Another mental health thread by me

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    red24/7 Well-Known Member

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    Re release the not a podcasts that will help folk out
     
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    Hopefully a combination of a new drug and the talking group proves a turning point. Great that you've been open with your wife too. Sounds like you've been really proactive.Keep doing whatever works for you, too many bottle things up too long. You're doing great!
     
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    Hi buddy, sorry to hear about this.

    You might be possibly looking in the wrong place for help.

    Your symptoms are exactly that of some one with low testosterone. This coming from someone who has been feeling/experiencing similar symptoms to those you have. I did a little research and found it could be due to low testosterone. I paid for testosterone blood tests at a private clinic and found mine to be nearly half of what they should be. They should be in the region of 21nmol for a 34 year old. Mine are 13.4nmol. Clinically low being 8.6nmol.I am now taking supplements in a bid to raise these. If might be worth getting some bloods done. Atleast you might know then, regardless
     
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    Not sure that it will help you necessarily, but I’m working with partners on a new project in Barnsley to help young adults with Mental ill health.
    It’s a social prescribing project using outdoor spaces to promote activity and friendships.
    Due to launch in March, based at Shaw Lane Sports Club. It will involve
    Sports activities - football, rugby, cricket (and squash /racketball when the weather is poor) . Outdoor walks, pitch and grounds maintenance, DIY tasks, gardening/ allotment tasks. It will be a weekly session daytime, day of week to be confirmed.
    Anyone interested as a participant or volunteer, send me a message.
     
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    Been a.few weeks on my new meds and starting to notice a bit of a change in myself.

    Also just come off the phone following my first Turning Point assessment that went really well and hopefully look at finding the right kind of treatment in dealing with my depression and anxiery. (Im not a talker and the conversation was 55 minutes so that must mean something)

    First steps into trying to improve my mental health.
     
    Jack Tatty, Jan 17, 2022
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    That has really made my morning. Thank you for posting it, old mate.
     
    JLWBigLil, Jan 17, 2022
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    I'm not a talker either mate. I tried talking to occupational therapy. In the end it was talking to one of my colleagues and finding out she suffered from anxiety and how she dealt with it that started me thinking differently. She asked me to grade things in measures of important and ask myself if they were worth getting wound up about to the tune that I didn't want to leave the house etc. If the answer was no try and carry on and class it as a little victory. It's the fight and flight mechanism kicking in mixed in with a few personal demons for me anyway. I've realised there are triggers.

    My triggers might be when I'm feeling great but too great if that makes sense. It means I'm high. It is invariably followed by a low. Whilst I'm high I get wound up more easily by good things and bad things. At this point I have to try and reign it in. I do this because it's a false sense of confidence brought on by a high. I actually prefer the dour monotone me. However, that is classed as boring by my friends and family.
     
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