Lived Experience Forum

[Hokeypokey]

I’m just dealing with too much. I’m tired of fighting mental illness each day. I can make it better with more medication. Except then the medication ruins my physical health (overeating, weight gain, lack of energy, etc)

I’ve been unemployed for twelve months now. Nobody wants to hire a deadbeat without any real experience. I’m unable to afford independent living, which makes me feel trash

I fell in love this year. And she treated me terribly. She used a mental health episode to portray me as dangerous to the police. I was dragged through court for sending too many “breakup messages”

I’m sick, and nobody seems to understand why I am so sick. The experiences I have had in my life were terrible, and would be enough for a person without mental illness to be in significant distress

i was fully diagnosed in 2020, which has helped me to understand why I am in distress. There’s enough things going on, that I can be certain that I’ll never live a normal life

I just wish people could see the burden I carry, instead of treating me like garbage. The majority of painful experiences I’ve been through could have been avoided with the bare minimum knowledge of mental health 

I’m not at suicide risk, as I’ve learnt to manage those thoughts and behaviours. But I’m simply exhausted from fighting an uphill battle with my mental health… is there some pot of gold at the end of the rainbow; some reality where I don’t live in constant distress?

[tyme]

Hey @Hokeypokey ,

I'm sorry to hear about the relationship where you were not treated well. It sounds like it's so tough.

You deserve so much more. Please know you are not alone in this.