend left!
My pets have always been there, don't care if I've got a black eye or messed up face from hitting myself on things during fits! Friends got fed up with me missing special occasions/parties/pub outings and stuff, my cats are happy cuz get to spend the day laying around on the bed with me in my pjs!
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Yes it's been strange having people to talk to recently! Not used to it! Even if I don't know everyone's proper names or what they look like!I’m sorry that you went through all that and lost friends too. When bad things happen, you really do find out who your friends are! But we’re all friends on here
Yes it's been strange having people to talk to recently! Not used to it! Even if I don't know everyone's proper names or what they look like!
I'm used to it really @Claire W, I'm 32 now and get seizures controlled for a few years then start going a bit mad occasionally! Do miss working (although feel like got a full time job with Ped atm!) but not many jobs are understanding when it comes to 'brain things'!
I used to care for people with learning disabilities, started having more seizures than the people with epilepsy I was caring for! Thankfully my old job guys were great for a few years but health and safety and all that caused problems! When I tried to get into a part time 'simple' job work no one even got back to me recently!
Can be deflating!
it's awful when employers won't take you on due to a medical condition. A new Tesco Express opened literally a 5 minute walk away from home a few years ago and so I applied thinking that may be ok but on the application form it asked if you had a mental illness. I stupidly put yes as it's a bit obvious when you get to know me. I never heard back even though I've got years of retail experience. My old employer were good with me to be fair but then my behaviour and absences became too much for them and they could no longer accommodate me
I think you mean common
That's really discrimination, mental health is a disability like any otherI'm sorry that your epilepsy has got bad
I really hate it when hidden disabilities get ignored, I used to briefly work with a really annoying man who had a visible disability- he only had one arm. Fair enough he was moderately disabled but every conversation he'd be flapping his prosthesis around drawing attention to it and banging on about how hard life was with one arm, oblivious to anything anyone else might be going through. He made me want to whip out my dentures, slap on a blood pressure monitor, show him the video of my last colonoscopy, and papercut him with the edges of my last assessment for anxiety before shouting "top trumps I win!" in his face... fortunately he got fired
That's really discrimination, mental health is a disability like any other
When I had my last colonoscopy it really hurt although I had the complete max of sedative and they were going to stop but I told them to carry on. The next one I have they have recommended I have a GA for it as apparently I have "a long a loopy colon".He made me want to whip out my dentures, slap on a blood pressure monitor, show him the video of my last colonoscopy, and papercut him with the edges of my last assessment for anxiety before shouting "top trumps I win!" in his face... fortunately he got fired
Poor you!
I went tesco pharmacy. They no longer sell it. But i got some benzocaine rub stuff. I'm tempted to pull this out myselfPoor you!
My husband says that apparently the best thing is oil of cloves, you dab it on directly and it works as a local anaesthetic. I guess you would probably need a late night pharmacy to get that though
I hope the benzocaine works quickly for you, and that you manage to see a dentist tomorrow. I wouldn't try pulling one out myself, but then I'm a wimp!
If it goes wrong its really not good. Its a gamble. I'm trying to get the day off
Hang in there, someone will join who you get along with soon maybe
No I'm the wimp for pulling it, the pain is far worse to suffer. Lol. I have a dentist appoi tment soon today. If thats no good, il crawl into the cat and rabbit care clinic
I feel for you. I volunteer at a horse sanctuary for a few hours on a Friday. I'm currently going with a support worker but there’s a lady who works there on a Friday who I have become friendly with. However, her car wasn’t there last week so I had a meltdown and didn’t go, I came home. Don’t get me wrong, the staff are friendly enough (most volunteers go at the weekend) but it doesn’t feel right when Angela isn’t there.
Keep going through as the donkeys need you
Has anyone ever had a tooth infection without there being an abscess. I have been told i have a possibke infection, and that i didnt have a cavity, because when the dentist tapped on my teeth, no singular one brought pain. I'm on antibiotics for 5 days
