Hi, I hope I am posting this correctly

[Knackers25]

Hi I joined a while ago, but then had the inconvenience of tripping over my own feet and breaking my ankle in three places (Trimelleolar Fracture that needed surgery). 

Im still currently in a cast, which is , well, depressing as I cannot do a thing myself easily. 

anyway, Im 45, mother of 3  I am trying hard to keep my head afloat amongst all the medical blah that I have gone through (the foot being the easiest) Ive gone from being invalidated for years, to finally getting validated, and getting hit with three diagnosis at once, which they helped, but Im left holding the Chronic pain condition, which they keep making me feel like its in my head again. This is amongst other issues that keep coming my way. 

I only have a mental health diagnosis of Anxiety and Depression. medical trauma is suspected (not health anxiety) , RSD is heavily suspected. I have hope to reach others who will understand, and know its not a competition, who wont make me feel small when I try to share anything, 

I know we are all on our own paths, but I feel like I am drowning, and I have forgotten how to swim.

Please if I have written anything incorrectly, remove it. I just dont know where to go anymore. I have tried to seek help but they either deem me capable because I am holding it together for the kids, or financially unable to afford it as my kids come first. 

Sorry, this was not the best Hi welcome post, Thank you for taking the time to read it.

[rav3n]

hi @Knackers25 it great to have you here on the forums!

i'm so sorry to hear about your injury - sounds like you've gone through so much, i imagine it's a lot to process! with so many things going on, it makes a lot of sense why you'd feel overwhelmed - but please know, that we're here for you. take it one small step at a time, there's no rush in figuring everything out in this moment.

what type of support are you looking out for? 

at SANE, there's a Guideded Recovery program - it runs for 15 weeks, it's completely online, it's free and you get the option to chat to a counsellor or peer worker during the program. i wonder if that's something that might interest you?

[Knackers25]

Thank you for your response @rav3n 

I will check that out, thank you.

I think i just need support to help me not feel so alone. I've hit some really dark places recently and I'm scared. Most days I'm having flashbacks from issues, I have panic attacks before any appointments. I'm really looking for ways to cope better.

Thank you for the link.

[rav3n]

you're definitely not alone here @Knackers25 💙

we've got some social chats on the forums that we run on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings (they'll usually be in the spotlight section) so keep an eye out for those! it's a great space to chat and connect with other members. we also have various other social threads here: Social Space

there's also helplines like Talk to a counsellor - Beyond Blue where you can call/text someone for free as well. 😊