I am so exhausted all the time I don’t even really do anything because I cant leave my house or go to school anymore but no matter how much sleep I have I’m always tired, no one around me understands that amd all they say is " you don’t do anything how can you be tired, I’m tired " it’s even more exhausting having no one understand why you are so tired.
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I’m so sorry that you are so tired. I’m tired too. It’s the kind of tired that sleeping and resting doesn’t help. Nothing helps. I can sleep for hours and I don’t wake up refreshed. I just wake up more tired. I’m tired in my bones. I sometimes feel so tired I almost can’t lift my leg to take the next step when all I’m doing is getting up to go to the restroom. I feel a kind of weakness almost. I feel like I’ve lost my will to live and I’m just going through the motions. It’s sad really. And I say I’m tired but I don’t think anyone understands what I mean when I say I’m tired. It’s hard to convey what I mean, I don’t think there’s a word for this kind of tired, exhausted doesn’t seem to cover it. Sorry for the drama. I hope you feel better.
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This is exactly how I feel there is no words to describe it and no one understands how it feels to have this all going on in your head 24/7
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I wonder if it has to do with depression. I once had a psychiatrist tell me to rest because I was healing and I should let others around me pick up the slack. I listened to him, and I’ve been resting ever since, it’s still not helping. I think I’ll go back to doing stuff since I’m going to be tired anyway, might as well get stuff done if I can. I’ll just do a little at a time, the best I can. At least that way I won’t feel as guilty about being “dead weight”
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I would love to be able to do stuff but the voices I hear stop me from doing anything they control everything I do
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that’s terrible. I’m so thankful I don’t have that problem. I remember when I felt like other people (in my head) were controlling what I did. I had a therapist tell me I was in charge during a psychotic episode and I took it to heart and regained control of my head. She really helped me out. I hope the same for you. Do you take an anti-psychotic? If you get a good one it should help with that.
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I was taking quetiapine but it wasnt making any difference at all so I’m not taking anything at the moment, I went almost 2 years without telling anyone that I was hearing voices etc. So over they 2 year they have managed to gain control over me and I can’t gain back that control no matter how hard I try
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I’m so sorry. I hope you can get it back soon. You must be terrified. I’ll be holding good thoughts for you. No wonder you are so exhausted. You can’t even rest your own mind.
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Thank you, I am completely terrified I’m only 16 aswell and can’t even do my exams or anything so its coming screwd up my life
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Oh sweetheart I really want to encourage you to seek the help of a psychiatrist. The meds will really help you get control of your mind if you find the right one. It can take many, many times until you find the right medicine, but once you do, you will feel so much more in control. Then maybe you won’t feel so tired too. I’m in my 50’s and tired, but at 16 you should have tons of energy.
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I see a psychiatrist every week but at the moment it isn’t really helping, I really dont want to go on medication but every day I’m realising more and more that I need it, I just want someone to talk to,bim crying writing this
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I’m here, you can talk all you want. Just let it all out.
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I usually see my psychiatrist once a week and a mental health nurse once a week but last week I only saw my psychiatrist and this week I don’t think I’m seeing anyone because they had no spaces and I’m really struggling not been able to talk about what’s going on.
I’ve started properly listening to everything the voices are telling me to do again and I’m now self harming again and I just dont know what to do.
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the first thing to do is stop harming yourself. Just hold off until you can talk to your team. You do not have to do what the voices are telling you to do. That is a lie. Only you are in control of your body, not them. Take deep breaths and regain your composure. In you there is a place that is strong and true, look inside, beyond all that noise until you find it, and then hold onto it. The voices are hallucinations, they are lies. You don’t have to hurt yourself.
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I have trouble believing that they aren’t real I see my mum and boyfriend being murdered and it terrifies me
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I see terrible things too sometimes, and it’s disturbing. Try to override bad images with this
I know it’s corny, but something as simple as changing what you expose yourself to can change what’s going on inside your mind. Be careful what movies you watch, choose your music wisely and don’t play violent video games. Have you ever heard the saying “garbage in, garbage out” ?
Yes I have heard that saying, I dont really watch movies anymore I can’t watch anything for more than 5 to 10 minutes without my mind going to a completely different place
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Me too, I have that short attention span thing going on and can’t follow along
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I have to be careful with music…tried listening to my old Tori Amos CD man did that make me lonely and sad in 2 songs.
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Yes, music can have a dramatic effect on our moods
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